Beyond the Byline

“Is that skinny kid with the bad alpaca-like facial hair the guy we just bought from Atlético for £18 million?”

“Wow, that new One Direction song is pretty catchy.”

U2 goes the Columbia House/malware route.

The band that redefined what it means to suffer for one’s art has never been happier or more optimistic than it is right now. That newfound era of good feeling was on full display at the United Center on Friday.

Could Spiderman Turn Off the Dark provided the framework for a U2 album that would have been superior to Songs of Innocence?

Thanks for the memories, MC Shaq.