‘Songs of Innocence,’ magically added to every iTunes user’s library, is excruciating not because U2 is a bad band, but because they are a great one who made a mediocre record.
Hampton Stevens is a freelance writer. His work has appeared in national and international publications; including The Atlantic and ESPN the Magazine. A fifth generation Kansas Citian, he lives in midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
End of Innocence
ARRIBA!
Two entrepreneurs bring Pamplona’s fury to Illinois, where a racetrack substitutes stands in for 12th-century streets. The thrill is just the same.
WATCH OUT BELOW
From Texas to Ireland, athletes are plunging 80 feet with death-defying moves. Can Red Bull and Greg Louganis make this into an Olympic sport?
TARGET
Growing up in the Jewish community that was attacked Sunday means I can’t pretend the alleged murderer was just some hick. This was terrorism.