Bono to become New York Times columnist

A new writer will be joining the New York Times editorial staff, issuing literate meditations on the issues of the day. He's Irish. He wears wrap-around sunglasses. And his name rhymes with "Oh no!"Yes, U2's Bono is the latest columnist to be hired by New York's esteemed newspaper. Editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal announced the decision at Columbia's School of Journalism this week, saying that the former Nobel Peace Prize nominee will pen between six and 10 articles over the course of 2009...

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