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On Songs & Albums

To Save Ourselves?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

25 Sep 2008
Filed under: On Songs & Albums • Bono
It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to saved 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.

- Bono, rock star and anti-poverty activist

(The American Prospect blog)

First Impressions of The Drama

First Impressions of The Drama

These are first impressions of the disruptive new romantic comedy from the director of Dream Scenario.
08 Apr 2026 5 min read
Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: #10–#1

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: #10–#1

I’m working on this list here, during the first days of April, hoping to finally conclude my reflections on 2025 highlights so I can get to work posting about all that is great and good in 2026. This new year just won’t slow down enough that I’m
04 Apr 2026 5 min read
Book Report #2: What another reader says about Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema

Book Report #2: What another reader says about Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema

Here's what a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic is saying about the new film memoir Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema.
29 Mar 2026 4 min read
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