Bono to become a New York Times columnist

Yep. Reminds me of the old Onion piece about starving Ethiopians making a desperate plea to U2. (You know, back when that seemed less probable, and consequently funnier.) Speaking of The Onion, though, it’s had a good run of late. Check out this one, this one, this one, and this dead-on parody of the Times Magazine.

(Hat tip: Blake Hounshell.)