Farmers see a ‘Band-Aid on a deep wound’ as White House reveals the size of their soybean tariff bailout

The details arrived after most farmers have already met with their bankers to arrange financing for next year's crops and ...
Yahoo

The story of Band Aid II, the Do They Know It’s Christmas? they tried to forget

It’s Christmas time… and the 2024 ‘Ultimate Mix’ of charity classic Do They Know It’s Christmas? is out now. The song’s latest iteration - released to mark its 40th anniversary - is a compilation of ...
Yahoo

Inside Band Aid 30: The Story Behind the Unexpected Reunion

In late September, Bob Geldof was in no mood to reminisce about “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the November 1984 charity single raising money for the victims of Ethiopian famine. “I do the Africa ...
Louder

"Really, the whole scene was very Spinal Tap. It was almost beyond parody": The true story of Hear 'n Aid, the heavy metal Band Aid

Wendy Dio: [The Hear ’n Aid single] Stars took about two weeks. The first session was at Sound City in LA, where we did the ...
The Spectator Australia

Did Band Aid make a difference?

Urging the public to ‘feed the world’, Band Aid created the modern association between fame and philanthropy and sparked a ...
Los Angeles Times

Not another revival of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

On Nov. 25, Band Aid released the “ultimate remix” of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the rock charity single from 40 years ago that, in addition to whatever good it has done, also broadcasts a ...
Paste

Band Aid

Band Aid is yet another one of those indie films whose mildly unconventional execution masks disappointing convention at its core. There’s some novelty to its premise: Frequently bickering married ...
Forbes

Band Aid 30 backlash is fair, but damaging

Today it looked like the goodwill generated by 30 years of music-based charity work had dried up for Bob Geldof, Bono and their latest band of pop sensations. Band Aid 30, unlike its predecessors, has ...
Government Executive

Five Reasons You Should Rip the Band-Aid Off Fast

Unless you’re a sociopathic (and I’m sure none of my readers are), you probably don’t enjoy delivering bad news. It could be announcing that the quarterly numbers aren’t on target, letting someone ...
THE WEEK

Band Aid 30 sales go 'bonkers' but is it patronising and clumsy?

The latest Band Aid single raised more than £1m for charity within five minutes of its launch last night, but some critics say the song is "patronising and uncomfortable". Bob Geldof has been busy ...
nationalmortgageprofessional.com

Rip the Band-Aid Off

Last week I had a client say, “It felt good to rip off the Band-Aid” after completing her first interview in several years. She has had a successful career with a company she’s been loyal to and yet ...
The Daily Dot

The Band-Aid meme is here to plaster over all your life problems

A meme featuring someone putting a Band-Aid over a cut on their arm is making the rounds on social sites this week. The cut represents all the problems in your life, and the Band-Aid is the one thing ...