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John Lennon

  1. coming soon
    Interchangeable British Actors Get Four Chances to Star in a Beatles MovieSam Mendes is going four-for-four on Beatles biopics.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. bonkers
    The Beatles Have No. 1 Songs Both Now (2023) and Then (1963)It’s all because of you.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. rock and roll hall of fame
    Every Artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ranked From Best to WorstFrom Chuck Berry to Missy Elliott.
    By Bill Wyman
  4. videology
    Yeah, the Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’ Music Video Sure Is WeirdIt might make you nostalgic for the dud Sgt. Pepper’s movie.
    By Justin Curto
  5. respect the classics
    The Beatles Got Back to Work on a Final Song‘Now and Then’ is out now.
    By Justin Curto
  6. superlatives
    Ringo Starr on His Joyous Eras With the Beatles, All-Starr Band, and Beyond“With those three boys, we were psychic.”
    By Devon Ivie
  7. not letting it be
    Paul McCartney Used AI to Get Back John Lennon’s VoiceA new Beatles record? Your fave is quaking.
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. tl;dw
    12 Get Back Moments You Need to Know to Act Like You Watched the Whole ThingGet back … your time with this handy cheat sheet.
    By Dan Reilly
  9. the long and winding show
    The Beatles: Get Back Is Too Long, But It Has to BeWhat may at first seem like a major bug in Peter Jackson’s new docuseries is actually its greatest feature — and a gift.
    By Jen Chaney
  10. tv review
    Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back Accomplishes the UnthinkableIt rises to the unenviable task of offering new insights into one of the most documented music careers of all time.
    By Craig Jenkins
  11. fashion du jour
    The 24 Best Get Back Fits, RankedGeorge Harrison’s turtlenecks, Ringo Starr’s shirts, and everyone’s coats.
    By Devon Ivie
  12. 1.5x speed
    How Song Exploder Made Its John Lennon EpisodeAnd six other podcasts to check out this week.
    By Nicholas Quah
  13. celebrity divorces
    Paul McCartney Says John Lennon Broke Up the Beatles“Stop right there. I am not the person who instigated the split. Oh no, no, no.”
    By Bethy Squires
  14. olympics 2021
    And Now, Another Celebrity ‘Imagine’ Video, Courtesy of the OlympicsJust 16 short months after Gal Gadot’s video.
    By Justin Curto
  15. roll clip!
    Step Forward and Watch This Sneak Peek of The Beatles: Get BackPeter Jackson unveiled five minutes of cheery footage, giving us a sense of “the spirit of the film.”
    By Devon Ivie
  16. quarantuning
    Gal Gadot Got Her Famous Friends to Sing ‘Imagine’ Because … CoronavirusLet’s “imagine” that all of the celebrities were singing in the same key.
    By Chris Murphy
  17. wife guys
    14 Wife Guy Anthems to … Celebrate? … Valentine’s DayPlay these at your own risk.
    By Justin Curto
  18. me: elton john
    13 of the Best Celebrity Stories From Elton John’s Name-dropping Memoir, MeFrom trash-talking with Freddie Mercury, to reuniting John and Yoko, and plenty more.
    By Justin Curto
  19. endings
    Let’s Talk About That Scene in YesterdayDo you want to know a secret?
    By Nate Jones
  20. thirst traps
    Neither Megan Mullally’s Face Nor Sean Hayes’s Butt Have Aged Since 2006The pair copied the iconic John & Yoko photo “to commemorate our very symbiotic partnership.”
    By Bethy Squires
  21. old new yawk
    Notes on the Grungy Years: Two Novelists Talk About 1970s New YorkTom Barbash and John Freeman Gill on the Upper West Side of their novels, a land of muggers and John Lennon.
    By John Freeman Gill
  22. imagine
    Yoko Ono Might Soon Have a Writing Credit on ‘Imagine’John Lennon said she deserved one back in 1980.
    By Tolly Wright
  23. biopics
    Yoko Ono Is Making a Movie About Her Favorite Love Story: Yoko Ono & John LennonThe movie will cover their relationship and activism.
    By Tolly Wright
  24. r.i.p.
    Beatles’ First Manager Allan Williams Dead at 86He’s remembered for his book The Man Who Gave the Beatles Away.
    By Tolly Wright
  25. beatles stories
    Donovan on Helping the Beatles Write a ClassicDonovan spins a tale. 
    By Donovan As told to David Marchese
  26. jail
    John Lennon’s Killer, Mark Chapman, Is Denied ParoleHe was denied parole for the ninth time.
    By Julia Edelman
  27. collaborations
    The 10 Oddest Things John Lennon Asked George Martin to Do for Beatles Albums“John had said that he wanted to ‘smell the sawdust on the floor,’ wanted to taste the atmosphere of the circus.”
    By Dan Reilly
  28. listicles
    Yoko Ono Just Wrote the Most Yoko Ono Listicle“John and I wasted 15 years eating macrobiotic and drinking soy milk when all I wanted was a little half-and-half.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  29. imagine no possessions
    A Lock of John Lennon’s Hair Sold for $35KThe 4-inch lock of hair was cut in 1967.
    By Jackson McHenry
  30. fab four fun
    We Made Every Beatles Spotify Playlist You Could Ever Possibly NeedThe best of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
    By Nate Jones, Jillian Mapes, and Lauretta Charlton
  31. covers
    Watch Madonna Cover ‘Imagine’ in a Paris SquareShe also sang “Just Like a Prayer” and “Ghosttown.”
    By Dee Lockett
  32. paris
    Paris Pianist Who Performed ‘Imagine’ IdentifiedHe put his piano on a trailer and drove 400 miles to perform in Paris.
    By Jackson McHenry
  33. sexuality is a spectrum
    Yoko Ono: Lennon Had Sexual ‘Desire’ for MenYou may call John Lennon bisexual, but he’s not the only one.
    By E. Alex Jung
  34. chat room
    Help Yoko Ono Break a World Record“The whole world is like activists because we all have to do something, and we’re suddenly realizing we can’t leave it to our governments.”
    By Lauretta Charlton
  35. obit
    The Cynthia Lennon I KnewA story with a twist.
    By Steven Gaines
  36. Robert Christgau on the Deaths of Lennon, MarleyAn excerpt from the veteran rock critic’s memoir, Going Into the City.
    By Robert Christgau
  37. impressions
    Carvey’s Beatles Impression Nearly Kills HaderHe loses it. 
    By Lindsey Weber
  38. up for auction
    You’ll Have the Opportunity to Buy John Lennon’s Doodles SoonThe “gobbledygook” will be up for auction this June.
    By Delia Paunescu
  39. most devoted fans
    Thirteen Weird (or Expensive) Things That Fans Have Spent Major Cash OnA Beatle’s tooth, a used Kleenex, and the Duke’s hat.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. chat room
    Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on Lennon Comparisons“I’d say most of the rest of the world are bigger Beatles fans than me.”
    By Zach Dionne
  41. sneak peek
    P.S. I Hate You: The Angry John Lennon LettersThe former Beatle was an enthusiastic, occasionally cranky pen pal.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. john lennon
    Watch Footage of John Lennon Playing Basketball With Miles DavisArtists are sissies? Think again.
    By Eliot Glazer
  43. drake
    Watch an ‘Imagined’ Friendship Blossom Between Drake and CommonDrake vs. Common finally gets its soundtrack.
    By Eliot Glazer
  44. john lennon
    See John Lennon’s To-Do ListJohn Lennon: He was just like us (i.e., he waited for the cable guy)!
    By Eliot Glazer
  45. beefs
    How the Beatles Helped Originate the Rock DisThe nine key jabs that coincided with the band’s 1970 breakup.
    By David Browne
  46. posthumousity
    New John Lennon Material Dropping SoonLennon’s letters will be published next year.
    By Amos Barshad
  47. music
    Yoko Ono Approves of Lady Gaga’s Bottom-Baring“How could hers offend me? She has a very lovely bottom.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  48. clickables
    Hear Excerpts From John Lennon’s Previously Unreleased Last Interview’Rolling Stone’ has the audio.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  49. john lennon
    Read John Lennon’s Angry Letter About Pit StainsIn which the Beatle reams out his laundry service for turning his shirt yellow and blaming it on Yoko.
    By Nisha Gopalan
  50. clickables
    See Ozzy Osbourne Cover John LennonAs a birthday tribute, the Prince of Darkness puts his own spin on “How?”
    By Edith Zimmerman
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