3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
As he said about the Maker of All Things in the song he called "God," which was really about himself, John Lennon is a concept by which we measure our pain. Lennon made a great many things both miraculous and...
The Plank (Free subscription) | yesterday
Deregulation's Gilded Age: Millions of dollars in campaign contributions. Trips to Vegas, to Kona, to New Orleans. A TNR investigation into how the financial industry tried to buy Congress. by Dave Jamieson The Futile Attempt To Understand John Lennon Without Understanding His Music by David Hajdu Next Stop: Ukraine? What McCain's Cryptic Interest In Crimea Suggests About His Worldview. by Joshua...
Hollywood Backwash (Free subscription) | yesterday
What’s up with the bland, boring Danity Kane ad PETA? Did you use up your creativity when you pulled out that ‘Give Peas A Chance‘ John Lennon abomination a few months ago? I mean, you’ve got Aubrey O’Day, who is NEVER afraid to get naked and dirty and all you could come up with the standard [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
John McCain and Sarah Palin have sunk to a new low. So where's John Lennon's instant karma when we need it most?
elementropy (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Moar Liddy from The U.S. vs. John Lennon He repeats the story he told in Will about grabbing a candle-holding protester in front of the Treasury building and getting a light from him -- but he cleans up the language and tone considerably. Regarding Kent State: Ok, you had 18-year-old college kids, without the sense God gave a goose, going around challenging 18-year-old kids with 30.06 semi-automatic...
elementropy (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
G. Gordon Liddy is asked about Lennon's song "Imagine" (from The U.S. vs. John Lennon ): Yes, ["Imagine"] was considered, you know, part of the antiwar movement. It was sort of an anthem of the antiwar movement and we reacted negatively to that. I remember my kids were in school at the time, in public school, and when we were told that there was going to be a concert we said, 'fine, tell us what music...
elementropy (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Gordon Liddy blathering and whining (and quoting Kurt Cobain) on The U.S. vs. John Lennon : Well, first there's the old adage that, you know, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you, but the mainstream press, both print and electronic media in those days, they owned the information business in this country, and they were aligned against [Nixon] just as they are [now] against...
elementropy (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
The producers of The U.S. vs. John Lennon make the mistake of asking Gordon Liddy about the First Amendment. They are rewarded with false-equivalence, dissembling, and self-pity. The First Amendment works both ways. You are perfectly entitled to, on this movie, say, you know, here is the dreadful rightwing bigot Gordon Liddy, and what he thinks about blah blah blah. And I have a perfect right to say...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
A controversial new book about late Beatle John Lennon charges the musician was so convinced his widow Yoko Ono would be unfaithful he forced her to remain at his side even when he went to the bathroom. Author Philip Norman interviewed Ono for his biography about the star, entitled John Lennon: The Life. Ono and Lennon’s [...]
lilSugar (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
I've asked all of you for your musical input as I get ready for my next trip to the delivery room. I haven't started to download the recommendations yet, but I am excited to get started. Here are your best bets for laboring: "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys "Blackbird" by the Beatles "Lullabye" by the Dixie Chicks "Little Star" by Madonna To see the rest, read more...
The Evil Beet (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
I went out to the bookstore today in search of the new Lennon biography John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman. First, let me say that if you live in rural America, you better just buy off Amazon. Because I went to two major shops. No book. I am fascinated by biographies. I cannot get enough of [...]
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Slain British singer John Lennon was often malicious to and jealous of his lovers, a new biographical book alleges. Biographer Philip Norman alleges in John Lennon: The Life that the Beatles star was routinely abusive to the women in his life, including his second wife, artist Yoko Ono, the New York Post reported Sunday. The book also alleges Lennon, who would have celebrated...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
John Lennon may not have given peace a chance at home where he callously abused and routinely tormented the women closest to him, according to an explosive tell-all book.
Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
John Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird has slammed author Philip Norman for controversially claiming the late Beatle harbored sexual feelings for their mother.[...] Read more!
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
JOHN LENNON's half-sister JULIA BAIRD has slammed author PHILIP NORMAN for controversially claiming the late BEATLE harboured sexual feelings for their mother.
