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He’s a Fashion Week fixture: The man in the wild printed suit and matching newsboy hat. If you’ve been to The Tents, you’ve seen him and probably wonder, who the heck is he? This mysteriously matching man rocked a John Lennon suit this New York Fashion Week. The deeply rooted Beatles fan in me suddenly had to know more about him and his sartorial choice of Lennon that caused quite a stir. So I asked.
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Ah, the epic Pillow Fight. Historically a male fantasy about those just 17 girls in their nighties at a sleepover party, the dream took a turn to turn on countless women across the world when The Beatles started thwacking each other around with the goose downs out of sheer joy. 48 years ago in a hotel room in Paris, The Fab Four found out that “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” soared to number 1 in the United States. How else would four young men celebrate world domination?
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Imagine if what happened 31 years ago today hadn’t happened. Imagine how much more we could have heard and learned from his discoveries and creations. Now imagine if he hadn’t recorded nearly everything he ever played – that would have been John Lennon‘s greatest tragedy.
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10 years ago today, we lost someone very special, and our guitars have been gently weeping ever since. George Harrison, the Quiet Beatle, has left a loud impression on us, not only for being one of the greatest guitar players to ever live, but for changing the way we listen to music. It was his initiative that brought The Beatles to India and the Indian meditation and sitar to Western ears. This is, of course, after he and John, Paul and Ringo shook the world loose with Beatlemaniacal Rock ‘n’ Roll. His individuality always grew and he wore his easygoing swagger and rockstar nobility beautifully. This year, Martin Scorcese released a documentary on George that illuminated him to us even more deeply. He really was Something, wasn’t he? In honor of George, turn on your favorite George Harrison song, scroll through these photos, and send up peace and love.
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As further proof that rockstars are real people too (still debatable), there’s a set of 10 note cards now for sale with photos of musical legends and their loving animal counterparts. Did you realize that John Lennon was such a cat lover? Or that Patti Smith had a (presumably lucky) black cat? Or that David Bowie has a dog other than Diamond Dogs? The Morrison Hotel Gallery is giving 100% of the sales from this $20 box of cards goes to the charity Rational Animal, which raises awareness and money for the homeless animals in NYC and nationwide. See a sneak peek ahead and get all gooey inside.
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Don’t Let Me Down this Halloween. Be a Beatle and be it well. John, Paul, George and Ringo have countless iconic looks. We’ve plucked out a few for you to try this weekend, and ways to Carry That Weight without a hitch. HELP! We need a few more ideas – in the comments below, share your tips for being The Beatles in costume.
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Wait.. hold up, Beatles biopic?? Yes, please! It is frightfully true that there have been few cinematic tales of The Beatles, and even fewer with any commercial acclaim. Across the Universe was visually stunning, and box office friendly, but it did not tell the story of the Fab Four. Nowhere Boy, the young John Lennon story, got buzz in the Beatle world back in 2009, but no real ticket traction. However, the currently in-the-works film, The Longest Cocktail Party would cover the recording of Let It Be and the creation of Apple Records. With Johnny Depp in the works, you could call it a Beatles bi-epic.
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I’m all about a completely gratuitous nude photoshoot. Even when it’s with a woman. Even when that woman is Rihanna. Why there needs to be all this dirt and what appears to be designer seaweed all over the place, I’ll never know/care enough to find out. But it’s just part of Esquire being all sexy and naming the pop superstar — why does it feel like an angel dies every time I mention that — their “Sexiest Woman of the Year.”
