Quincy Jones Knows Why Hillary Clinton Is So Disliked

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 8, 2018 In a wide-ranging, unfiltered interview with Vulture, the music legend discusses his relationships with the Clintons and the Trumps and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke Hit With $7.4 Million Fine in ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Case

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 12, 2015 A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday determined that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke had copied several elements from Marvin Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" in making their 2013 hit "Blurred Lines." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scotland Going Solo

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Sep 17, 2014 Dig deeper

Look: Yoko Ono’s Anti-Gun Tweets Include Photo of John Lennon’s Bloody Glasses

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 21, 2013 More than 1,057,000 people have been killed by gun violence in the U.S. since the former Beatle was shot to death, according to the text above a picture that his widow tweeted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Here Comes the Sun

Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons Jan 22, 2013 Dig deeper

Imagine All My Words

Tim Riley / Truthdig Nov 14, 2012 "The John Lennon Letters" collects and reproduces 285 postcards, telegrams, to-do lists and other writings from the former Beatle’s early childhood to Dec. 8, 1980, hours before he was killed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sir Paul the Patient

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They Weren’t All the Queen’s Men

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Many would consider being knighted or otherwise honored by England’s royals a dream come true. But more than 200 rebellious Brits have declined or returned the honor, refusing to hand their names and legacies over to rulers seeking to bolster their own dubious reputations. John Lennon and authors Roald Dahl and C.S. Lewis are on that list. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Art Icon Richard Hamilton Dies

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2011 British artist Richard Hamilton, whose work was highly critical of consumerism and politics, died Tuesday at 89 while preparing a retrospective of his art. Among his many achievements, Hamilton designed the minimalist white cover for the Beatles album that bears no name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rolling Stone Finds ‘Lost’ Lennon Interview

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2010 Handily aligning with the unleashing of The Beatles' music into the iTunes computerverse, as well as with the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death, Rolling Stone magazine has published heretofore unreleased portions of the slain Beatle's final interview (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Beatles and iTunes Come Together, Finally

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2010 The Beatles played their iconic songs in countless legendary venues, but until Tuesday their music had yet to conquer one crucial platform: iTunes. That's about to change, thanks to a long-awaited and now done deal between the band and Apple Inc. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Countercultural Conversation With Noam Chomsky

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 The following is an interview with professor Noam Chomsky examining the question of why the counterculture, which had been so endemic to the politics of dissent in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, no longer seems to exist in any viable way.The following is an interview with Noam Chomsky about why the counterculture no longer seems to exist in any viable way. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )