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Posted inStory

Shelved: Yoko Ono

by Tom Maxwell January 21, 2021October 18, 2022

On Yoko Ono’s 1974 album “A Story,” and stepping out from behind the ever-present shadow of John Lennon.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Media, Story, Uncategorized

Took You By Surprise: John and Paul’s Lost Reunion

by David Gambacorta June 24, 2019October 19, 2022

Five years after the Beatles disbanded, a period fueled by intense acrimony, Lennon and McCartney set aside their differences and got back together one more time. Inside the rollicking atmosphere of that May 1974 recording session.

Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Nonfiction, Writing

The Genius of the Playboy Interview

by Matt Giles September 29, 2017October 19, 2022

Dedicated research and hours of interviews crafted the gold-standard of pre-access celebrity journalism.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

The Trick to It All: A Conversation with Photographer Henry Leutwyler

by Cody Delistraty October 27, 2016October 19, 2022

Henry Leutwyler on portraiture and the magic of inanimate objects.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews

The Trick to It All: A Conversation with Photographer Henry Leutwyler

by Cody Delistraty October 27, 2016October 19, 2022

Henry Leutwyler on portraiture and the magic of inanimate objects.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

The Unsung Women of Rock and Roll

by Aaron Gilbreath September 14, 2015October 19, 2022

The sensitivity of male egos, the demands of motherhood, and the general disdain for female ambition made loneliness the likely lot of the chick singer. For the young, female rock-and-roll fan, the arm of a male musician might have seemed more welcoming. Girlfriends and wives appeared as fairy-tale heroines who held royal sway in the […]

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