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Beatles memorabilia worth an estimated £6m goes for auction

Items include an archive from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace protest and a curious birthday card sent by George Harrison

The Guardian - UK

Why do we make violent art – and what does it say about the artist?

The sensationalised media coverage of the recent suspected mushroom poisonings in regional Victoria expanded last week, to include children’s scribblings on a wall.

The Conversation

He hated John Wayne, riled Meg Ryan and sparred with Ali: Michael Parkinson defined the British chat show

With his relaxed charm and Yorkshire brogue, Michael Parkinson got some of the world’s biggest stars to open up. Martin Chilton pays tribute to once-in-a generation broadcaster Michael Parkinson, who has died at the age of 88

The Independent UK

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Our pick of Michael Parkinson’s 10 most memorable interview moments

His conversations with high-profile names kept him ahead of the competition for decades

Evening Standard

"The worst track we ever had to record" – why 3/4 of the Beatles hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer

No Paul McCartney song ever incurred the joint wrath of Lennon, Harrison and Starr quite like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Here’s why…

MusicRadar

"I wish I'd had Rick on Cold Turkey – Clapton choked up": What happened when John Lennon hired Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen to play on Double Fantasy

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen has never hidden his admiration for The Beatles, and in 1980 he got a call from John Lennon himself

Louder

Never underestimate a droid: robots gather at AI for Good summit in Geneva

Ai-da, Desdemona, Nadine and Geminoid join world’s largest gathering of humanoids to promote AI as force for good

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The extraordinary story of John Lennon's ‘Imagine’ piano

John Lennon, George Michael and why it might well not be the piano you think it is.

MusicRadar

Yoko Ono solo exhibition announced at Tate Modern

The London gallery show will take in more than six decades of the 90-year-old artist’s work.

The Independent UK

Making "the last Beatles record" with AI

If Paul McCartney's announcement has fans concerned, maybe it's because of these unconvincing AI Beatles "covers"

Salon

OPINION - Sir Paul McCartney should carry on using AI to finish John Lennon’s songs

In the weeks after the Grenfell disaster, the radio was full of ballads, big mournful songs which were sequenced in attempts to give distance and pay respects (DJs don’t really cope well with events as disrupting as this).

Evening Standard

"John Lennon and Yoko Ono essentially hijacked the airwaves": The show that brought the counterculture into American homes and the clip that keeps going viral

On the Mike Douglas Show in 1972, Chuck Berry joined John Lennon onstage – but he clearly wasn't expecting Yoko Ono to be part of the action

Louder

‘Everything we do is about connection’: 50 years of Pacha and the Ibiza club scene

The Spanish island’s famed dance venue is celebrating half a century of parties and beat-making, from hippy hangout to superstar DJ rite of passage

The Guardian - UK

Longtime Lennon-Ono insider Elliot Mintz writing memoir

Elliot Mintz, a longtime insider with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, will release a memoir next year that will weave in behind-the-scenes moments with the famous couple

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Michael Lerner death: Oscar-nominated actor and Elf star dies aged 81

Actor’s nephew, ‘The Goldbergs’ star Sam Lerner, said his family had ‘lost a legend’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Liberals give ‘resounding no’ to voice; Cleo Smith’s abductor jailed; and Trump’s post-arrest rally

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Liberal party will campaign against the Indigenous voice proposal

The Guardian - AU

Robot dogs among 100 artists to be unleashed on Melbourne for 2023 NGV Triennial

Painter Agnieszka Pilat and her trained robots join a lineup that includes Yoko Ono, Tracey Emin and fashion house Schiaparelli

ABC News

NGV Triennial will see Boston Dynamics robot dogs set up studio in the National Gallery of Victoria over summer

A trio of finger-painting robot dogs share star billing with Yoko Ono and fashion house Schiaparelli in the blockbuster NGV Triennial, featuring more than 100 artists from around the world.

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Liverpool Echo

Paul McCartney 'broke down' over John Lennon on Desert Island Discs

Macca had lost his best friend and bandmate John Lennon just two years before his appearance on the famous radio show

Salon

Yoko Ono's infinite artistic universe

As an artist and collaborator, Yoko Ono, who turns 90 today, has always been ahead of her time

The Independent UK

Yoko Ono shares online wish tree to celebrate her 90th birthday

The artist, who was born in 1933, is celebrating her big day by releasing an online edition of her ‘Wish Tree’

The Guardian - UK

Sean Ono Lennon creates virtual ‘wish tree’ for Yoko Ono’s 90th birthday

Son of the artist and the late former Beatle John Lennon launches website as Ringo Starr and Elton John send wishes

The Independent UK

Yoko Ono shares online wish tree to celebrate her 90th birthday

The artist, who was born in 1933, is celebrating her big day by releasing an online edition of her ‘Wish Tree’

Liverpool Echo

John Lennon was kicked out of club in 'Lost Weekend' period

John Lennon split up with Yoko Ono for a couple of years

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 12-18

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Feb. 12-18 include vocalist and artist Yoko Ono, guitarist Gary Clark Jr., rapper Dr. Dre and guitarist and drummer Danielle Haim of the band Haim

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