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Stephen Colbert on Architectural Digest
NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Colbert Reveals ‘Heartbreaking’ Part of Hasty Set Exit

“You’re never going to get this again,” Colbert said he thinks “every time” he’s on stage ahead of his last episode.

Owen Mason-Hill

30th January 1969:  British rock group the Beatles performing their last live public concert on the rooftop of the Apple Organization
COME TOGETHER

Beatles’ Final Concert Rooftop to Become Museum

Fans will finally get to set foot on the Savile Row roof where the Fab Four made their last public appearance.

Tom Latchem

Paul McCartney
TAKING FLIGHT

How Paul McCartney Pulled Off a Truly ‘Impossible’ Task

“Man on the Run” is a stirring portrait of the singer-songwriter’s ’70s rebirth with Wings.

Nick Schager

Bill Maher 2024
CAN YOU IMAGINE?

Bill Maher Takes Harsh Shot at ‘Hypocrite’ Beatles Icon

The talk show host called out the “mythologizing” of the imperfect rock legend.

Owen Mason-Hill

English singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, songwriter and bassist Paul McCartney, English musician, singer and drummer Ringo Starr and English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist George Harrison
DRAG, ISN'T IT?

John Lennon’s Son Takes on Paul’s ‘Robotic’ Death Reaction

McCartney was lambasted by the media for his cold response to John Lennon’s death.

Owen Mason-Hill

Paul McCartney performs live at The O2 Arena on December 16, 2018, in London, England.
FAB FOUR

Paul McCartney Meets Actor Playing Him in Biopic

The life of the legendary artist will be chronicled in a four-part biopic coming in 2028.

Meera Navlakha

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Ringo Starr and Barry Keoghan
Here Comes the Cut

Ringo Starr Actor Unveils His Mop-Top Beatles Transformation

The BAFTA-winning actor is almost unrecognizable as the famous drummer.

Roosa Rahkonen

13th September 1964:  Beatles Paul McCartney (left) and John Lennon (1940 - 1980) at the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards held at the Dorchester, London.  (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
LET IT BE

Alec Baldwin Amplifies Bonkers Beatles Conspiracy Theory

The Oscar nominee shared his thoughts on what was really going on between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Jack Revell

Sean Ono Lennon
KEEPING THE LEGACY

John Lennon’s Son Gives Update on Reclusive Mom Yoko Ono

“She’s slowed down a lot,” said Ono’s son.

Wiktoria Gucia

US President Donald Trump (C) hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (L) and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R) at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. Trump on Thursday brings the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo together to endorse a deal that Trump has hailed as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground. Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain access to critical minerals in the eastern DRC, a violence-torn region home to many of the key ingredients in modern technologies such as electric cars.
BLASTING FOR PEACE

Trump, 79, Cranks ‘Live and Let Die’ Before ‘Peace' Event

“You gotta give the other fella hell!” is one of the famous lines from the James Bond anthem.

Wiktoria Gucia

Courtesy of The Beatles
NOW AND THEN

Joy, Tears, and Revelation: Inside a New Look at the Beatles

Three decades after its initial release, “The Beatles Anthology” gets a new installment on Disney+ that will still surprise fans.

Jeff Slate

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