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...that there is absolutely nothing new left to say about the Beatles. Not true, at least on the evidence of The Beatles Anthology (Chronicle), a massive collection of 340,000 words and some 1,300 photographs and illustrations due Oct. 5. Put together with the full cooperation of the Fab Four's three surviving members, the Anthology is essentially the group's autobiography as told by Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with John Lennon's memories assembled posthumously. The result is a unique, inside version of the familiar tale, from scuffling early gigs to worldwide fame. What...
...Rock on, Joe! Who would have thought that an Orthodox Jew would have known a less celebrated Fab Four song? I'd pegged him as a fan of Genesis...
...part of the growing importance of individual investors, who want easy, flexible, low-cost diversification. For now, all the action in tradable, pre-fab stock portfolios is with index funds, which are more readily priced tick by tick because they hold the same stocks a long time. Eventually, though, actively managed mutual funds will be continuously priced--and actively traded...
...most unexpected is the appearance in the top slot of a song that not only was not a hit, but has rarely if ever been covered by anyone else: The John Lennon autobiographical reverie "In My Life," from the Beatles' "Rubber Soul," widely considered to be one of the Fab Four's first forays beyond standard boy-girl preoccupations. As if to counterbalance Lennon's contribution, "Here, There and Everywhere" comes in at number four, its killer modulation a reminder that as the two composers diverged (in spite of the pro forma "Lennon/McCartney" credit), McCartney did more than just hold...
...Peters described his new role model for professional women: the "icon woman." He noted that she does work that is exciting, relevant and, yes, cool. I do that too. I am also an "in your face" adventurer, and I create scintillating projects on the Web. I have a fab personal website. Call me Icon...