By Brian R. San Souci, Rhode Island Monthly Thirty years ago this month, John Lennon left Newport on a small boat headed for Bermuda. He hoped the five-day voyage would unlock his musical writer’s block. It turned out to be the ride of his life. As the Megan Jaye sailed into St. George’s Harbour in [...]
By S. Pajot, Miami New Times For a certain kind of pop culture observer, Yoko Ono will always remain defined by her marriage to John Lennon. And Lennon will always remain a Beatle. These people, though, have misread history. They ignore (or are ignorant of) Ms. Ono's pre- and post-Lennon work as a conceptual artist, [...]
LUNAR GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY DESIGNATES “PEACE CRATER” TO HONOR JOHN LENNON New York USA (9 October 2009 LT) — The International Lunar Geographic Society has announced that a crater on Luna, Earth’s Moon, has been renamed to honor musician and peace activist John Lennon. The crater, which is located in the Moon’s Lacus Somniorum (“Lake of [...]