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The Beatles as a band has been amply covered. But analysing one friendship offers new insights.

Is there anything left to learn about the Beatles?

The famous band has been amply covered. But analysing one friendship offers new insights.

  • The Economist

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The cast of the Beatles biopics Paul Mescal, from left, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan, and Harris Dickinson in Las Vegas on Monday.

The Beatles biopics: Your five big questions answered

Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan have been cast as the Fab Four across four movies. But how is this epic going to work?

  • Neil McCormick
Sex, drugs and underlying health issues: The diabolical cost of insuring old rockers

Sex, drugs and underlying health issues: The diabolical cost of insuring old rockers

The huge financial hit from abandoning a show means the stakes for ageing artists couldn’t be higher.

  • James Hall

And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...

A new book celebrating 60 years since the Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.

  • Michael Dwyer

What does Michelangelo have to do with Baby Reindeer? You’ll never guess

Long before Taylor Swift, conspiracy theorists were joining the cultural dots.

  • Jordan Prosser
The remarkable footage was captured by journalist Gil Wahlquist in 1964.

Unseen for 60 years: Lost Beatles tape unearthed at secondhand market

Sydney filmmaker and former musician Greg Perano bought an old 8mm film that contained live footage from the legendary Sydney Stadium gigs for $11.

  • Michael Dwyer
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It’s a crime that my father can’t serve on a jury

For whatever reason, the gods of the NSW Sheriff’s Office have had a love-hate relationship with my dad over the decades.

  • Michelle Cazzulino
The Matildas’ remarkable run to the World Cup semi-finals has helped secure funding for women’s sport, but much more is needed, say the sport’s peak governing bodies.

42 things the Brisbane Times team loved about Brisbane in 2023

From Lang Park to the stages of QPAC, a lot of good things happened this year. 

  • Cameron Atfield, Kristen Camp, Alex Condon, Brittney Deguara, Nick Dent, Jocelyn Garcia, Courtney Kruk, Tony Moore, Rosanna Ryan and Matt Shea
Paul McCartney in concert at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium on October 27.

Eighty is not the new 60. We’re just getting better at being 80

There’s no way I’ll airbrush 20 years of great experience from my life.

  • Anne Ring
Giles Martin.

‘Abbey Road were disgusted’: George Martin’s son Giles on AI and the Beatles’ legacy

Giles Martin was messing with sacred texts. His late father, Beatles producer George Martin, told him he’d gone too far. Paul McCartney listened and said “go further”.

  • Michael Dwyer

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