Consumos web. 06/30/2018

• Suspenden al chef James | People en Español

  El gesto inapropiado y racista que realizó el chef James durante una transmisión en vivo de la cadena Telemundo ha provocado que el venezolano sea suspendido indefinidamente de la emisora.

  tags: mojigatería mundial

• Netflix bajo fuego: Espectadores dicen que una película tiene pornografía infantil | La Raza

  Los espectadores enojados tomaron Twitter para compartir su disgusto y están pidiendo a Netflix que elimine la película y comience una investigación.

  tags: mojigatería mundial decadencia cultural

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Consumos web. 06/27/2018

• Help from the Beatles: Learning poetry writing from songs | Newsday

  did you know that in “Blackbird,” which is a tribute to the civil rights movement, the sound of the metronome in the background is supposed to mimic the sounds of marching for freedom? Or that “Eleanor Rigby,” a lonely lady, keeps “a jar by the door,” which is her makeup, just hoping someone will pay attention to her?

  tags: Beatles beatlesongs

• Beatles fans give Liverpool pensioner a wave on Penny Lane - unaware he was once part of the band - Mirror Online

  “It was ‘Paul is doing this, Paul is doing that. Paul has stopped off for the toilet’. I couldn’t have coped with that level of attention.”

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatleplaces beatlepeople

• Professor Moptop: The Dawn Of The Beatles (June 23, 2018 FitzGerald's)

  At the same time in England, it was a really exciting time in music. The post-war kids were just starting to come of age and everybody was joining a band. That’s what was missing. So I wrote about that period,

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlebooks beatlepeople

• Liverbirds y el sueño Beatle

  comienza en 1962, con tres adolescentes sin mucho futuro reunidas en la mesa de The Cavern, un bar de Liverpool famoso por su cerveza barata y por presentar lo mejor de algo que muchos ya llamaban La Invasión Británica.

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• El gallego que pasó el día con Paul McCartney

  «Vengo de muy lejos y tengo interés en conocer a Paul MCcartney», le espetó. «Si quiere, le doy el recado», contestó ella.

  tags: Beatles beatlepeople

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Consumos web. 06/23/2018

• Kim Kardashian defends wearing hair in braids: 'I'm not tone deaf' - BBC News

  "But I obviously know they're called Fulani braids and I know the origin of where they came from and I'm totally respectful of that. "I'm not tone deaf to where I don't get it. I do get it."

  tags: excesos antidiscriminación propiedad intelectual mojigatería mundial decadencia cultural

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Consumos web. 06/22/2018

• Paul McCartney explains how George Harrison's expletive-filled rants benefitted The Beatles - NME

  he continued. “‘I’m not fucking doing it!’ and you’d be going, ‘Yes, great!’ so none of us have to do it. He’s got us off it! And it was brilliant, always good to have one them around,

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• Rare Beatles photo: Pete Best was one good-looking Beatle

  The Palm Beach Post’s archives is this November 1965 photo by Miami News photographer Charles Trainor. The Miami News was the Post’s sister paper. At the time, Best was spending the weekend with a disc jockey in Coconut Grove.

  tags: Beatles beatlepeople beatlephotos

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Consumos web. 06/21/2018

• Frida Kahlo: Getting personal with the artist who was ahead of her time - BBC News

  the fact that her and Rivera's initials were sewn into their bed linen and that her clothing had flecks of paint on them, as did the jade necklace that appeared in a painting, as if Kahlo had been attempting to match the exact shade of green.

  tags: FridaKahlo

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Consumos web. 06/20/2018

• A nod to Fab Four as the Duchess of Kirkcaldy turns 50 - Fife Today

  Written by John on his own it’s based on a nursery rhyme and an advert ‘cry baby cry, make your mother buy’.

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlesongs

• Meet the day-tripping dad behind the legendary ‘Amos’ bootleg tape of the Beatles’ final concert in Canada - The Globe and Mail

  The recording made by Drynan on his German UHER portable deck is often referred to today as “the Amos Tape” among bootleg collectors. John Amos was an American collector who purchased the tape and the original recorder from James Drynan, who came into their possession when his father died in 2000.

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlepeople

• John Lennon Was ‘Always A Bad Influence!’ Friends Claim In Series

  I think Mimi thought the sun shone out of his various orifices but the rest pf us knew differently because in our house he was known as ‘that Lennon’ as in ‘keep away from that Lennon,’

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlepeople

• Rob Sheffield’s ‘Dreaming The Beatles’ Tells The Greatest Love Story

  The new paperback version of the book includes an additional chapter, a postlude devotional on “Hey Jude” — a personal favorite track of mine — and for the occasion I seized the opportunity to talk with Sheffield about The Beatles, particularly the band’s relationship to women,

  tags: Beatles beatlebooks

• Los Beatles de los títeres | Diario de Cuyo - Noticias de San Juan, Argentina y el mundo

  En este universo fantástico, visitarán a la tía de Lennon, al presentador Ed Sullivan, a la Machi Sabina, a Maharachi de la India y hasta al mismísimo Papa. Este recorrido servirá como pretexto para mostrar las distintas etapas del grupo teniendo en cuenta la revolución musical, las modas y las anécdotas que marcaron a generaciones de fans.

  tags: Beatles beatlestages

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Consumos web. 06/16/2018

• Ten-year-old Hermes Birkin handbag sells for £162,500 - BBC News

  A second-hand Hermes Birkin bag has sold for £162,500 ($217,144) in London, a new European record for the most expensive handbag sold at auction.

  tags: mercado de arte historia de el arte

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Consumos web. 06/15/2018

• El clima y la dieta marcaron los genes de los primeros americanos — Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Amazings® / NCYT®)

  De hecho, se trata de lo que en biología evolutiva se conoce como efecto fundador. Es decir, del pequeño grupo de personas que cruzó el estrecho por primera vez, solo sobrevivieron los que tenían estas mutaciones que les permitieron subsistir. "Como resultado, todas las poblaciones que surgieron a partir de estos primeros pobladores llevan las mismas variantes genéticas", explica Comas.

  tags: evolución genética

• When Sailors' Society fed The Beatles - Inspire Magazine

  Whenever they played Hamburg, the band visited Sailors’ Society’s seafarers’ centre. John and George both had fathers who were seafarers and recognised the charity’s name from its centre in Liverpool.

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• End of the road! Iconic Beatles zebra crossing is dug up as Abbey Road is resurfaced  | Daily Mail Online

  Workers are resurfacing Abbey Road in London, including the iconic Abbey Road Zebra crossing that was made famous by the Beatle's 1969 album cover

  tags: Beatles beatleplaces beatlealbums

• Beloved Beatles mural removed, will be repainted – Chico Enterprise-Record

  The decision to remove the mural was a difficult one, building owner David Halimi said, adding that it was part of a compromise with his new tenant and the artwork will be repainted nearby. The new tenant, Will Brady, owner of B-Street Public House and The Banshee, is opening a restaurant in that space.

  tags: Beatles beatleart

• Los coches de la vida de The Beatles: 'Baby, you can drive my car'

  Desde su Liverpool natal a la conquista del mundo, The Beatles pusieron banda sonora a una etapa convulsa en la que también los coches representaban libertad, independencia y también un cierto status.

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlethings

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Consumos web. 06/14/2018

• La escritora que registró una palabra de uso común para evitar que otros autores la utilizaran - La piedra de Sísifo

  Lo curioso es que esto llegó a afectar a autores que ya usaban la palabra mucho antes de que Hopkins lo hiciera por primera vez. Así mismo, Amazon también retiró libros que contenían la palabra ya no solo en su título sino en sus descripciones

  tags: excesos antipiratería propiedad intelectual decadencia cultural

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Consumos web. 06/13/2018

• Why do some job adverts put women off applying? - BBC News

  "We don't explain why this or that phrase excludes women," says Ms Snyder. "We just provide the data and the company in question can come up with their own theory on why that sentence doesn't work."

  tags: excesos antidiscriminación mojigatería mundial feminismo

• The Pepper Effect Combines the Spirit of the Beatles with the Classroom - BeatlesNews.com

  "Inspiring students to create a masterpiece on the level of Sgt. Pepper is one of many riffs I share in The Pepper Effect. I hope that readers can emulate those lessons from The Beatles to serve and support our kids in the schoolhouse."

  tags: Beatle beatlebooks

• Everly Brothers tribute band incorporates memories of the Beatles into show at Savannah Center | Villages-News.com

  At one point the Beatles thought of calling themselves The Foreverly Brothers, Paul McCartney once said. John Lennon said “Cathy’s Clown,” was part of the inspiration for “Please Please Me.”

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlepeople beatlesongs

• My Dad Leonard Bernstein, The Beatles, & Me – The Forward

  He must have known he was onto something, because he began regularly incorporating the Beatles, and other pop music, in his Young People’s Concerts, to illustrate his various points. It kept the kids in the audience interested, just as it had for Alexander and me.

  tags: Beatles beatlemania beatlepeople beatlebooks

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Consumos web. 06/08/2018

• From music to marionettes, annual festival aims to stir imaginations | YaleNews

  Mark Morris Dance Group’s “Pepperland,” commissioned by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, was called a “brilliant homage to one of the great rock albums” by The Telegraph after its debut in Liverpool.

  tags: Beatle beatleart beatlestages

• La fascinante historia del hombre que llegó a dominar el mundo de la moda (y murió olvidado y pobre) - BBC News Mundo

  A pesar de que era un movimiento burgués, con mucho énfasis en materiales exóticos y lujosos, fue en realidad una amalgama de muchos estilos de vanguardia.

  tags: historia de el arte diseño

• Lady Madonna: The Beatles, May 1968 » Idaho Senior Independent

  McCartney’s “Lady Madonna” echoed “Blue Monday” in structure when he wove his own story of a put-upon woman during her bleak six-day week. (McCartney later admitted that he forgot to include Sundays.)

  tags: Beatles beatlepeople beatlesongs beatlehistory

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Consumos web. 06/06/2018

• Lennon - Through a Glass Onion returns to Western Australia - OUTInPerth - Gay and Lesbian News and Culture | OUTInPerth – Gay and Lesbian News and Culture

  Through a Glass Onion is part concert and part biography, revealing the essence of the life and astonishing talent of one of the most admired icons of the past century. It’s a compelling story and features 31 iconic hits of Lennon and his collaborations with McCartney

  tags: Beatles beatlestages JohnLennon

• House of Nutter: The Rebel Tailor of Savile Row by Lance Richardson – review | Books | The Guardian

  designing flamboyant clothes for stars such as Elton John and the Beatles, who, apart from George, wore his suits on the cover of Abbey Road .

  tags: Beatles beatleclothes beatlehistory beatlepeople

• Thank the moon for Earth’s lengthening day

  These variations are collectively known as Milankovitch cycles and they determine where sunlight is distributed on Earth, which also means they determine Earth’s climate rhythms.

  tags: Velikovsky génesis

• El último día de John Lennon llega a las tablas del Teatro Nescafé de las Artes | Publimetro Chile

  Revivir las últimas horas de John Lennon es la propuesta del montaje “John, el último día de Lennon” que se estrena este 8 de junio en el Teatro Nescafé de las Artes.

  tags: Beatles JohnLennon beatlestages

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Consumos web. 06/05/2018

• Early Van Gogh landscape sells for €7m at French auction - BBC News

  "We already find all the characteristics of a Vincent painting, especially his treatment of landscape," said Bruno Jaubert, associate director of modern art at auction house Artcurial.

  tags: mercado de arte VincentVanGogh

• Holga, la rudimentaria y limitada cámara china de los 80 que inspiró Instagram - BBC News Mundo

  Sin embargo, esas deficiencias comenzaron a llamar la atención de fotógrafos y artistas.

  tags: fotografía historia de el arte

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Consumos web. 06/01/2018

• Paul McCartney: una biografía posible - 29/05/2018 - Clarín.com

  En Dreaming the Beatles (2017), el periodista Rob Sheffield le encuentra sustancia incluso a So Bad, balada incluida en el menospreciado Pipes of Peace. Escuchen esa canción. Miren ese clip. Era un bajón en 1984, pero si algo tiene el pop es su capacidad de resignificarse.

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlebooks beatlepeople PaulMcCartney

• The Five Coolest Beatles Guitars - Guitar World

  Entire books have been written about what gear The Beatles used to make their remarkable, world-changing music, but have you ever found yourself wondering what the absolute best of the lot was?

  tags: Beatles beatlebooks beatlegear beatlehistory

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