Imagine

Sugar-Coated Dissent

Hayden Bixby | Posted 04.03.2012

Hayden Bixby

I realize that I risk becoming a cliche when I cry over the first notes of John Lennon's "Imagine" -- that song plucks the same chord in me as it does for progressive, idealistic do-gooders all over the world.

Can You Imagine?

Amy Chan | Posted 05.07.2012

Amy Chan

Imagine your life if you were to change some of the patterns that hold you back. Imagine if you made better decisions instead of repeating the same negative habits.

Martians, Nuke Bomb Among Speculated Causes Of Russian Mystery Explosion

Posted 02.09.2012

Conspiracy theorists came out of the woodwork after a massive explosion erupted south of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Monday, causing wild speculation a...

Imagine We Care About 'Imagine'

Carol Smaldino | Posted 03.02.2012

Carol Smaldino

On the Channel 4, WNBC New Year's Eve extravaganza a few minutes before midnight, Cee Lo Green sang -- instead of "No religion too" -- "all religions true," and it's so not okay

Holiday Shopping for Your Inner Child

Carol Smaldino | Posted 02.04.2012

Carol Smaldino

For those of us who are both afflicted and blessed by the tendency to feel deeply about people and things, we may find ourselves very conflicted about the flurry of expectations for us to spend money and experience joy for the "holidays."

Even More Herman Cain Pizza Songs

Posted 12.17.2011

While the video of Herman Cain singing his own version of John Lennon's immortal "Imagine" may be the best thing to happen to the Internet today, it's...

Central Park: A Performance in Four Seasons (Summer)

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 08.17.2011

Jack Schimmelman

Central Park lights the stage in all her glory, for summer has arrived, voluptuous and steady. No longer do the denizens of the city fear nature's vacillating affection.

Remembering John Lennon at Dharamshala

Jamyang Norbu | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamyang Norbu

I remember the exact night, thirty years ago, when I heard John Lennon had been murdered. I was in the hall of the kashag (the Tibetan cabinet) buildi...

A Sad Anniversary: John Lennon's Assassination

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

Margie Goldsmith

I was recently in Montreal at Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, where John and Yoko bedded down.

Still a Drag: John Lennon's Death 30 Years On

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin Lewis

Early and tragic death of a hero, a leader, or a cultural icon produces reactions of greater intensity than the sad passing-on of a revered figure at a grand old age. Did we overreact to Lennon's death in 1980?

EXCLUSIVE: John Sinclair Recalls the Song John Lennon Wrote to Free Him

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Karen Dalton-Beninato

Among those sharing memories of John Lennon on what would have been his 70th birthday, no one was more directly affected by a Lennon song than poet John Sinclair.

Lennon Top Five

Jon Wiener | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Wiener

Lennon takes the chord changes of the classic rock n roll slow dance, plays them more slowly than they've ever been played before, and builds on them some of the most moving music in all of rock.

Lesley Gore at Joe's Pub

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Holly Cara Price

Lesley Gore proved herself once again to be the little lady with the very big voice at Joe's Pub in Manhattan on April 22.

Yoko Ono Sells Out John Lennon To Creationist Manufactroversy -- UPDATED AND RETRACTION

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011

James Boyce

What hasn't been discussed about the movie Expelled is the fact that Yoko Ono either sold or gave the rights to "Imagine" to the producers of the film.