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The Beatles Adventures in the Red-Light District: On George Harrison's First Time

The Beatles Adventures in the Red-Light District: On George Harrison's First Time

“My first shag was...with Paul and John and Pete Best all watching.”

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How Bob Dylan Blurred the Boundaries Between Literature and Popular Music

How Bob Dylan Blurred the Boundaries Between Literature and Popular Music

Lucy Sante on the Poetic Evolution of Mid-Century America's Folkloric Bard

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