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# The Beatles

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## The Beatles


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## [_Yesterday_ Is a Rom-Com That’s Perfectly Charming If You Don’t Look Too Closely](https://time.com/5614792/yesterday-movie-review/)  
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Jul 24, 2018  
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by Melissa Locker
* ![The Beatles Mad Day Out photoshoot in 1968.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5389c7d89aa8c85f/6988a190cf40a8e0cfc44633/160808-the-beatles-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 12, 2016  
## [Witness to a 'Mad Day Out' With The Beatles](https://time.com/4443632/mad-day-out-the-beatles/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk
* ![The Beatles](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b88c043f09d0626/69889ff55f570f6417b21f8b/rs43_beatles-image-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 28, 2016  
## [Watch the Beatles Inspire Mania in the Trailer for Ron Howard's Fab Four Documentary](https://time.com/4426232/beatles-documentary-ron-howard-eight-days-a-week/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
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Jul 22, 2016  
## [George Harrison's estate: Don't play 'Here Comes the Sun'](https://time.com/4418897/now-the-beatles-are-angry-with-donald-trump-for-using-their-music/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
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Mar 9, 2016  
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by Megan McCluskey
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Feb 22, 2016  
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[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Simon Lewis
* ![\(L-R\) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles pose for a portrait in circa 1964.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb91da7feb369a364/6988762c196cf465ca0398c7/the-beatles1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 18, 2015  
## [Report: Beatles to Finally Start Streaming](https://time.com/4155809/the-beatles-streaming/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Billboard
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Dec 14, 2015  
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[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
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Oct 6, 2015  
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[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
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Sep 14, 2015  
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Aug 18, 2015  
## [This Piece Of Beatles Memorabilia Goes On Sale Next Week](https://time.com/4001659/beatles-first-contract/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
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Aug 5, 2015  
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[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
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Jul 31, 2015  
## [The Beatles Probably 'Forgot' Dozens of Unrecorded Songs](https://time.com/3979967/beatles-forgotten-songs/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
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Jul 6, 2015  
## [Paul McCartney: John Lennon Was 'Martyred,' His Reputation is 'Revisionism'](https://time.com/3946847/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-martyred/)  
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