If you’ve been in my class at USC, you know that I have a lot of theories. 
 Two of the oldest:
 1. That on the passing of Paul McCartney, there will be universal acknowledgement that Lennon/McCartney are the most influential authors in the English language, along with Shakespeare. And as civilization moves further from text and towards screen-delivered sound and vision in the next few generations, the Beatles will supplant Shakespeare.
 2.That some time after his death, it will become clear tha...
   
    
    
    
        Published on March 09, 2016 17:56