1969

You Tell Us: When Did The Spirit Of The '60s End?

MacGregor Thomson | Posted 05.21.2012

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Last week James Franco wrote an anecdotal piece on his experience watching "Gimme Shelter," a film by the Maysles Brothers that involved coverage of t...

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David Moye

WATCH: Tennessee's Armageddon House Built To Stand Through Doomsday

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 11.16.2011

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A stone house in Alcoa, Tenn., was built for a predicted Armageddon that came and went. Now, with some saying Saturday will bring the end of the world...

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Movie Review: True Grit

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

While both the 1969 and the Coens bothers' remake are relatively faithful to the novel, the Coens more closely captures a sense of rough justice, and that even heroes have feet of clay.

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Pete Townshend Meets My Mom and Dad at the Fillmore East

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

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Binky Philips

As The Who show progressed, with no security staff whatsoever, the wings of the stage started getting jammed. But, I was still the only one onstage.

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The Alpha and the Omega of the Aquarian Age

Rob Kirkpatrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Kirkpatrick

Although the cliché is that it's hard to imagine Woodstock happened that long ago, I find it hard to imagine that those three days of peace and music happened so recently.

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Visible Lives: Celebrating LGBT Pride 2010

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Henry Adams

What matters sordid wealth or brutish might? Bright day, dark night, Gay or straight, black, brown or white, Tall or short, Blond or brunet, Voluptuo...

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Norman Mailer's "Moonfire" Celebrated With New Coffeetable Book

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Alex Vadukul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norman Mailer, a writer once known for his towering ego, enjoyed the release of an equally over-sized book last Friday. Fans of Mailer gathered in th...

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Previously Unseen John Lennon Photos Reveal How Far Popular Music Has Fallen

Andy Pemberton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Pemberton

A cache of photos showing John Lennon writing Give Peace A Chance during his famous bed- in with Yoko Ono in Montreal in 1969 have been unearthed. Y...

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This Week In Art: The Art of Collaboration

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bettina Korek

In today's interconnected world, with virtually no barriers to entry for anyone who wants to participate in the dialogue, I believe that the best projects will come from working together.

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Donald Fisher Dead: Gap Co-Founder, 81, Dies

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said ...

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Facebook and the Class of 1969

Denise Vivaldo | Posted 11.17.2011

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Denise Vivaldo

I had no intention of going to my 40th high school reunion. I thought I'd escaped my high school class. Then more invitations and information about the reunion started flowing via Facebook.

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Mafia Sons Play For Reel Cash

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Capeci

Mob stories continue to be such a hit with movie audiences that you can't blame Mafia sons -- whose dads did the crimes and the time -- from trying to cash in.

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Woodstock Wisdom

James S. Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

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James S. Gordon

I hadn't planned on going, but then another doctor as young as I was then called me up, desperate for help. That's how I found myself on a plane to Bethel, N.Y. with Joan Baez.

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Woodstock: The Minister, God and Me

Janice Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Janice Taylor

A young hippie-dippy minister, God bless him, and his wife move to town in the same time-vortex as we do. And he is Hell-bent on getting to Woodstock.

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Woodstock 40 Years Later: Legacy Still Present At Today's Music Festivals

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Today's robust festival culture owes much to Woodstock – lessons from both its incredible success and its logistical nightmares...

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Woodstock's 40th Anniversary

Pete Fornatale | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Fornatale

Woodstock was, without question, the high-water mark of the '60s youth revolution -- musically, politically, and socially.

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On Woodstock's 40th Anniversary, A Look Back At The Major Events Of 1969 (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, a musical event that became a symbol of a generation and came to define the tumultuous year that wa...

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Women Criminals I have Known

Geri Spieler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Geri Spieler

It seems it is the season for paroling women who attempt to assassinate our presidents and those who commit heinous crimes.

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Woodstock Nation: Where Were You (Or Your Parents) During the Summer of "69?

Val Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Val Brown

All the older Reynolds kids, including Randy -- the coolest girl I knew -- went to Woodstock. I felt left out even though I wasn't quite sure what Woodstock was. I knew I was missing something monumental.

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Woodstock in Washington

Darryle Pollack | Posted 11.17.2011

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Darryle Pollack

In the election of Barack Obama, the mood of fear and anger that has gripped our country for eight years seems to have vanished overnight. At least for now.

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Con Games: Party Like It's 1969

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Conniff

My "1969" jeans are nothing more than a sham, a fraud, a stonewashed Watergate metaphor for the previously stoned.

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