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From America's Next Top Model to Green Advocate

Nova Lorraine | Posted 04.04.2013 | Style
Nova Lorraine

After receiving the title "Hippie Hannah" from none other than the queen of America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks, Hannah has embraced her nickname for what it represents. She passionately promotes global awareness and sustainable lifestyle practices through food, fitness and the arts.

The Noble Delusion of Mass Activism

Jeffrey P. Colin | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics
Jeffrey P. Colin

The need for "movements" is largely overstated. Efforts to educate and organize are necessary, but much of what is done by movements such as OWS has proven to be superfluous nonsense.

Nirvana in the Supermarket, DOMA on the Line

Emmett Rensin | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics
Emmett Rensin

As oral arguments over California Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act begin before the Supreme Court, I can't help feeling that marriage equality will soon follow indecency and rock and roll into the halls of blasé consensus.

Attack of the Cookie Monsters!

Lester & Charlie | Posted 05.18.2013 | Comedy
Lester & Charlie

With a whopping 36 percent of Republicans now saying that it's the people in their own party who are the bad guys, it's getting awfully hard for conservatives to know who to hiss at.

'Kool-Aid Acid' Bus Repairs Memorialize One Hell Of A Trip

AP | By JEFF BARNARD | Posted 05.16.2013 | Travel

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The family of writer Ken Kesey is reviving plans to restore his original psychedelic bus in time for the 50th anniversary o...

From More San Fran60s: The Beatles' Last Concert

M.W. Jacobs | Posted 05.15.2013 | San Francisco
M.W. Jacobs

There was rock 'n roll and there was the Beatles. Their last concert anywhere, ever, was in San Francisco on August 29, 1966, and later it was hard not to see some connection with the counter culture that would be bursting onto the world from the same location in only six months.

Louisiana Students Get Ridiculous History Lesson About Hippies

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 03.07.2013 | Politics

If Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) loses a legal battle over his school voucher program, his state's tax dollars may no longer go toward sending stude...

The Craigslist Rideshare 'Talk'

Sarah Barness | Posted 05.05.2013 | San Francisco
Sarah Barness

I love getting into strange people's cars almost as much as I love having strange people get into my car. It sounds crazy, and maybe I'm too trusting, but what I do know is that I have done rideshare approximately one billion times, and have never had a bad experience.

Men Without Heroes: An American Tale of Youth, War, Death and Hope

James Moore | Posted 03.10.2013 | Politics
James Moore

We went down into the Grand Canyon when Butch got home from the war. Neither of us had thought about a destination with any detail but the canyon was dramatic enough to get our attention and Butch needed the world to be beautiful for even a few minutes.

From San Fran '60s -- Haight-Ashbury Chicks

M.W. Jacobs | Posted 01.29.2013 | San Francisco
M.W. Jacobs

When I stood outside the door of Francine's Waller Street pad that night in June 1966, I was desperate and anxious.

What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Kumbaya?

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.19.2013 | Media
Michael Sigman

If Kumbaya abuse has been so deep that the mere sound of the word hurts your ears, try this: Sit quietly for a couple of minutes, watching your breath go in and out.

Excerpts From San Fran '60s -- Sawhorse Over a Water Department Hole

M.W. Jacobs | Posted 01.01.2013 | San Francisco
M.W. Jacobs

Through much of that summer of '67, the Summer of Love, Tim was the very first Haight-Ashbury "hippie" many tourists saw.

PHOTOS: Take A Trip Through Hippie History

sfpllogo_hires | Carly Schwartz | Posted 10.16.2012 | San Francisco

A stroll down Haight Street today will undoubtedly evoke a certain 1960s nostalgia. Live guitar music still warbles from street corners, tie-dyed t...

WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Asks Seniors, 'Have You Ever Smoked Pot?'

Posted 10.11.2012 | Fifty

Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the comedian host made note of a story recently featured on The Huffington Post, about an elderly British couple who ...

The 10 Best Colleges For Hippies

Posted 11.21.2012 | College

What is a hippie anymore in the cynical, technology-soaked age? Is it a man in a funny hat in a park? Is it a woman who likes to wear hemp jewelry t...

A Jury Said Jeffrey MacDonald Killed His Wife and Kids. So Did '60 Minutes' and a Bestseller. 40 Years Later, Errol Morris Counters With 500 Pages of Awkward Questions.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.04.2012 | Books
Jesse Kornbluth

Because on the basis of the evidence presented at trial and the evidence that was not allowed to be presented at trial, Errol Morris does not believe that Jeffrey MacDonald is guilty. If you followed this case, you know different.

I Want My Cool Back

Amy Ruhlin | Posted 10.21.2012 | Fifty
Amy Ruhlin

I want her to know that I was not always a middle-aged mom with over-processed hair and fluctuating hormones. I want her to know that her Dad did not always have goofy dance moves.

Enlarge, Use, Waste

Jason Good | Posted 09.23.2012 | Parents
Jason Good

Using paper products with total disregard for trees is one of the only things that keeps my family functioning.

An Excerpt from San Fran '60s

M.W. Jacobs | Posted 09.17.2012 | San Francisco
M.W. Jacobs

We were in my cramped, dingy bedroom in the Mission District flat I shared with three other San Francisco State students in that spring of 1967. "What's that?" I asked of tablets in a baggie she held up to me. "Acid," Ruth replied.

An Excerpt From "The Street"

M.W. Jacobs | Posted 09.06.2012 | San Francisco
M.W. Jacobs

It may be slight and subtle, but when you turn from a side street onto Haight Street, there is a click, and he feels it now as he turns onto the south side of Haight heading west.

Jane Fonda: At 74, a Hippie for the First Time

Kristin McCracken | Posted 08.11.2012 | Entertainment
Kristin McCracken

Decked out in cascading silver locks and tie-dye, the ever-evolving Jane Fonda stars with Catherine Keener in Bruce Beresford's Woodstock-set Peace, Love and Misunderstanding.

Oh, Hey ... Do You Want to Buy Some Candy From Me?

LaughSpin | Posted 07.23.2012 | Comedy
LaughSpin

Oh, hey. How's it going? You look sooooooo nice today! What's that you're wearing -- pants?! Verrrrry cutting edge. They say pants are the new black. ANYHOO, i have a box of Hershey chocolate items on my desk.

Talkin 'Bout My Jeaneration

Abe Gurko | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Abe Gurko

The fact remains that people have a deep, meaningful, even conjugal, relationship with their jeans. A favorite pair of jeans might be harder to part with than (perhaps) a loved one.

Why One Aging Hippie Mom Loves Twitter

Holly Robinson | Posted 06.19.2012 | Books
Holly Robinson

I love Twitter -- especially for the friendships it has brought me.

Paul Rudd Offends Bearded Alan Alda In 'Wanderlust'

Posted 02.13.2012 | Comedy

We hope you're as excited as we are about "Wanderlust," the new comedy from "Wet Hot American Summer" and "Role Models" director David Wain, starring ...