Thursday, September 24, 2009

Sex & Rock 'n Roll? Berkeley in the 00's


Mock protest illustrating peaceful Sproul Plaza -- until now. The University of California walks out, teaches in, and strikes as classes resume for the other UC campuses

'60s Icons: Where are those groovy cats now?
The Sixties were a time of huge change (and great music). Whatever happened to some of its colorful players, such as The Mamas and the Papas, Scott “Flowers in Your Hair” McKenzie, feminist Gloria Steinem, Engelbert Humperdinck, Bobby Seale, Wavy Gravy, and more? Find out – and see then-and-now pictures. GO TO FEATURE (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images file)
  • Incest admitted in the Mamas and the Papas (9/24/09) Mackenzie Phillips is defending her father John Phillips as "a good man" despite her claims that they had a longterm incestuous affair. But her stepmother says Phillips is lying about the affair and is just trying to cash in on her book.
  • The Five Precepts are rounded out by abstention from intoxicants which occasion heedlessness. Intoxicated, beings generate grave karma, such as sexual misconduct, that could otherwise easily be avoided.
  • Pregnant while pregnant
    In an extremely rare case, an expectant woman conceives another child. But they aren't twins