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Remembering Woodstock: Max Said Yes!

When the American Jewish dairy farmer Max Yasgur died in 1973, he became one of few non-musicians to receive a full-page obituary in Rolling Stone magazine. That’s because Yasgur said “yes” to organizers of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair 40 years ago this week, allowing half a million young people to camp out on his land in Bethel, NY, after neighboring towns refused to grant access to the flower children.\n

The star of ‘Blossom’ reflects on how belief changed her look

Earlier this year, producers from the TLC makeover show “What Not to Wear” chose me to “fix.” It was eight months after I had given birth to my second son (my first was 3 years old), and I had just completed a doctorate in neuroscience.

Did an Israeli anesthetic cause Michael Jackson’s death?

United States federal drug enforcement officials have contacted Israeli company Teva Pharmaceuticals – the maker of the powerful anesthetic Propofol – as part of their investigation into Michael Jackson\’s death.

MICHAEL JACKSON: Memories of my Childhood

When I look back on my childhood, it is not an idyllic landscape of memories. My relationship with my father was strained, and my childhood was an emotionally difficult time for me. I began performing when I was five years old, and my father – a tough man – pushed my brothers and me hard, from the earliest age, to be the best performers we could be.

Scene & Heard: Global Festival Honors Schulweis, JVS Recognizes Four

Dr. Michael Kamiel, a Culver City endocrinologist, is making every pre-teen girl in town jealous: the good doctor ran into Miley Cyrus during her “Miles to Go” book signing on Mar. 7 at the Grove and snagged this lucky snapshot with the tween superstar.\n\n

The Comic Chameleon

Bruce Vilanch is not going to ruin this year’s Oscar surprise, even though he could. The ceremony is two weeks away, hoopla is swirling, and Vilanch, who writes for the show, seems relatively unfazed.

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