CULTURE BUZZ – Between a new book about them and the recent reunion of their band Yo Ho Wa 13, the 1970s Los Angeles-based cult The Source is getting a lot of attention. The Source, led by Jim Baker aka Father Yod, was a pioneer in the organic food movement. Their restaurant on Sunset Boulevard was a hot spot for celebrities like Warren Beatty, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan and was the location for that scene in Annie Hall where Woody orders “the alfalfa sprouts and a plate of mashed yeast” from the white-robed waitress.

The Best Links:

1. Listen to the NPR Story: The Birth of Organic, Polygamous Spiritualism
2. Listen to the NPR Story: From Source Restaurant to ‘Cosmic’ Commune
3. Buy the Book
4. “Freak Folks”
5. Father Yod
6. Ya Ho Wa 13 interview
7. “Heavy Living: Father Yod and the Source Family “
8. YaHoWa13: A ’70s Spiritual Rock Commune Reunites
9. Hippie Cult Extravaganza This Week
10. Father Yod’s Children of the Sixth Root Race Deliver New Old Material
11. The Real Cult of California: Father Yod and the Source Family

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MOVIE BUZZ – Lohan will play Charles Manson follower Nancy Pitman in the film Manson Girls. Though Pitman aka Brenda didn’t participate in the Tate or LaBianca murders, she was arrested for trying to slip Manson a tab of LSD in the L.A. County Jail visiting room. Possible alternate titles include Really Mean Girls and Manson Girls Gone Wild. UPDATE: Sources say Lohan was kicked off the film because they could find a big name actress to agree to star with her.

The Best Links:

1. Lindsay Lines Up for Manson Girls
2. They Should Call it “Manson Girls Gone Wild”
3. UPDATE Lohan Kicked off Manson Film
4. Guess Who Has a Job
5. See Photos of the Real Nancy Pittman aka Brenda
6. Lindsay Lohan in Charles Manson Movie
7. Lindsay Lohan To Play Charlie Manson Girl In New Film
8. Really Mean Girls
9. Lindsay Lohan in Pigs Blood?
10. “LiLo Scores A Gig!!!”
11. Lohan’s Decision-Making Thought Process, Revealed

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