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Ever since his parents divorced when he was an infant, Ohno has relied solely on his dad, Yuki. “He’s been everything from my best friend to my team-

mate to my coach,” says the Olympic gold medalist, 29. “He’s been with me every step of the way since I was a year old. I’m blessed to have his support.”

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Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October, but Harrison Ford played the part in two sequels. Why? —Tom

Olivia Newton-John is working on a comeback pop/dance album. True? —Richard Grant, Cranston, R.I.

Millington, Bakersﬁeld, Calif.

A: Stories about the

switcheroo are legendary. Baldwin, 53, says the studio wanted “someone with much greater strength at the box ofﬁce,” and it was indebted to Ford after pulling the plug on another of his ﬁlms, a period train mystery called Night Ride Down.

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Ohno ever seen with his mom at Olympic events? —Michelle Barnes, Pocatello, Idaho

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logical mother, Jerrie Lee, simply isn’t a part of his life. 2 • May 22, 2011

WALTER SCOTT ASKS…

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The actress, 42, reprises her role as the voice of charming warriorsnake Viper in Kung Fu Panda 2, in theaters May 26. Do kids come up to you because of the movie? No. I don’t know if they really connect how it works. There’s a kind of naïveté and beauty in that. I don’t want to crush it! Is it true you play the accordion? I played it when I was very young, and then when I was on Ally McBeal, [co-star] Greg Germann was taking lessons from the same teacher, so we’d play in each other’s dressing rooms. What do you think of the new Charlie’s Angels TV show? It’s so exciting! I think it’s a great idea, and it’s amazing that it’s coming back to television. Any chance you, Drew [Barrymore, who is the show’s executive producer], or Cameron [Diaz] will make a cameo? I don’t think so. We get asked a lot if there will be a third movie, but that’s run its course. Now you’ll get it every week. Have a question for Walter Scott? Visit Parade.com/celebrity or write Walter Scott at P.O. Box 5001, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001.

A: “Yes, I’m doing a remix album of new songs and some of my hits to mark my 40th anniversary in music this year,” says the star, 62. “My life today is about health, so the CD will raise funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre [in Australia]. The ﬁrst single is ‘Magic.’” Q: Did Joe Cocker invent air guitar? —Becky Alexander, Philadelphia

A: No, but he helped make it famous with his enthusiastic rocking out at Woodstock in 1969. The actual origin of air guitar remains debatable, with some pointing to the Diamonds’ Bill Reed and his fivesecond riff in 1957 and others finding early influence in Jimi Hendrix’s storied childhood practice of using a broom as a guitar.

“They’re some of the most competitive individuals I’ve ever seen.” —American Idol host Ryan Seacrest on this year’s contestants. Catch the May 25 ﬁnale on Fox and tell us who you think will win at Parade.com/idol

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A moment of pique has lifeand-death consequences in this suspenseful, ﬁnely etched novel. Irritated by a speeding teenage driver, suburban dad Glen Bauer swerves his car in response, causing an accident in which the other driver dies. What results is a cautionary tale about guilt, responsibility, and how mistrust can tear a loving family apart.

heart-pounding disco dance anthems like the title track and the suggestive second single, “Judas,” Lady Gaga’s third album is sure to be one of the season’s biggest, buzziest new releases. ECLIPSE from Journey ($10, exclusively at Walmart) Though keyboardist

Jonathan Cain has called this a hard-hitting concept record, at its core, Eclipse is vintage arena rock. The songs have darker themes and spryer guitar licks than those of the past, as well as the energetic tenor of lead singer (since 2007) Arnel Pineda, but tunes like “City of Hope” feel like hits you’ve known for years.

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Forever Young ock and roll never dies—it never even retires. when bob dylan

turns 70 (yes, 70!) on May 24, he’ll barely take a break from a nonstop touring schedule that has him playing everywhere from China to Israel. And he’s got egf plenty of gray-haired company in the world of rock. Neil Diamond, Mike Love, and Joan Baez already hit 70 this year, with Charlie Watts, David Crosby, and both Simon and Garfunkel following later in 2011. “These people came of age when you weren’t supposed to trust anybody over 30, and they’re on the road as grandparents and great-grandparents,” says Gary Bongiovanni, editor in chief of concert-industry trade publication Pollstar. Boomers aren’t the only ones taking notice (and maybe even a bit of inspiration). Taylor Swift, 21, says her hero is Kris Kristofferson—who turned 70 nearly ﬁve years ago. “Seeing these people still so excited about music and performing so well is an amazing example,” she says. Not that she’s making any promises about her own longevity. “I have no idea if I’ll continue to play when I’m 70,” Swift adds, sounding pooped at the mere idea of a half century of work ahead. “But the fact that it’s possible is a wonderful thing to know.” —Chris Willman

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May 20 Woody Allen’s latest

is a charming confection that asks the question, Is there a time you’d rather be living in than your own? Owen Wilson is at his most appealing as a writer who suddenly, and inexplicably, ﬁnds himself hobnobbing with bygone literary and artistic greats, played by the likes of Kathy Bates and Adrien Brody. The conceit resonates more deeply than you might expect, and the scenery is nothing short of magnifique.

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They grow up and pair off with each other like this: Alan & Anna Arlo & Amy Andy & Alice Alex & Abby

They grow up and pair off with each other like this: Carter & Chloe Caleb & Charlotte Cody & Chelsea Connor & Cara

The above four couples produce these eight children: Brad & Bette Bryce & Bess Blake & Bea Ben & Brooke

The above four couples produce these eight children: Dan & Dee Drew & Dawn Dale & Dot Dean & Deb

The number of ancestral positions is huge, but the same people occupy more than one of them:

They grow up and pair off with each other like this: Bryce & Brooke Brad & Bea Ben & Bette Blake & Bess

They grow up and pair off with each other like this: Dean & Dawn Dale & Dee Drew & Dot Dan & Deb

Say that we start with four pairs of brothers and sisters: Alan & Abby Alex & Alice Andy & Amy Arlo & Anna

The above four couples produce these eight children: Caleb & Cara Connor & Chloe Carter & Chelsea Cody & Charlotte

The above four couples produce these eight children: Ethan & Elsa Eric & Erin Evan & Emma Errol & Esther

Each of us descends from a mother and father who did the same, doubling the number of our ancestors with each preceding generation. Going back 30 generations, we would each have a billion ancestors, more than the population of the planet at that time. How does this work? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bill Green, Lakewood, Colo.

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Jambalaya Festival

Gonzales, La. May 26–29 This feast features dozens of varieties of the zesty CajunCreole rice dish. And when you want a change of taste, switch over to the po’ boys and crawﬁsh bread. jambalayafestival.org

International Biscuit Festival

Knoxville, Tenn. May 27–28 Which baker will rise to the occasion and make the tastiest biscuit? Taking the Grand Champion prize last year was Fat Elvis, a peanut butter, banana, and bacon creation. biscuitfest.com

Georgia Peach Festival

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Fort Valley, Ga. June 3–11 What do you get when you mix 150 pounds of ﬂour, 75 pounds of butter, 150 pounds of sugar, 32 gallons of milk, and 75 gallons of peaches? The world’s largest peach cobbler, the event’s big—as in 5 x 11 feet!—draw. gapeachfestival.com

North Carolina Blueberry Festival

Burgaw, N.C. June 18 Beautiful setting + baked goods = heaven on earth. If you agree, come to this fest for its blueberry pies, buckles, and breads, offered up in a picture-perfect (Hollywood has ﬁlmed here) town. ncblueberryfestival.com

Slugburger Festival

Corinth, Miss. July 7–9 Don’t be scared by its unappetizing name: A slugburger is a deep-fried beef and soy-meal patty served on a 8 • May 22, 2011

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Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival Niceville, Fla. Oct. 21–23 Up to four tons of mullet, a mild local ﬁsh, will be consumed here (tip: smoked mullet is said to be extratasty). The fest is also acclaimed for its music—Rascal Flatts and the Dixie Chicks are among past headliners. cityofniceville.org

Lebanon Strawberry Festival

Hope Watermelon Festival Hope, Ark. Aug. 11–13 The perfect event for fruit lovers with a competitive streak: There are watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests, as well as a Watermelon Olympics featuring a melon toss and melon bowling. hopemelonfest.com

Kentucky Bourbon Festival Bardstown, Ky. Sept. 13–18 Bourbon, made here since 1776, is the main lure, but the event also has kidfriendly doings, like steamlocomotive rides, horseshoe pitching, and barrel racing. kybourbonfestival.com

West Virginia Roadkill Cook-Off and Autumn 10 • May 22, 2011

Harvest Festival Marlinton, W.Va. Sept. 24 The grub served here is not really roadkill—instead, the dishes are all crazy collisions of weird meats. Past, er, delicacies include armadillo and roadrunner tacos and hog with groundhog gravy. pccocwv.com/festival.htm

Suffolk Peanut Festival Suffolk, Va. Oct. 6–9 Trust us—you haven’t lived until you’ve seen the world’s only peanut-butter sculpture contest (gloves, plastic knife, and wet wipes provided). Less sticky activities include a demolition derby and a truck-and-tractor pull. suffolkfest.org

South Carolina Sweet Potato Festival Darlington, S.C. Oct. 8 The average American consumes 5.2 pounds of this vegetable a year. Enjoy its natural sweetness and health beneﬁts at this delicious event—one cup of

cooked sweet potatoes contains as much vitamin A as 16 cups of broccoli! visitdarlingtoncounty.org

Annual National Shrimp Festival Gulf Shores, Ala. Oct. 13–16 In 2010, more than 250,000 people came to feast on shrimp—blackened, steamed, rolled in coconut, dressed in cocktail sauce, and done every other way. Always popular: Cajun Pistols, bread rolls stuffed with seafood and then deep-fried. nationalshrimpfestival.com

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burn off the calories in the polka dance-off. taborczechdays.com

Northwest Raspberry Festival

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Lebanon, Ore. June 2–5 When this event began in 1909, strawberries cost 2¢ to 4¢ a pound. Early organizers would no doubt be stunned by today’s prices—and by the fact that up to 1,000 pounds of the fruit go into the fest’s main treat, a giant shortcake that feeds 15,000. lebanonstrawberry festival.com

Czech Days Tabor, S.D. June 16–18 Tabor’s founding Czech residents began emigrating here in 1869. The festival’s signature sweet is the kolache, a delectable fruit-ﬁlled pastry. Go ahead and indulge, then HATCH CHILE FESTIVAL HATCH, N.M. (#23)

Lynden, Wash. July 15–16 Two-thirds of U.S.-grown raspberries come from Whatcom County, home to this town. Savor berry pies and sundaes, and sip berry wine in this scenic valley below snowcapped Mt. Baker. bellingham.org

Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy, Calif. July 29–31 Ingest garlic in every form imaginable. Traditionalists can stick to garlic bread and garlic fries, while the daring can opt for garlic frog legs and garlic watermelon. And for the penny-pinchers, there’s free garlic ice cream. gilroygarlicfestival.com

Olathe Sweet Corn Festival Olathe, Colo. Aug. 5–6 The mountain area’s hot days, cool nights, and glacier-fed ﬁelds are said to produce some of America’s sweetest corn. Taste it for yourself—and then return for seconds, thirds, and fourths. For the price of admission, you get all the cobs you can eat. olathesweetcornfest.com

Huckleberry Festival Trout Creek, Mont. Aug. 12–14 Try the “blueberry with

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Spud Day Shelley, Idaho Sept. 17 While most of us have faced off in a tug-of-war before, locals here would say you haven’t really experienced the thrill of victory till you’ve pulled your weight over mashed potatoes. For the contest, a cement mixer churns up thousands of pounds of instant spuds. ci.shelley.id.gov

attitude” in shakes, ice cream, cheesecake, chocolates, and pancakes. When you’re too stuffed to speak, listen to the contenders in the elk bugling contest. Last year’s winners: kids who blew through the hose of a vacuum cleaner! huckleberryfestival.com

rib cook-off, with some 100 tons sold. In the “don’t try this at home” category, there’s a rib-eating tourney where “athletes” have 12 minutes to chow down—the record is 9.8 pounds! nuggetribcookoff.com

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Steinley Cup Ofﬁcial State Microbrewery Competition Saratoga, Wyo. Aug. 20 Sip your way through the sudsy entries in this local brewery showdown. Kids can vote for their fave root beer— and young and old can weigh in on the best red chili, green chili, and salsa. saratogachamber.info

World’s Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-Off Vinita, Okla. Aug. 27 Calf fries, a.k.a. Rocky Mountain oysters, are actually fried calves’ testicles. Some 2,000 pounds of them are dished out at this festival each year, but the event is no one-dish pony—abundant breads, beans, cobblers, and salsas are also available. vinita.com

Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off Sparks, Nev. Aug. 31–Sept. 5 Half a million BBQ lovers come for America’s biggest Visit us at PARADE.COM

Payson, Utah Sept. 1–5 These four days are packed full of activities, like helicopter rides, parades, talent shows, lawn-mower races (no worries—blades have been removed), and, of course, an onion cooking contest. Winning chefs get cash and—even better— mouthwash. paysonutah.org

Hatch Chile Festival Hatch, N.M. Sept. 3–4 Chile-laden caramels, chips, burgers, enchiladas, and ice cream—this event is a hothead’s fever dream come true. Kids can soothe scorched palates in the watermelon-eating contest. hatchchilefest.com

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Norsk Hostfest Minot, N.D. Sept. 27–Oct. 1 It’s the continent’s biggest Scandinavian festival, with crafts, folk dancing, and lots of Nordic grub, like klub (Norwegian potato dumplings), ponnukokur (Icelandic pancakes), and luteﬁsk (a pungent ﬁsh dish from Norway, Sweden, and Finland). hostfest.com

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Arizona Taco Festival Scottsdale, Ariz. Oct. 15 Teams seek to take top honors in chicken, beef, pork, and seafood categories, along with “sidecart throwdowns” in salsa and guacamole. Competitors vie for $7,500 in cash purses—not to mention yearlong bragging rights. aztacofestival.com

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World’s Largest Brat Fest Madison, Wis. May 27–30 In 2010 a record 209,376 bratwursts were eaten with relish—172 gallons’ worth, to be exact. The event starts at 6 a.m. on Friday, a.k.a. Take Your Brat to Work day, when you can buy a brat-to-go. bratfest.com

Rhubarb Festival Lanesboro, Minn. June 4 Move over, strawberries— your tart sidekick is taking center stage. This member of the buckwheat family will be feted in song (the “Rhubarb National Anthem”), game (stalk throwing and rhubarb golf), and food (from soups to

Chicago June 24–July 3 Said to be the world’s largest food festival—in 2010, 2.6 million people attended. More than 300 different delights will be served, so if you can’t ﬁnd something to eat, you’re just not hungry. tasteofchicago.us

National Cherry Festival Traverse City, Mich. July 2–9 Celebrate the Fourth here with the ultimate American dessert, cherry pie. If one course isn’t enough, try the grand buffet, which starts with chicken sliders with cherry BBQ sauce and ends with oatmeal-cherry cookies. cherryfestival.org

Wayne Chicken Show Wayne, Neb. July 8–10 Hey, contest lovers! Your best time to go is Saturday, when

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Newport, R.I. June 4 What’s the chowder-fest equivalent of a pageant’s Miss Congeniality award? Here, it’s a toss-up between “Most Spirited” and “Best Decorated Booth.” Soup ﬁends, fear not: There are prizes for best chowder in three divisions—clam, seafood, and creative. newportwaterfrontevents.com

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 29–Oct. 2 If your idea of perfume is the aroma coming from a grill, you’ll be in hog—and cow and chicken—heaven at this event. At the World Series of Barbecue (or the Super Bowl of Swine), you can see the meat elite at work; only the best teams in the U.S. are asked to ﬁre up for the fest’s invitational. americanroyal.com

Shelburne, Vt. July 24 Sample more than 100 cheeses from 40 local creameries, or try artisanal smoked meats, cider, and breads. Early-bird bonus: Some creameries will open the day before for free tours. vtcheesefest.com

Atlantic City, N.J. July 28–31 A Guy Fieri–hosted cheesesteak showdown and a gospel brunch with the Neelys are just two of the Food Network chef events on tap here. (Another cool N.J. summer treat: the Ice Cream Festival in Toms River on July 16.) acfoodandwine.com

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you can take part in tourneys of all types: artistic (best chicken hat), vocal (best cluck), athletic (rubber-bird chuck), digestive (hard-boiled-egg eating), anatomical (best chicken legs), and so on. chickenshow.com

National Hamburger Festival Akron, Ohio Aug. 20–21 The burgers come in whole and half sizes, the better to eat just one more. And for people unafraid of messes or making spectacles of themselves, have we got the competition for you: Bob for as many burgers—they’re immersed in a ketchup-ﬁlled kiddie pool—as you can in three minutes. hamburgerfestival.com

Spinach Festival Lenexa, Kan. Sept. 10 Dubbed “the spinach capital of the world” in the 1930s, this town pays tribute to the superhealthy veggie with the world’s largest spinach salad and loads of Popeye-friendly dishes (even spinach desserts!). Kids will enjoy the green popcorn and lemonade. lenexa.com/parks /festivals_spinach.html

Persimmon Festival Mitchell, Ind. Sept. 17–24 The autumn fruit native to southern Indiana stars in ice

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World Food Festival Des Moines, Iowa Oct. 7–9 A frugal foodie’s delight— vendors offer $1 tastes or full plates for $5 or less. The cooks hail from Brazil, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Ecuador, Russia, Turkey, and other distant lands. You’ll have three days to eat your way around

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Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival Hartford, Conn. Aug. 6 Enjoy island foods—curried goat, ﬂying ﬁsh, and, natch, jerk chicken—while listening to musicians from Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and other tropical climes. The swivel-hipped can shake their way through free lessons in salsa, calypso, and Trinidadian soca; the rest of us can just sway. tasteofthecaribbeanct.org

Pittston Tomato Festival Pittston, Pa. Aug. 18–21 Got an unresolved argument with a friend or loved one? Take it to this festival: In the Tomato Fight, participants bombard each other with rotten tomatoes. The battle’s $5 entry fee gives you all you can throw and—you’ll need ’em!—goggles. pittstontomatofestival.com

Hard Crab Derby Crisfield, Md. Sept. 2–4 Lunch on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs, Maryland’s most beloved meal, and test your skills at the crab-cooking, crab-picking, and boat-docking contests. At the Crab Derby on Saturday, buy a crustacean for $5, name it, and race it. Per tradition, the winner is set free—while the losers end up as dinner. crisfieldchamber.com/events

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artist Samir Khurshid arrived in America as a political refugee last year, he came with little more than the clothes on his back and a few paints and brushes. After landing in Oregon in November, he longed to express what was on his mind—and in his heart. All the 32-year-old needed were art supplies and a quiet place to paint. The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), a Portland group that helped thousands of immigrants and refugees from all over the world last year, treated Khurshid as it does every refugee. He was placed in jobtraining classes, given a $339 monthly stipend and English lessons, and matched with a job-training coach who knew his native tongue (Arabic). Then his amazing story was revealed: As a renowned artist in his homeland, Khurshid was ordered to paint 83 ofﬁcial portraits of Saddam Hussein before U.S. forces ousted the dictator in 2003. After that, Khurshid painted portraits for American soldiers until the Iraqi opposition learned of his work and threatened his life. In 2005, he ﬂed to Turkey, where he lived for five years awaiting asylum, earning his living by painting but seldom signing his work for fear of being deported. Though Khurshid brought little from Iraq, he was able to keep a few paintings. One is a large canvas,

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Samir Khurshid shows off an incomplete painting of his parents.

which he keeps rolled inside a packing tube. Although the painting is unfinished, it is precious to him because it depicts his mother and father. “When I paint, it means they are with me,” he said. “I see their faces while I am doing them. It’s them. Here. With me.” As more people at IRCO learned of Khurshid’s history, the desire to provide him with art supplies spread. His former caseworker, Ahmed Abimohamed, introduced him to the City Club of Portland, which offered to hang his new paintings.

Abimohamed told him, “Your ﬁngers are gold in this country.” Because his stipend barely covered living expenses, Margaret Malarkey, director of community and donor relations for IRCO, bought him paint and brushes out of her own pocket and commissioned a few paintings. Khurshid, who for years had been told what to paint, could not believe Malarkey when she said he could paint whatever he wanted. Then, in February, the Oregonian ran a story about Khurshid’s plight. “Since I came here, I didn’t do much

painting,” he told the paper through an interpreter. “I want to tell the world I miss something when I don’t do this every day…. Always, I think about it. When I sleep: What do you do when you paint tomorrow? It is like a mother who has lost a son— what do I do when not painting?” Portland’s arts community responded to Khurshid with generosity. Donors sent $1,100 in checks and gift cards to supply stores. Twelve patrons commissioned paintings. Brian Wannamaker, who owns Falcon Art Community, a live-work space for artists, gave Khurshid the keys to a studio and apartment in March. (He had previously lived with four other Iraqi political refugees.) “I am always saying, ‘Thank you, thank you,’ ” Khurshid said through his caseworker. “This is my dream. I get everything. Now it is my turn. I work hard. I show everyone my art.” Khurshid’s stipend ended April 1. He’s now trying to live off his art instead of working at the boot manufacturer or food-processing plant that hires local refugees. He hosted his ﬁrst show in Portland on April 22. “Making a living as an artist is incredibly difﬁcult, even if you are successful,” Wannamaker said. “But it’s certainly attainable. Hopefully, that will prove true for Samir.”

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