http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Festivals_and_ParadesFind stories, videos, and photos about Festivals and Parades from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:39:16 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Festivals_and_Parades14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Festivals and Parades from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/06/yankees.parade.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/06/yankees.parade.ap/index.htmlNEW YORK (AP) -- Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th World Series championship on Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:59:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/05/yankees.celebration.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/05/yankees.celebration.ap/index.htmlNEW YORK (AP) -- New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/cambodia.waterfest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/cambodia.waterfest/index.html#cnnSTCTextCambodia held its annual Water Festival during the first three days of November in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/vancouver.olympic.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/vancouver.olympic.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe torch for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics was lit in a ceremony at the ancient Greek site of Olympia on Thursday, less than four months ahead of the games' opening ceremony.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/09/24/football.bundesliga.lehmann.stuttgart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/09/24/football.bundesliga.lehmann.stuttgart/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been dropped from Stuttgart's first-team after he paid an unauthorized visit to the Oktoberfest just hours after his side's defeat to Cologne.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/11/five.summer.festivals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/11/five.summer.festivals/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs summer winds to an end, beach umbrellas are coming down and pools are closing, but that doesn't mean the fun is finished. From the National Buffalo Wing Festival crowning the next 'wing king' to the country's best folk artists coming together in Pennsylvania, festivals across the country have fun for everyone.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/spain.pamplona.bulls.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/spain.pamplona.bulls.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man died after being gored in the neck during the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, the Navarra regional government said Friday on its Web site.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/jackson.glastonbury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/jackson.glastonbury/index.html#cnnSTCTextStars at the legendary Glastonbury, one of the world's largest music festivals, have begun to pay tribute to Michael Jackson, who died Thursday.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/07/summer.festivals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/07/summer.festivals/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt doesn't matter that they can be feverishly hot. Or that crowds make for long food lines or the tickets may be hard to come by.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/09/adam.lambert.gay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/09/adam.lambert.gay/index.html#cnnSTCText"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert confirmed publicly what he assumed everyone already knew: He is gay.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/14/food.festivals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/14/food.festivals/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people converge on the small town of Marlinton, West Virginia, each fall for a feast whose main ingredients were unlucky enough to crawl, slither or lurk too close to a speeding car.Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/20/colorado.if.you.go/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/20/colorado.if.you.go/index.html#cnnSTCTextSteamboat Springs is about three and a half hours northwest of Denver. Watch for deer and elk on the beautiful drive over Rabbit Ears Pass on U.S. Highway 40.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/04/cherry.blossom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/04/cherry.blossom/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of visitors lined Constitution Avenue in Washington on Saturday morning for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/cherry.blossom.festival/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/01/cherry.blossom.festival/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's that time of year again, when the last snow storm has become a distant memory and the weather starts to turn a little warmer. Spring is in the air and that means one thing for Washington: cherry blossoms.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/30/chelsea.havana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/30/chelsea.havana/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn exhibition of American artworks has just opened in Havana -- the first major American group show in Cuba for over 20 years.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:43:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/03/brazil.carnaval/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/03/brazil.carnaval/index.htmlA dose of conjunctivitis didn't help, and this year's Rio de Janeiro Carnaval passed me by, which I regret. I'm a fan -- especially of the showpiece occasion, the parade of the samba schools. I find it an uplifting spectacle of joy, creativity and culture, great to watch, even better to participate.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/china.fire.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/china.fire.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPublic debate over fireworks is taking over China's online chatter, ignited by Monday's tragic blaze in central Beijing which left one of China's most treasured modern buildings in cinders, killing one fireman and injuring several bystanders.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/inauguration.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/inauguration.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith all the bridges and road closings on Inaugural Day, the problem isn't just about getting people into Washington but getting them back out after Barack Obama is sworn in January 20.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/india.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/india.stampede/index.html#cnnSTCTextA stampede at a hilltop temple in western India killed more than 147 people and wounded 55 others who had gathered to celebrate the start of a religious holiday on Tuesday, police said.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837806,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837806,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIrving Kofsky is 84, an ex-nuclear physicist and current retiree. So what does a Depression-era guy make of the desert festival famed for sex, drugs and self-indulgence?Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/rice.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/rice.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice told U.S. embassies overseas that they can support visits by presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, but they must adhere to certain restrictions.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/10/spain.bulls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/10/spain.bulls/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven people, including an American, were hurt Thursday during the fourth day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, medical authorities told the Pamplona Press Association.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/10/pamplona.bulls.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/10/pamplona.bulls.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people are flocking to Pamplona, Spain, for the Festival of San Fermin and the running of the bulls -- a tradition that goes back for generations.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/14/spain.bulls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/14/spain.bulls/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive people, including a Briton and a Dane, were hurt Monday during the final day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, officials said.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/09/bulls.pamplona/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/09/bulls.pamplona/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne man was gored in the abdomen and another suffered facial injuries on the third day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, a hospital doctor told Spanish state television Wednesday.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/17/church.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/17/church.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man with a rifle opened fire near a church Saturday morning in the San Fernando Valley and wounded three people, Los Angeles police said.Sun, 18 May 2008 08:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/31/obama.bus.tour.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/31/obama.bus.tour.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's just like Iowa --only different.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/17/st.patricks.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/17/st.patricks.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextWashington bigwigs -- parts Irish, Italian and Texan -- donned their green Monday as the leader of Ireland made his traditional St. Patrick's Day visit to the United States capital.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextLuo Miao plays ping-pong with her fellow factory workers, trying to get her mind off her family who will be spending this Lunar New Year without her.Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/nepal.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/nepal.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities in a remote region of Nepal searched downstream up to 20 miles (30 km) for bodies Wednesday, one day after a suspension bridge collapsed, sending hundreds of Hindu festivalgoers into the water below.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nepal.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nepal.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers were searching through the night Tuesday for hundreds of people who fell into a river after a footbridge collapsed during a religious festival in Nepal.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/31/burning.man.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/31/burning.man.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter the signature effigy of the Burning Man festival went up in flames four days ahead of schedule, festival-goers vowed to rebuild the 40-foot icon by Saturday's planned climax.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/burning.man.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/burning.man.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextBurning Man became Burned Man four days early on Tuesday, and a San Francisco performance artist was arrested on suspicion of igniting the signature figure of the counterculture festival in the remote Nevada desert.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:30:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/seth_davis/07/05/summer.preview/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/seth_davis/07/05/summer.preview/index.htmlThe more things change, the more they stay the same.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117064/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117064/index.htmMarian Goodell, 44, is a no-nonsense blond with a voice that sounds like it's barking orders out of a walkie-talkie. She's a veteran of seven industries, including law, advertising, software development, and Department of Defense contract work.Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117042/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117042/index.htm"HERE'S THE VALUE PROPOSITION: 40,000 OF THE SMARTEST, MOST SOCIALLY NETWORKED CONTENT-GENERATING PEOPLE ON THE PLANET, WHOSE TOLERANCE FOR B.S. IS NEGATIVE POINT-FIVE, ALL CHECKING OUT YOUR PRODUCT." Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/sailing/04/11/cup.parade/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/sailing/04/11/cup.parade/index.htmlThe official opening Boat Parade for the 32nd America's Cup will take place on Saturday 14 April just two days before the final stages of the event - the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup.Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/11/chess.melt/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/11/chess.melt/index.htmlChess is a challenging game at the best of times. But try playing it in Trafalgar Square, with huge pieces carved from ice -- on a relatively balmy British day that threatened to turn pawns to puddles.Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/insider.diwali/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/insider.diwali/index.htmlDiwali -- or the "festival of lights" -- is a major Hindu festival starting this weekend. The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word deepavali, which means a row of lights. It is celebrated for five consecutive days in the Hindu month of Ashwayuja, and is eagerly anticipated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs around the world.Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/04/numbers.beerfest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/04/numbers.beerfest/index.html6.1 million: The number of one-liter glasses of beer, known as a "Mass", drunk during this year's Oktoberfest -- the world's largest beer festival -- a five-percent rise on last year's figure.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.main/index.htmlThirteen people, including a U.S. soldier, were killed over a 24-hour period in scattered attacks across Iraq, and 14 bodies showing signs of torture were found around the capital.Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/31/technology/BurningManTalent_futureboy.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/31/technology/BurningManTalent_futureboy.biz2/index.htmIf you want to make an appointment to see Larry Page and Sergey Brin this week, you'll have a harder time than usual doing so. The Google founders are making their annual pilgrimage to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man festival.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/24/mg.debate.no/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/24/mg.debate.no/index.htmlCafe Du Monde, a New Orleans landmark, has been around since 1862, and Jay Roman and his family have owned it since 1942. The restaurant, which is usually open 24 hours a day, save for a day and a half at Christmas, shut down following Hurricane Katrina. It only recently returned to normal hours. Roman explains why he believes Mardi Gras is important to New Orleans this year. Below are excerpts from e-mail and telephone conversations:Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/24/different.mardi.gras/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/24/different.mardi.gras/index.htmlNew Orleans, which embodies the spirit of Mardi Gras for much of the world, has consolidated its signature celebration away from damaged areas as the city struggles to find its footing after Hurricane Katrina.Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/11/24/parade.balloon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/11/24/parade.balloon/index.htmlA helium-filled balloon taking part in New York's annual Thanksgiving parade hit a lamppost near Times Square on Thursday, causing a light to fall and injure two sisters from Albany, officials said.Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/india.explosion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/india.explosion/index.htmlThree explosions ripped through New Delhi within minutes of each other Saturday evening, killing at least 55 people.Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/06/10/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/06/10/showbuzz/index.htmlKatie Holmes took the indirect approach with David Letterman when the talk-show host asked if she and beau Tom Cruise have talked about getting hitched.Fri, 10 Jun 2005 19:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/18/inauguration.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/18/inauguration.protests/index.htmlThe committee handling Bush's Thursday inaugural is focused on pomp and pageantry, but protesters are also preparing.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/22/pf/goodlife/oktoberfests/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/22/pf/goodlife/oktoberfests/index.htmAh, autumn, when a man's thoughts turn to drink.Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/14/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/14/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlA 43-year-old Spanish man was gored in the buttocks on the final day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, in what has been one of the most dangerous years in recent memory, a Navarra regional government statement said.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/12/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/12/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlEight people, including an American and a Frenchman, have been gored on the sixth day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/10/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/10/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlA 44-year-old Spaniard was butted in the rear on the fourth day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.Sat, 10 Jul 2004 11:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/09/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/09/pamplona.bulls/index.htmlFour men were gored on Thursday, including an American and a Briton, in the third day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, a Navarra regional government spokesman told CNN.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/05/10/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/05/10/showbuzz/index.htmlNEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) -- Andre 3000, one-half of the chart-topping hip-hop group OutKast, is developing a potential series project with Cartoon Network.Mon, 10 May 2004 16:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/china.lunar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/china.lunar/index.htmlAt least 37 people were killed and 15 injured at a Lantern Festival gathering Thursday night in a northern suburb of Beijing, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/01/320612/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/01/320612/index.htmFor Bill Maher, the host of ABC's Politically Incorrect, getting a First Amendment Award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo., was bittersweet at best. "I'll treasure this award," Maher...Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249256/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249256/index.htmAt this year's eighth annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, I played chess on an oversized board with life-sized statues of aliens, sat in a homemade stretch VW van, wore silver body pa...Mon, 12 Oct 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247890/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247890/index.htmThe pitch was irresistible: Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, announced that the theme of its county fair this year would be "Hayrides and Hard Drives." There'd be prizes for Bill Gates l...Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/07/25/79541/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/07/25/79541/index.htmLeave it to . . . the American Civil Liberties Union to get out a provocative message at Chicago's 25th Annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade . . . ''A-C-L-U. We defend your right to screw,'' ACLU pa...Mon, 25 Jul 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/01/04/70022/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/01/04/70022/index.htmA Covina high school student who complained that she was dismissed as the school's drum major because she did not sell enough candy in a fund-raising drive lost a bid for reinstatement . . . Pomona...Mon, 04 Jan 1988 05:01:00 EST