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(CBS) “Rites of Passage” is the theme for this year’s sold-out Burning Man festival, which began Monday in the Nevada desert. This is the 25th anniversary of Burning Man, a celebration of art, invention and independence. And for the first time, the event, which continues through Saturday, has been sold out. Attendance is limited to 50,000 people a day. In the Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles north of Reno, participants create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever. Food is available to buy, but artists and artisans are encouraged to swap and barter, not sell, their goods. It began in 1986 when Larry Harvey and 해외 야구 생중계 Jerry James burned an 8-foot effigy on a California beach in honor of summer solstice. An effigy is burned every year at the end of the event. Four years after the first burning, the festival was moved to the remote Nevada desert where it has been gaining participants ever since. It also has been gaining activities which this year, in addition to the giant art installations, include cooking classes yoga courses and bocce ball tournaments. Smaller,year-round events also are scheduled...

When Catherine Middleton, future queen of England, arrived at Westminster Abbey for the biggest day of her life, she probably never imagined all eyes would be on her little sister, Pippa.  Complete Coverage: The Royal Wedding “The instant we saw her pick up Kate’s train, suddenly, the world took a collective gasp and needed to sort of know more about Kate’s beautiful younger sister,” Suzanne Zuckerman, a staff writer for People magazine, said. Pippa Middleton’s maid of honor dress can be yours for $277 One royal wedding watcher said on the day, “This is the most gorgeous family, the Middleton family — I mean, they really are stunning.” Pippa Middleton in the spotlight on TV specialPippa Middleton next to find Prince Charming? Within hours after her appearance at the royal wedding, a Facebook page honoring Pippa’s posterior was online, attracting 40,000 fans. Pippa mania was officially under way. Overnight, the 27-year old socialite went from bridesmaid to what Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper calls “the world’s most eligible bachelorette.” One man told CBS News, “She stole the show; she stole the attention from her sister.” Another man said of Pippa’s look, “Classy, natural, elegant.” Racy Pippa Middleton photo “embarrassing” for royal family With a smile that lights up London and a figure that’s the envy of women everywhere, Pippa’s assets are attracting a lot of attention, says CBS News Royal...

The runaway bestseller, “The Help,” is a look back at the relationships between white women and their black maids in Mississippi in the early 1960s. The book was written by Kathryn Stockett, and the film version premieres today. The author has sparked a lot of controversy because she’s white, yet wrote her novel from the perspective of an African-American housekeeper. If that’s not unusual enough, she let her best friend, a relative unknown, direct the film. Stockett’s explosive novel is set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, a time of segregation and sit-ins, CBS News Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports. It’s the story of a rebellious Southern belle who collaborates with black maids to write a book pulling the covers off the complex, often painful relationships between a pampered, privileged class of white women and the black women who served them. “The Help” has been a bestseller for more than 100 weeks, 오산콜걸 and the movie has A-list actors, including Viola Davis and Emma Stone. Stockett and the film’s director, Tate Taylor, are lifelong friends who grew up in Jackson, Miss., raised by black housekeepers. “The Help” is her first book and his first major motion picture. Stockett reluctantly showed Taylor her manuscript after 60 literary agents had rejected it. Taylor said of her book, “You think you know your best friend so well, and...