Every year we all wait patiently for the Burning Man theme to drop. Back in 2012 the theme wasn’t announced until February making many burners pretty anxious, especially those planning large scale art projects and [...]
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The STEP Program: Thoughts, Opinions, Information and What’s Next
On Friday, March 2nd 2012, Burners looking to get tickets to the Fertility 2.0 Burn took to the internet as they anxiously awaited the opening of the Secure Ticket Exchange Program (STEP). The STEP site [...]
Dude, Where’s My Grant?
Let’s face it, this year’s been full of surprises (not all of them pleasant). After the lottery debacle, many burners planning to bring an art project to the playa this year are wondering about the [...]
Theme Camps and the Lottery: What Happens Next?
This Thursday, March 8th, is the deadline for all ticket-requesting theme camps to submit their placement questionnaires. If you are not requesting, tickets placement questionnaires are not due until April 26th. Theme camps who register early may [...]
Fertility 2.0: To Theme or Not To Theme? [NSFW]
Fertility 2.0, the theme for Burning Man 2012, has caused quite a stir within the community. Is this a failed attempt that should be ignored? Or can we salvage something to create with? Becca Levy [...]
STEP Hysteria: Realistic Answers for Rational Burners
[I]t was 12:45. Friday March 2nd and I had something important to do. I had to register for STEP. I was at work and in the midst of a project. I stepped away (no pun [...]
Don’t Panic: One Burner’s View of the Lottery
I realize there is a lot of hurt and anger over the ticketing debacle. I’m not going to beat the optimist drum because optimism doesn’t spontaneously generate tickets…but then neither does pessimism. The cold hard [...]
TICKET SCHMICKET- STOP WHINING AND PARTICIPATE DAMMIT!
RULE #1- NO WHINING. I am hearing a lot of negativity on the lists these days. Everyone’s talking about how the lottery was lame, STEP is insensitive, and the 10,000-ticket “handout” is elitist and awful. [...]
New Burning Man Lottery Closes, Leaving Many Concerned
[T]he main lottery sale for 2012 Burning Man tickets has officially closed. Although 40,000 tickets have been sold, there are many burners who were not chosen in the new lottery system. The backlash to the [...]
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Portland CORE will be a big interactive tree house this year!
Ludum et Refugium, Portland CORE 2013
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The Burners of Portland, Oregon are bringing Ludum et Refugium to the Circle Of Regional Effigies (CORE) project for Burning Man 2013.
As we are fast approaching the Burn we're beginning to organize Issue #2 of BARmag. If you want to write an article for our on-Playa, print magazine please send us an email at editor@burnafterreadingmag.com.
Please remember BARmag is a non-fiction magazine, although we will print crosswords, word finds, cartoons, and treasure hunts (as long as they're burning man related).
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