And then I started crying. Not sobbing but just a slow and steady leak. I’m sure the preceding eight days of heat and dust and dehydration in a city full…
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Study: Free Tea More Fun than Paid-For Cup at Center Camp
A recently-removed post on the Burning Man website reveals what we’ve all long suspected: decommodified tea is more fun than tea that costs money. See the screenshot below. Experts in…
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Danger Ranger Speaks Out
Early today Danger Ranger addressed the greater Burning Man community concerning the controversial issue of turnkey camps at the 2014 Burn. His post on Facebook generated a lot of…
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All Is Revealed: Burning Man Launches New Site and Art Theme
Carnival of Mirrors has just been announced as the art theme for Burning Man 2015. It conjures up all sorts of fantastical imagery that fits seamlessly into the great expanse…
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A “Vile” Mistake: Q&A with DJ Lee Mayjahs?
What happens when good Burners go bad? Everyone has their spaz moments. Everyone falls from grace from time to time. Often these betrayals and social faux pas go unnoticed. We…
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Burner Businesses, Friend or Foe?
Burning Man prides itself on its thriving year-round culture. It is not a festival with attendees that leave (without a trace) and then forget about their week-long desert experience…
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Caravansary: Palace of the Cultural Crossroads
For us Burners, with the New Year comes a sea change from the domestic warmth of the holidays (and its subsequent hangover) to a reinvigoration of our collective creative and…
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Burning Man 2013 Theme “Cargo Cult” Released: What does it mean?
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…
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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…
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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…