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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Iowa’s New Beginnings: The first Iowa Burning Man Regional
It’s always amazing to see the beginnings of a new Burner community. We get to see wonderful people working to achieve a common creative and cultural goal. This year marked…
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Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 3
The next morning, we were quickly put to work. A lot of things needed setting up: the tents, at least a dozen of them, tucked beneath a shade structure; a…
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Burners Without Borders Aids in Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
On October 29th, hurricane Sandy single-handedly demolished the New Jersey beach towns of Ocean City and Long Beach Island. Also, Atlantic City―the classic coming-of-age, right-of-passage East Coast Sin City―where fortune…
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Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 2
Late Thursday evening, our friend Jonah got into LA and we packed the car and headed up to Reno. I didn’t feel the same kind of excitement that I usually…
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Rhythm Wave: A Deep Look into the Conscious Dance Movement
On the Playa for six years, RhythmWave is a positively unique dance stage. The camp serves as a beacon for the larger conscious dance movement. This is a companion piece…
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Words from the Human Light Suit
While at the Burn, we run into many different types of art and artists. A lot of participants are carrying cameras, looking like Black Rock City tourists. Eric Schwabel, however,…
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Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 1
Burns of the Fourth Degree is a series of essays about Burning Man and its effects on one formerly repressed Catholic school kid. It mostly focuses on Burning Man 2012 and…
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Zombies take over Manhattan!
Far before the calendar says October, I get excited about the spooky events Halloween brings. None more perhaps than the annual undead extravaganza known as ZombieCon in New York…
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Get Down and Pick Up: Philadelphia Burners Clean Community Swimming Spot
A sweet, sunny day in late autumn, Philly Burners showed the world they know what “bringing the Playa home” really means. Over 30 people showed up with trash bags, work…
