Honoraria Art Adventures With Larry
By Kim Cook
When I joined Burning Man in late 2015, I was just one month away from my first opportunity to facilitate ...Read More
Archives for August 2018
The Post-Burn Rituals of Burning Man
By Graham Berry
“The more digital we get, the more ritual we need,” Burning Man Project board member Chip Conley likes to say. But ...Read More
“Artificial Intelligence” Was Never About Intelligence – Conclusion to the I, Robot Series
Several times in this series, leading minds in their fields called for AI development to stop so that humanity can ...Read More
Progress Report
By John Curley
If you’ve been following along at home, you know a little about what’s been going on out here in the ...Read More
Before Decommodification, There Was Once a Merch Table in Center Camp
Did you know that there was once merchandise for sale at Burning Man? There was! In 1996, a few of ...Read More
September is Census Month: Prepare to Be Counted!
By Census Team
BRC Census volunteers are a busy bunch at this time of year! 2017 results have been published and our attention ...Read More
Finnegan Wakes: a Machine of Memory and Meaning
By Guest Post
By Gavan Kennedy One of the many participatory events to unfold at this year’s Burning Man will be the return ...Read More
Playa Events: The What, the Where, and the When
By Anselm Engle
Let’s talk about Playa Events for a minute. Let’s talk about the 4,300+ events y’all input already, a jump from ...Read More
Decommodification Reminder
I've seen some online conversations dismissing the importance of the Decommodification Principle. “Who cares if people do photo shoots of ...Read More
The Point of Black Rock City
By Shalaco
Black Rock City is an Impossible City in the true nature of Italiano Calvino’s Impossible Cities. One impossible aspect about ...Read More