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
Archives for 2018
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
Galaxia Reunites Old Friends and Original Man Builders
By Jane Lyons
This year, as the flames consume the Temple and the dust devils begin to swirl, you might catch the glimpse ...Read More
I, Robot — We, God
By Misa Rygrova
“People create Gods when they wonder why things happen. Do you know why things happen? Because Gods make them happen. ...Read More
Happy Together: Bicycles and Burning Man
By Guest Post
By Playa Bike Repair Remember the freedom and adventure your bike gave you as a kid? Having a bicycle at ...Read More
We Got Ourselves a Fence
By John Curley
Just George, the leader of the operation, declared the Fence finished at just after two in the afternoon on Friday, ...Read More