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Preliminary BRC Census Results from Burning Man 2015: Older, More Experienced, Less Californian Than We Thought

September 28, 2015 By Census Team

The BRC Census Lab conducts research on participants in Black Rock City and online after the event. We ask lots ...Read More

Building BRC

This Ain’t Quite a Patriarchy

September 28, 2015 By Summer Burkes

Here’s a world that’s hard to describe. Possibly the only postmodern non-patriarchal city-state on Earth besides Cristiania, Black Rock City ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

Moop Map 2015: Day Two, and a Buzzkill

September 26, 2015 By The Hun

Why hello there, all you moop maniacs and line sweepers extraordinaire - I've got a whole bunch of goodies for ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

Moop Map 2015: Day One Results!

September 25, 2015 By The Hun

Hello out there, my moop maniacs and line sweepers extraordinaire! It is my very great pleasure to kick off the ...Read More

Building BRC

You Can’t Say ‘Cleanup’ on the Radio

September 24, 2015 By Summer Burkes

Summer Burkes documents Burning Man's cleanup efforts, known as Playa Restoration, in 2015 after years of absence. Report: Things are ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

Moop Map 2015: This is what participation looks like

September 23, 2015 By The Hun

SHOUT OUT to Playa Mike, who posted this inspiring album from Burn Night 2015. Mike says: Every year on Burn Night ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

MOOP Map 2015 is a GO GO GO!

September 22, 2015 By The Hun

HELLO out there, all you MOOP maniacs and line sweepers extraordinaire! Step right up as we kick off the final ...Read More

The Ten Principles

“Carnival Cosmology” by Gary Warne

September 22, 2015 By Summer Burkes

Gary Warne's "Carnival Cosmology," now on the Burning Man website, where it always should've been, since it's the FOUNDING DOCUMENT ...Read More

Global Art

Aurora the Willow Leaves Palo Alto

September 22, 2015 By Josie Schimke

Join us in saying farewell to Aurora as it ends its stay in Palo Alto, California. Festivities for Aurora's closing reception ...Read More

Tales from the Playa, The Ten Principles

The Man Burns in 349 Days

September 20, 2015 By Moze

Last week, early morning so as to miss a non-existent Exodus, the Mighty Mr. B arrived at my camp and, ...Read More