Burning Man 2022: Waking Dreams
The 2022 Burning Man theme will explore the transformative power of dreams, both literal and figurative, and celebrate the dreamers ...Read More
All posts by Stuart Mangrum
Happy Solstice! It’s Burning Man’s Birthday
“One time at Burning Man,” the story often starts, and it’s only natural that it should. Stories by their nature ...Read More
Burning Man 2021: The Great Unknown
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." –Marcel Proust This year's ...Read More
Burning Man 2021: Terra Incógnita
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." –Marcel Proust This year's ...Read More
Burning Man 2020: The Multiverse
The 2020 Black Rock City event theme explores the quantum kaleidoscope of possibility, the infinite realities of the multiverse, and ...Read More
Remembering Larry: Playing with Words
I first met Larry Harvey in the summer of 1993, a few days after Michael Mikel invited me to Burning ...Read More
The Revelation Will Not Be Commodified
There's a growing sense of outrage in the Burning Man community that our culture is being commodified. I think it’s ...Read More
In Memoriam: Larry Harvey, 1948–2018
Burning Man founder Larry Harvey died on April 28, 2018 at 8:24am PST after suffering a stroke in his San ...Read More
Across This Line, Everything Will Be Different
Consider the tea ceremony. The elegance of each stylized gesture. The deliberate pace. The simple beauty of its rustic implements. ...Read More
A Tale of Two Cities (on Fire)
Imagine a city filled with hundreds of fanciful sculptures, some as tall as buildings, each unique, all designed to burn. ...Read More