Posts about Building BRC

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Evening in Black Rock City

August 20, 2015 By John Curley

Just a quick pic to remind you that there is more out here than bugs. ...Read More

August 19, 2015 By John Curley

A campmate was applying balm to art director Charlie Nguyen’s back out at the Mazu Temple build site this ...Read More

August 18, 2015 By John Curley

Burning Man is a lot of things, and every time we try to say what it is or isn’t, we ...Read More

August 17, 2015 By John Curley

One of the goals of Burning Man – one of its necessities, really – has been to throw playa dust ...Read More

August 16, 2015 By John Curley

The sun seemed to be sinking faster than usual, and the sky was transitioning from blue to gray, with streaks ...Read More

August 14, 2015 By John Curley

Good news! The playa is “harder and flatter” than it was last year, and maybe harder and flatter than it ...Read More

August 13, 2015 By John Curley

There are only a few boxes, a few outlines of shapes, out at the Man Base just now. Plywood sheets are ...Read More

August 12, 2015 By John Curley

Good morning DPW! That’s how the Cobra Commander opens his 7:30 morning meeting in the lovely al fresco dining area ...Read More

August 11, 2015 By Summer Burkes

Do yall know who invented Burning Man’s trash fence in 1995? Lawrence Breed -- inventor of the world’s first computer ...Read More