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August 2, 2019 By John Curley

They did it again. Those of you who frequent this space, following along as Black Rock City begins to take ...Read More

July 27, 2019 By John Curley

Yes, we did in fact put the Golden Spike in the ground, marking the beginning of Black Rock City for ...Read More

July 17, 2019 By Victor Stevens

During their first year at Burning Man, Nathan McKinley (a.k.a “Oncall”) and Zella Henderson (a.k.a. “Lifesaver”) would wake to mimosas ...Read More

May 29, 2019 By Burning Man Project

The Camp Placement Questionnaire closed on April 25 and the Placement Team saw the most questionnaires in Burning Man history: ...Read More

May 7, 2019 By Terry "Retro" Schoop

Can’t wait to stride down our city’s streets? Take a gander at Ganymede, hang a right at Hyacinth or leg ...Read More

April 26, 2019 By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet

As a child, the garbage truck would always terrify me. It was a huge metal brute with a yawning monster ...Read More

April 17, 2019 By BRC Cultural Direction Setting Group

So you’ve read our last two posts on Cultural Direction Setting — What’s Happened and What We Heard. Perhaps you’re ...Read More

April 12, 2019 By DA

Hello Black Rock City, DA here. Serving as Burning Man’s Playa Restoration Manager since 2005, it is my responsibility to ...Read More

January 23, 2019 By Burning Man Project

As we considered the design for the base of the Man this year, we were keenly aware that this was ...Read More