How (Not) to Build a Theme Camp
When my friends and I put together our first Burning Man camp, there was no instruction manual. We had absolutely no idea what we were doing, and we did it ...Read More
2018 Black Rock City Census Results: We Come for Community, Art, and the 10 Principles
By Census Team
By Indra In many ways, the Black Rock City Census every year tells the stories of the Burning Man event’s ...Read More
Burning Man Seeks a Sustainable Future
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the ...Read More
Stories From the City: The First-Year Surprise of Sunrise Diner
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
A Turning Point for Placement
The Camp Placement Questionnaire closed on April 25 and the Placement Team saw the most questionnaires in Burning Man history: ...Read More
Sign up for the 2019 Secure Ticket Exchange Program!
The Man burns in 106 days! As we inch closer to the event in the desert, we know folks have ...Read More
Streets Ahead: The 2019 Black Rock City Plan is Here!
Can’t wait to stride down our city’s streets? Take a gander at Ganymede, hang a right at Hyacinth or leg ...Read More
Coyote Nose – The Garbage Myth
As a child, the garbage truck would always terrify me. It was a huge metal brute with a yawning monster ...Read More
Burning Man Faces Existential Threat: EIS Deadline Approaching
Catching you up real quick, this is still true: the future of Black Rock City is at risk, and we ...Read More
Cultural Direction Setting: Where Do We Go from Here?
So you’ve read our last two posts on Cultural Direction Setting — What’s Happened and What We Heard. Perhaps you’re ...Read More