Into the Zone — Episode 3: The Great Unknown
Welcome to the final story in a three-part series that unpacks how our 2021 theme — The Great Unknown — summons Burning Man’s origin story. Long before the Man touched ...Read More
We Did It! 2019 BLM Inspection Reveals Near Perfect Score & Greenest MOOP Map to Date
By Jane Lyons
On October 5, the Playa Restoration Team held victory in the palm of its hands at the Bureau of Land ...Read More
Cultural Direction Setting: From Vision to Action
In July we published the Cultural Vision for Residential Black Rock City, the first phase of the Cultural Direction Setting ...Read More
Stories From the City: Playing With the Wind on the Outer Rim
By Ben Buchholz
“We come here to sail and, hey, there’s a party in the neighborhood, too,” says Black Rock Yacht Club co-founder ...Read More
From Apotheosis to Artful Cities: Ra$pa’s Ride Through Burning Man’s Evolution
By Steven Raspa
“It was better next year” is a popular joke among veteran Burners, while others wax lyrical about how things once ...Read More
Anatomy of a BRC Census Survey, Plus Preliminary 2019 Results
By Census Team
By Sarah “Picky” Williamson and Dana “DV8” DeVaul It’s that time of year again, y’all. Time to: power-wash the rig ...Read More
Build the Heart & Soul of Black Rock City: 2020 Temple Applications Now Open
By Katie Hazard
Burning Man Arts is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Temple Grant cycle is now open! We’re still dusting things ...Read More
Burning Man Restoration Crew Completes Initial Highway Cleanup
Nevada Department of Transportation calls preliminary results “immaculate.” Burning Man’s Highway Restoration Crew has completed its initial first-phase cleanup of ...Read More
Stories From the City: How Flat Tire Cafe Went From Non-Functioning to Non-Profit
By Ben Buchholz
The following story is about a theme camp that provides playa-critical bike repair services and serves cold brew coffee, but ...Read More
Archiving the Ephemeral: a Kitchen Sisters Podcast
My betrothed, Beto Gonsalves, recently alerted me to a new series of NPR podcasts by the Kitchen Sisters: The Keepers ...Read More