Survive and Thrive The Disaster That Wasn’t September 20, 2023 By Stuart Mangrum To listen to the media (or your cousin Fred, who called to ask if you were still alive), Burning Man’s “Animalia” theme might as well have been “Lord of the ...Read More
Survive and Thrive (Remember) How to Burning Man Part 5: Your Last-minute Black Rock City Checklist August 17, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger If your destiny is taking you to Black Rock City in a few short days and your living space isn’t ...Read More
BRC Art, Building BRC Find the Man’s Brain — as it Tours Black Rock City — and Add Your Thoughts August 16, 2022 By Dan Miller In 2018 Burning Man’s founder, my close friend Larry Harvey, had a stroke. While he was in a coma in ...Read More
Building BRC, The Theme Waking Dreams: The Legacy of Desert Siteworks August 16, 2022 By Stuart Mangrum In this episode of the Waking Dreams series we’re going to time-travel back to the earliest days of Burning Man ...Read More
Building BRC A Not-So-Dry Run August 14, 2022 By John Curley It’s true that you have to be prepared for everything, and sometimes everything happens in the course of one day. ...Read More
Survive and Thrive (Remember) How to Burning Man Part 4: Why Building a Crew Is Like Making a Sauce August 10, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger Black Rock City stretches our capacities in weird and unanticipated ways. We gather a crew, make some plans, and go ...Read More
Participate in BRC The Collective Cognition of the (Social Media) Burnerverse August 9, 2022 By Deets Shay All y’all are pretty great. And weird. And fun. And full of unending sarcasm. Over the last couple of years, ...Read More
Building BRC How the Temple Builders Guild Was Built August 9, 2022 By Brinkley Launched in 2020 by a team of seasoned Temple builders, the Temple Builders Guild is a collection of craftspeople who ...Read More
Survive and Thrive (Remember) How to Burning Man Part 3: Pro Tips from Bona-fide Black Rock City Professionals August 3, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger It’s that time of year when EVERYONE is a Burning Man expert, doling out endless playa tips — what to ...Read More
Building BRC Once More Unto Dust August 3, 2022 By John Curley Thankfully, it has happened again. The Golden Spike has been sledgehammered into the ground, marking the spot where the Man ...Read More