The Man at 40
Forty years ago on the solstice, the first Burning Man event took place in San Francisco. Only a handful of people alive today remember that evening on Baker Beach, and ...Read More
What a Bureaucracy That “Feels Like Burning Man” Might Look Like
Before the pandemic, when Burning Man was in its “High Culture” phase, there was a strong sense that the kind ...Read More
Why Does Burning Man Matter?
By Erica Blair
At first glance, Burning Man looks like a kaleidoscope of contradictions: an experiment in Radical Self-reliance built on a bedrock ...Read More
Can We Make Our (Terrible) Online Conversations Feel More Like Amazing Theme Camps?
I’ve heard nothing but glorious things about this year’s Black Rock City — lots of people saying that it was ...Read More
Does Your Art Party Need a Philosophy?
Whenever a discussion of Burning Man’s philosophy gets big enough, someone who isn’t enjoying themselves always tries to ruin it ...Read More
Does Your Art Party Have a Philosophy?
Larry Harvey wrote the 10 Principles in 2004. He established the Burning Man Philosophical Center in 2013. Five years ago ...Read More
What Does Burning Man Do for the World?
What does Burning Man have to offer the world? This has always been a question with good answers that are ...Read More
When Is Gifting Not Gifting?
Some of my least favorite experiences as a Burner are when we become victims of our own success. Often this ...Read More
A Look Back at the Mutation of Mutant Vehicles with DMV OG’s Chef Juke, Sparky & Pepper Mouser
By Brinkley
While Rangers ensured in '98 that only "art cars" drove on the open playa, 1999 was the first year of ...Read More
How a Solstice Gathering Sparked Ritual, Communion, and Burning Man
Wherever you are today at 57 minutes after this hour, welcome the solstice. This celestial moment marks the day we ...Read More