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
My Brother Larry: A Photo Essay
Some of the language below comes from Stewart Harvey's recent book, "Playa Fire: Spirit and Soul at Burning Man," published ...Read More
Burning Man 2018 to Institute CAPTCHA Protocol at Gate
San Francisco, April 4 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fearing that too many ticket holders are in fact spambots, Burning Man ...Read More
What Gifting Teaches Us About The Holidays
(This is an old post that was lost in the great website upgrade and is being re-shared.) Everything I needed ...Read More
The Parable of the Gift
The only thing I ever get for Christmas is depressed, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about giving. For ...Read More
Frontiers of Decommodification: Video Games, Micro-transactions, and Authenticity
I’m not familiar with any serious schools of thought suggesting that Burning Man has much in common with video games. ...Read More
Of Principle Importance: Catharsis 2017
I’m a believer. I believe in the power of Burning Man. I believe what we are doing is important. Twenty ...Read More
You Got Your Rules in My Freedom! You Got Your Freedom in My Rules!
I’d like to take a moment and pretend that Thanksgiving is the perfect time to talk about something that I ...Read More
This is Not the Utopia You’re Looking For
“Transformational experiences” are bullshit, and Burning Man doesn’t change a damn thing. I’ve spent the other posts in this series ...Read More
Why Am I Still Here? The Ties That Bind Us to Black Rock City
Back when I was only four Black Rock Cities in, I’d overhear people who were in their 15th, 16th, year ...Read More