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
Burning Noir: It’s Raining Art
After the rainstorm cleared it was pretty easy to find anyone who wasn’t huddled in a building: with no cars ...Read More
Grover Norquist gets Burning Man – do we?
Every year hundreds of Burners-0n-the-internet are shocked to discover that someone they don't like might come to Burning Man. 2014 ...Read More
Burning Noir: The Happiest Secret Stays That Way
Augustus St. George is never easy to track down, but fortunately I know all his favorite bartenders. Playing a lucky ...Read More
Anatomy of a prank gone wrong
The best motivation for pranksterism an interest in making the world more interesting, more full of possibility: a genuinely playful ...Read More
Burning Noir: The Friendliest Kidnapping
After the events of last year, I was stunned to bump into Augustus St. George on the play last night! ...Read More
A Playa Public Service Announcement: Where’s the Orgy?
It's a well known fact that at Burning Man, "I'm here because I love art" is a synonym for "you ...Read More
Playa Tip – How do I find my friends at Burning Man?
It's tough out there in the desert. You need your besties watching your back! But what if you can't find ...Read More
Playa Public Service Announcement – Where do I find the Internet?
So many people want to find the internet at Burning Man that it might have already crashed from overuse! But ...Read More
Burning Book Club – Chapter 3 (part 2) – Money and Revolutions
(We’re basing this discussion on Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the book club entries) To everybody ...Read More