Serious Stuff The Man at 40 June 18, 2026 By Stuart Mangrum 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
Serious Stuff Theme Thoughts 2012 January 23, 2012 By John "Halcyon" Styn Larry Harvey announced the 2012 Theme at Artumnal on Nov 19. 2011. BurningMan.com posted it on Jan. 22, 2012. Welcome, ...Read More
Serious Stuff The Places We’ll Go January 11, 2012 By John "Halcyon" Styn We’ve gone viral! Teddy Saunder’s beautiful Dr. Seuss video is the first Burning Man media to truly catch fire. With ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Is Burning Man a “White People Thing?” January 4, 2012 By Caveat Magister A close friend of mine was asking me about Burning Man. She’s a black woman from Brooklyn. “Nope,” she said ...Read More
Serious Stuff A little confidence December 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister Something about the bright lights of the Christmas season always pushes Burning Man right out of my head. In a ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Shenanigans Is there too much positive energy at Burning Man? November 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister Your sensibilities are not protected: Burning Man is designed in such a way as to almost guarantee that something is ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man, Part V: flame throwers, footrubs, and photographs! October 24, 2011 By Caveat Magister No one at Monticello or BMIR slept much that night – and neither did I. I woke up with the ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man, part IV: idiots are weapons, too! October 21, 2011 By Caveat Magister The voice on the radio was excited -- almost orgasmic. “Okay, people, the rumor has been confirmed – Bassnector will ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man, part III: It’s not really torture if it’s funny! October 20, 2011 By Caveat Magister I dropped by BMIR in the morning. The sight of Monticello’s flag on their transmitter had made them serious about ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man! Part II: The Empire Strikes Twice October 19, 2011 By Caveat Magister Author’s Note: The following is an account of the events of The War of the Rites, an epic conflict ...Read More