Anything Commercial Art Can Do, Decommodified Art Can Do Better!
In my first post in this series, I said that decommodified art can do things that commercial art can't. But what does that mean? Here’s how I put it in ...Read More
Decompression Challenge
Yeah, Decompression is real. But don't stew in upset at how the Default World is not like Black Rock City. ...Read More
Why “Hotmessday” is the Meme We Need — and How it Came to Be
I'd heard this story before, but now it has a sticker, so it's a real thing Years ago, "Hot Damn," ...Read More
Consider Your Impact: Perspective from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
By Will Chase
As part of our Consider Your Impact series, we hear directly from people affected by Burners passing through local communities ...Read More
Oh, No! The Influencers Are Coming! But It’s What Happens if We Win That’s Interesting
As someone with a long interest in the question of “Who’s ruining Burning Man now?”, I’d like to take a ...Read More
Answering the Million Dollar Question: Where Do I Take My Trash After Burning Man?
By Will Chase
So now it's Monday. Time to leave Black Rock City. And here comes the hard part. I mean, it's been ...Read More
A Semi-Hyperbolic, Rapid-Fire Crash Course in MOOP
By Will Chase
Here’s kind of a mind-blowing thought: there is a finite amount of matter in the universe. Yep, while things might ...Read More
Burn the Man, Not Your Camp: Five Tips for Doing Fuel Storage Right!
By Scirpus
Did you know that you can be issued a citation by the Bureau of Land Management if your fuel is ...Read More
Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Rachel Sadd on Social Contracts and Micro-inclusions
Rachel Sadd has been the Executive Director of the Ace Monster Toys makerspace in Oakland since July 2015. Born into ...Read More
Kneecap That Impact
By Will Chase
Haters are gonna hate, and Burning Man haters are gonna hate on Burners’ environmental hypocrisy. And you know what? They’re ...Read More