Remembering the Solstice Burn That Started it All
“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees Is my destroyer.” —Dylan Thomas, The force that through the ...Read More
Remembering Larry: An Artist’s Tribute
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Burning Man founder Larry Harvey’s passing, we remember the Man in the Hat ...Read More
Burning Man Sucks at Transitions. Can Rituals Help?
I love Burning Man. You love Burning Man. All kinds of really remarkable and amazing people love Burning Man. But ...Read More
The Revelation Will Not Be Commodified
There's a growing sense of outrage in the Burning Man community that our culture is being commodified. I think it’s ...Read More
Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Élida Bautista on Identity and How Burners Can Create Change
Élida Bautista, PhD is the Director of Inclusion and Diversity at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. She sets school-wide ...Read More
Cultural Direction Setting: What We Heard
The Cultural Direction Setting initiative is in full swing and we hope you’ve read our recent update on our community ...Read More
Cultural Direction Setting: What’s Happened
Last fall, we launched Black Rock City Cultural Direction Setting to better understand and address the state of residential life in ...Read More
Burning Man, High Fashion, and Commodification
By Megan Miller
Earlier this week, I was made aware of a “hip new clothing line” that debuted at this year’s Paris Fashion ...Read More
Strike a Pose
Manish Arora, six-time Burner, held a runway fashion show influenced by Burning Man during Paris Fashion Week. A good portion of ...Read More
You’ve Failed, Now Do What Feels Like Burning Man – “Too Offensive For Burning Man?” part 4
In prior posts we’ve looked at the danger of trying to make generally applicable, abstract, rules for dealing with acidic ...Read More