Opinion | Burning Man Journal

Why Does Burning Man Matter?

November 7, 2024 By Erica Blair

At first glance, Burning Man looks like a kaleidoscope of contradictions: an experiment in Radical Self-reliance built on a bedrock of collaboration and Communal Effort; a decommodified endeavor that takes ...Read More

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Consider Your Impact: Perspective from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

August 23, 2019 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

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Oh, No! The Influencers Are Coming! But It’s What Happens if We Win That’s Interesting

August 22, 2019 By Caveat Magister

As someone with a long interest in the question of “Who’s ruining Burning Man now?”, I’d like to take a ...Read More

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Answering the Million Dollar Question: Where Do I Take My Trash After Burning Man?

August 22, 2019 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

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A Semi-Hyperbolic, Rapid-Fire Crash Course in MOOP

August 13, 2019 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

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Burn the Man, Not Your Camp: Five Tips for Doing Fuel Storage Right!

July 31, 2019 By Scirpus

***Updated to reflect 2024 Fuel Storage Requirements*** Did you know that you can be issued a citation by the Bureau ...Read More

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Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Rachel Sadd on Social Contracts and Micro-inclusions

July 29, 2019 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Rachel Sadd has been the Executive Director of the Ace Monster Toys makerspace in Oakland since July 2015. Born into ...Read More

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Kneecap That Impact

July 22, 2019 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

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Burning Man, Identity and The Binary

July 22, 2019 By Marty Bortz

The construction of meaning has been a central focus in philosophy and social science for several decades. Philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists ...Read More

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Hold My Beer …

July 9, 2019 By Will Chase

Yeah yeah, we get it. We’re all free spirits. We’re especially free in Black Rock City, right? That’s great. And ...Read More