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
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
***Updated to reflect 2024 Fuel Storage Requirements*** Did you know that you can be issued a citation by the Bureau ...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
Burning Man, Identity and The Binary
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