The Triumph of Fun and Weird Over Sense and Efficiency
After 30 years, someone turned the difficulty level up. Burners who have been here for decades and never had a ...Read More
Posts about Shenanigans
Let loose the pranksters! Fire up the jackassery! Bring out the snark!
All of the Reasons Burning Man Was Canceled, According to People Who Have Never Been
By Anselm Engle
“Burning Man? Is that still going?” Yes, believe it or not, Burning Man is still going. Don’t get me wrong ...Read More
The “Crime Wave” at the GLC Was Exaggerated: There Is No Black Rock City Crime Syndicate
Look, I’m not going to deny that something weird was going on at Burning Man's Global Leadership Conference (GLC). I ...Read More
A Story About Fear
A young woman who had moved to the city and learned the art of sculpting from the last legendary survivors ...Read More
A Brief History of Who Ruined Burning Man
In 1986, at the very first Burn, a crowd of complete strangers gathered around the Man once it was lit it ...Read More
PEACE IN OUR TIME!!! Media Mecca and the Census end their four year war with historic treaty!
In 2012 the Census claimed that Media Mecca had poached one of their most beloved volunteers, while Media Mecca claimed ...Read More
The Darker Impulses of Artists – or “Why We Shout Insults at People Through Megaphones (Maybe)”
The other night, I was the asshole on a megaphone shouting things at people going by my camp. I couldn’t ...Read More
Public Service Announcement: Should I use a tent or an RV at Burning Man?
This is a controversial issue that people never seem to stop arguing about: what's the best way to experience Burning ...Read More
Public Service Announcement: What kind of tent do I need at Burning Man?
If you want to be comfortable at Burning Man, you need the right tent. Extreme environmental conditions out in the ...Read More