The Pffffft Principle vs. The Playa
It is so hard to explain how The Playa can change your life. For me, a huge part of it ...Read More
Posts about The Ten Principles
An ongoing exploration of the history, philosophy and dynamics of Burning Man’s 10 Principles in Black Rock City and around the world. We welcome your voice in the conversation.
All the World’s a Stage – and Burners are hecklers
What do Burning Man and Stand-up Comedy have in common? Hecklers. Hecklers in the default world share certain values with ...Read More
Turnkey Camping Guidelines
[Please note we've changed the nomenclature for these types of camps from "Plug & Play" to "Turnkey" to better reflect ...Read More
The Burner’s Guide to Leaving No Trace
By The Hun
Burning Man is a Leave No Trace event. It's everyone's responsibility to pick up every piece of trash — from ...Read More
Decommodification Special Report
A blatant disregard of some Burning Man principles has recently been reported. That makes this a good time to look ...Read More
How Not To Burn: Commodifying Burning Man
By Evil Pippi
Let us be clear: this is not the kind of marketing activity that raises brand value. Our culture just doesn’t ...Read More
Camping With Baby Burners: Kids at Burning Man
Burning Man has been a family affair from the very beginning, and children of all ages are enthusiastically welcomed in ...Read More
What does living Burning Man 365/24/7 look like?
By Xina Ocasio
As you wander into your camp at the end of an amazing week at Burning Man, your friend turns to ...Read More
Turnkey Camping: A Clarification
By Will Chase
The Placement team provides some clarification about Turnkey camping to foster the continuation of a civil dialog around this topic. ...Read More