The Week That Was
By John Curley
You may have joined us when this year’s adventure began, way back in July, when a smallish group gathered in ...Read More
Posts about Tales from the Playa
Participants share their personal Burning Man experiences.
So You Fell in Love on Playa. Now What?
What can you do; it happens to the best of us. Love strikes like lightning out there. But now that ...Read More
Sacrifices and Memories
Year after year, the sculpture at Burning Man can rightfully be considered some of the most innovative, experimental, and engaging ...Read More
Everything Changes When You Blink
Near midnight, as we waited in line for hot chocolate at Ebb and Glow, “Terri” told me about a Gigsville ...Read More
How the Magic Happens
On Saturdy, Sara Von Roenn was desperate. A three year Burner, she had brought an art installation to Black Rock ...Read More
Always Say “Yes!” to Adventure – and Saran Wrap
By approximately 11:45 p.m. last night, Burning Man's Department of Motor Vehicles had been saran wrapped. The ingenious pranksters put ...Read More
Dust and Humanity
Black Rock City spent most of its opening day under a series of rolling dust clouds. Not "storms" as we ...Read More
It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Burning Man
By Shalaco
The Man has been lifted into place, the Temple has risen, street signs are being erected(and stolen!),art os rising from ...Read More
The Post-Burn Rituals of Burning Man
By Graham Berry
“The more digital we get, the more ritual we need,” Burning Man Project board member Chip Conley likes to say. But ...Read More
Before Decommodification, There Was Once a Merch Table in Center Camp
Did you know that there was once merchandise for sale at Burning Man? There was! In 1996, a few of ...Read More