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The Theme is Caravans, but Don’t Bring One
They’ve finally announced 2014′s theme: “Caravansary“ For countless centuries, travelers along the Silk Route crossed paths in caravansaries, a network of oases and sanctuaries that dotted the...
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BLM Makes Burning Man Video
Burning Man is the largest “Leave No Trace” event and the largest permitted event on Federal land in the United States. As such, it is administered by the Winnemucca office of the Bureau Land...
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“The Temple”: Mini-documentary Shot in 2013
The Huffington Post brings us news of “The Temple”, the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of documentaries about Burning Man. It’s only 5 minutes long, and highlights the Solemn Side of the...
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$40 Well Spent
This video made my day today, much more than waking up early like a kid on Christmas Day waiting for Santa to have come…hoping that a theme was finally going to be announced, 7 months before the gates...
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Babes, Partying and Dust
What’s Burning Man all about? Watch this video from JZLStyle, who call it “The Ultimate Party”, then add your comments, eg “Burning Man is NOT a party”, or perhaps “there’s no place like home”… Get...
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Burning the Systems
Ticketfly is coming in, with a new ticketing system, selling vehicle passes as well as tickets. Burning Man’s bazaar marketplace has been taken down, to be revamped in some unknown way, presumably...
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Judge Backs Off Pershing Roadblock: Deal is Done
Judge Jones in Reno, who said the settlement deal cut between Burning Man and Pershing County was “illegal, unenforceable and absurd“, and suggested the lawyers involved should go back to school – has...
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Wicca Your Way Down On Baker Beach
Must’ve missed this one on the way to Cargo Cult: last August, the Huffington Post published some rare photos of the first burns. Burning Man began on the summer solstice of 1986, when Larry Harvey and...
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Burn the Endangered Species!
A month or so ago, I let you know that I was cutting guest writer Whatsblem the Pro loose. You can now find him here. I hope it’s clear now, this is my blog. If you read the tag line it says “Me,...
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The Dissolution of Normal
ZDBlue, aka The Dean, has published an interesting blog post called “The Dissolution of Normal”. He says that “normal” is an artificial construct – something I have always agreed with. And being at...
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Haters? You Ain’t Seen Nothing…
Think anti-Burner Judge Jones is bad? The Huffington Post has published a list of “The Twelve Hatiest Haters Who Ever Hated”. My favorites: 1. Bill Murray hired a deaf-mute personal assistant just to...
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Let It Go, not Let It Go
“Let It Go” is nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. Unfortunately, it’s “Let It Go” from Frozen, not our contender “Let It Go” from Spark: A Burning Man Story. How confusing! Ice beats heat –...
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YABMV
Yet Another Burning Man Video. The blurb for this one says “Burning Man 2013″, but I see a Trojan Horse and a Temple from 2011, and an Anubis from 2012 in there…we’ll let it slide, and the CHEESY...
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Droning On, on the Radio
Fast forward to 6:30 for the start of the KCRW/NPR interview. Some highlights: “We’re kind of a petri dish”…The danger is: “could cut up a person real quick…”. Apparently this issue has created...
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“Palace of the Cultural Crossroads”– BAR Mag
Burn After Reading magazine has written a piece extolling the virtues of this year’s theme. Some highlights: The Oxford English dictionary defines a “caravansary” (also spelled “caravanserai”)...
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Witch Reveals How Burning Man and Dancing Can Help You IPO
I’ve been waiting for a few days for this to show up on YouTube. I guess startup satire site Vooza are worried about BM’s IP policies. So you’ll have to click here to enjoy (it’s worth it!): The tech...
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Vehicle Pass FAQ Up
we be jammin’! The latest JRS announces Burning Man’s new FAQ for Vehicle Passes. Unfortunately, it raises more questions than it answers. Usually, FAQ’s are there to make it easier for the user; they...
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World’s Biggest Fire?
We’ve just been contacted by Burner Lise, who’s a little butt-hurt that we described Norway’s giant 130-foot high Midsummer bonfire as “the world’s biggest burn”. The flame measured a “mere” 135 feet,...
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Fly Ranch Exploratory Project
The Burning Man Project has announced that they are entering the preliminary stages of a development plan for the 4000 acre Fly Ranch, a property close to Black Rock City with a natural hot springs and...
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Larry Harvey in The Independent
Burning Man founder Larry Harvey has given a brief interview to Britain’s The Indpendent newspaper. It’s fairly juicy, managing in a single page to combine tales of child abuse, drug addiction, and...
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