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There Once Was A Girl From Black Rock…
Burner Katherine has composed this poem about her forthcoming trip to Black Rock City ‘Twas the week before Burning Man and all of the cities Teemed with art cars, sound camps, and their planning...
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Crank Out Some Dope Beats
“Beats. Phat beats. Dope beats. Dirty beats. Clean beats. Killer beats. Mad beats. Everyone loves beats. Then there’s the drop. Folks just love the drop…I suppose some may love the drop more than the...
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Weather Proof Your Burn
The desert is usually hot, dry, sunny, and very dusty. It can get cold at night. Dust storms can remove all visibility, and can affect travel plans and navigation. Strong winds can come at any time....
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Burning Man Jumps the Shark
From the SF Bay Guardian: Burning Man jumps the shark How a high-minded countercultural experiment ended up on everyone’s bucket list 08.19.14 | Steven T. Jones Steven Jones (Scribe) wrote an...
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How To Save the World
Caveat Magister has written a long piece at SF Weekly entitled “Out of the Wilderness. The future of Burning Man isn’t in the desert. It’s everywhere else”. You’ll have to read through more than 5500...
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$2 million camps: Gentrification of Burning Man (NYT)
The New York Times published a story by Nick Bilton today (it will be in the print edition Thursday) about Burning Man. They referenced our story about Private Concierge services. A few different...
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Caravansary Street
A hippy tune for you to get in the mood for Caravansary. Kumbayah bitches! Thanks to Burner Mari for sharing this. Filed under: Music Tagged: 2014, caravansarai, caravansary, music, stories, videos
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HuffPo vs NYT – Mainstream Media Battles Over Burners
The Huffington Post has responded to the New York Times article about Burning Man yesterday. It’s amusing to see Huffington Post pretending that they are on the side of the “counter culture”. They must...
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How Not To Die At Burning Man
Fest300 is a web site that aims to become the Fortune 500 of festivals. It was founded by Burning Man Project Director Chip Conley, a prominent gay entrepreneur who is also on the Board of hippy...
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Stubhub Sold Out
We’ve been tracking the Stubhub prices all year, and there have always been a few tickets available. They were hovering around $800 for a long time, they briefly dipped below $700, before shooting back...
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Lake of Dreams
Some spectacular timelapse footage in this video from Roy2k: Filed under: Burner Stories Tagged: 2013, 2014, burning man, event, festival, playa, playa love, stories, videos
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Relationship Survival at Burning Man: What You Need to Know
Burning Man can be a great test for relationships. You are exposed to more stimulus, temptation, and “put my needs first” pressure than almost anywhere else in human civilization. If your relationship...
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Interview with Paul Oakenfold
DJ Paul Oakenfold at the Green Man, Burning Man 2007 The Reno Gazette Journal has interviewed mega-DJ Paul Oakenfold, whose White Ocean camp boasts an incredible lineup of world class talent. Oakey has...
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Poppycock! It’s Punks, not Hippies
Chris Taylor at Mashable has responded to this week’s press that Burning Man has jumped the shark and rich people are one-upping each other with $25,000/head camps and sherpas. In Chris’s opinion,...
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12 Legal Tips for a Smoother Burn
Lawgives has put together this Free Legal Guide. It’s a great list of legal tips for all Burners to benefit from, big thanks to Lawgives and all the Reddit contributors. Lawgives says: Know your legal...
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Burners.Me interview on KGO Radio
San Francisco’s KGO news radio interviewed me today about the anti-rich, anti-tech, and dare we say, anti-Burning Man sentiment that seems to be sweeping the media this week. I should have recorded the...
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Look Out for The Judge!
…Mike Judge, that is. If you haven’t seen his new show Silicon Valley check it out, it’s hilarious. The show brilliantly skewers Silicon Valley and the Bay Area hipster/tech culture, while also giving...
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Making The Most of Your Burn
Veteran Burner Christie has shared these tips for getting the most out of your experience at Burning Man. This is my fifth consecutive Burn, and my first as a Camp Organizer. To better prepare the...
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2014 Burning Man: The Big Tracks
Mixmag has asked some of the DJs playing this year for their Burning Man playlist. Some great tracks here, including remixes of some old classics. Look out for these on the Playa, or download them now...
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A Burn for Everyone Else
With all the talk of the “rich people invasion” and “celebrity invasion” and “class war”…it’s nice to see there are still alternatives for Burners who believe it’s what we all contribute that makes a...
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