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Dark Arps Reports
A guest post here by Burner Dark Arps: At the risk of sounding like one of those insufferable bores who bangs on about Burning Man, I’m just going to go ahead and say this: everything you’ve ever...
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Wonderhussy’s 2014 Adventures
Someone reported this post to Facebook because the article it links to “contains nudity”. They are strap-ons, you Burnier-Than-Thou hater, not actual transexuals with their PDE’s – Public Displays of...
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It’s the Art, Stupid
It seems that, behind every weary merchant visiting the oasis with a caravan of treasures to gift, is a team of Sherpas to wipe their ass. According to the New York Times, the rich people of Burning...
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No, jerks, Burning Man isn’t ruined
burnersxxx:Sarah shares her perspective: Burning Man is not the logical place for tech innovation. Originally posted on Unsolicited Honesty: A surprise dance party at the port-a-potties. Hello, I am...
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Local Legend Law
Alex Mak at Broke Ass Stuart has a great interview with Burning Man founder John Law, who fought to keep Burning Man’s intellectual property in the public domain. Instead, it is now owned by the other...
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Turnkey vs Plug-n-Play
In my recent article about a new Burning Man director’s involvement in a million dollar plug-n-play camp, I commented on Disorient, giving them praise for the way their camp seems to operate like...
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Immediacy in a Dust Storm
A guest post here by reader Jillian Corey: Immediacy In A Dust Storm At Burning Man Just like the postal service (neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night), we play through snow and sleet...
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2014 Photos
photo: Peter Ruprecht Thanks to all the photographic artists who helped to capture the images of Burning Man 2014 to share with the community. If you have a photo collection you’d like to be listed...
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Sensitive People
The Man from Marin and Shire Studios bring you this gem, which just made my day. The Burning Man reference starts at 4:20…of course. Shout out to the Mars Rover art car for this (and the great HD...
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2014 Music
Here’s a selection of what has been released so far. Want more? JedenTagEinSet has compiled a Soundcloud playlist of 58 Burning Man 2014 mixes The Scumfrog – Driving to Burning Man Syd Gris –...
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Dennis Kucinich Interviewed on the Playa
Luke Rudkowski from WeAreChange brings us this interview with former Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich, aka Charge, who gave a talk on the Playa this year. In the video he is...
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2014 Mutant Vehicles
Outside Online has a gallery of art cars from Caravansary. What were your favorites? From outsideonline (photos by Nick Kelley): “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” – Irina Dunn I met...
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A Sherpa’s Tale
This story posted on Facebook is from a Burner who worked as a Sherpa this year at a multi-million dollar camp. We will keep the Burner’s identity anonymous unless they request otherwise. It is a...
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Trash the ‘Stache
Lyft just got in trouble with Burning Man. It seems that one of their quirky community of drivers (I’m more of an Uber guy myself) put their trademark pink moustache on a Mutant Vehicle. Burning Man...
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Grover’s Coming Back With Political “Dream Team”
Grover came, he Burned, and now he’s determined to recruit. He flew in: Friends were concerned: @angeladallman All well. Mostly clothed. Very impressed with the creativity, hard work and...
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7 Notable Designs
Interior Design has some highlights from 2014. Words from http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/detail/36380-7-design-highlights-at-burning-man-2014 Burning Man is a giant canvas…It’s easy to see...
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Commodification Camps and the Tin Principles
Nomad Traveler really nailed it with this well-thought out comment about how the Commodification Camps are basically the complete opposite of everything Burners stand for. Note that he’s dropped the...
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Selling Out Part I – Wrapping The Gifting
Burning Man is partly the story of a half-dozen eccentrics—an unemployed landscaper (Larry Harvey), an art model (Crimson Rose), a struggling photographer (Will Roger Peterson), a dot-com PR gal...
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Selling Out Part II: Who Could It Be Now?
[Selling Out - Part I - Wrapping the Gifting] There is no direct evidence that Burning Man has been sold, or is planned to be sold. Just a mounting pile of circumstantial evidence, and the crumbling...
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Halcyon and Fest300 Defend Plug-n-Plays
In our post Selling Out Part II, we mentioned that BMOrg has been silent on the erupting Commodification Camp Controversy. Well, they’ve issued a response – of sorts. While not quite official,...
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