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Range Networks Closes Series A Funding on the Back of Bringing Cellphones to...
Are cellphones a good thing at Burning Man? Many would say no, although if you ask me its unstoppable, so why worry about it. For the last couple of years, there has been cell service on the Playa ....
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Why We Prank
by Whatsblem the Pro In the wee hours of the morning on April 1st, while it was still dark out, my housemate and I were taping garbage bags to the frame of someone else’s bedroom door and filling the...
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Your Own Art Car? Wunder’s Rockbox on the Auction Block
by Whatsblem the Pro Photo: wwardlaw Derek Wunder has been going to Burning Man every year for the last thirteen years; he’s going to miss 2013 because he’s got a baby on the way, due the week of the...
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Black Rock, Red Earth: Burning Man in Australia
by Whatsblem the Pro A typical Aussie, hanging onto the Earth by his toes In 2009, a small gathering of about thirty people came together in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, to have an informal...
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Spring: In the Air, and on FIRE
by Whatsblem the Pro Mr. President, we must not allow a trebuchet gap! Have you ever wanted to set something on fire and fling it straight to Hell with a trebuchet, then set the trebuchet on fire and...
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10 Ways to Get Laid at Burning Man
by Whatsblem the Pro Let the Jubilee begin. (Image: Whatsblem the Pro) We have a lot of subscribers here at burners.me, and a lot of people come here via links at Facebook, BoingBoing, and other...
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Cosmo Says You’re in a Cult for Losers
by Whatsblem the Pro Cosmo: Too irrelevant to make fun of since the ’70s (Image: Harvard Lampoon) Anna Breslaw, writing about sorority life for Cosmopolitan: “Greek life lost me when, as a freshman,...
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This is Black Rock City
Photographer and author Phillippe Glade has put together an excellent collection of photos of different types of Burning Man accomodation. For the weeklong Burning Man festival, a temporary city is...
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Victory! But for Whom?
by Whatsblem the Pro Nevada State Assemblyman David Bobzien (D) The Nevada Assembly passed AB374 in a 26-15 party line vote today. The bill, which prohibits county commissioners from imposing fees or...
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9 Ways to Die at Burning Man
by Whatsblem the Pro The Craig Nielson Memorial Intersection at Burning Man – Photo: Danger Ranger The motto “keep Burning Man potentially fatal” is more than just humor; it’s a reflection of the fact...
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Roll Like a Boss, and Fly to Burning Man
Burning Man is great, but it takes a long time to get home, and an even longer time to get home from home. Exodus took hours less last year, probably due to the reduced attendance. An unprecedented...
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A Matter of Control
by Whatsblem the Pro The International Arts Megacrew is a crew of builders that has earned a massive amount of respect from the citizens of Black Rock City, in particular with the success of their very...
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Burning Man HQ Sells for $17 Million
Larry Harvey, Ed Lee and David Chiu announce new Burning Man HQ in 2011 A year or two back, Burning Man moved their offices into a new building in Market St. An area “best known for drug deals,...
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THE TEMPLE: Life and Death with Peter Gordon
by Whatsblem the Pro The Temple of Transition, Burning Man 2011 — Photo by Peter Gordon Peter Gordon is an award-winning photographer based in Ireland, where he’s been working full-time as an art...
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What is the Most Absurd Thing You Could Do? [Daft Punk? vs BAR Mag]
Thus starts one of the latest posts blowing up the blogosphere, from Burn After Reading magazine. If you ask me, the most absurd thing you could do is this: …which doesn’t make it bad. Even if tricks...
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What Makes it Special? Everything, Absolutely Everything
Can we ever get enough Burning Man documentaries? Not here at Burners.Me, anyway. This latest one, entitled “Ode to Black Rock City” was shot and edited by Anders Christian Rasmussen at his first Burn,...
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2013 Honorarium Art Projects Announced
An “honorarium” means that your art project was selected to receive some funding from Burning Man. The list of projects this year looks exciting, and many are tied in to the Cargo Cult theme. According...
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“Failed to Even Make a Facial”: Pershing County Claims Huge Defeat Over...
Burning Man is suing Pershing County for trying to increase levies on the event. Despite recent legislation passed by the Assembly in Nevada, the lawsuit continues. Pershing County hit back with a...
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Swimming in Air with the Bones of God
by Whatsblem the Pro Ichthyosaur skull — Image: The Pier Crew Jerry Snyder’s enthusiasm is infectious. His face breaks out in moonbeams as we hit the high points of the Pier Crew’s project for Burning...
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Destroy the Temple, Save the Village
by Whatsblem the Pro Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch NZ – Photo: David Wethey/NSPA/AP A crew of volunteers in Christchurch, New Zealand, including five professional engineers and a...
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