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Founded On Fire Magick
Fest300 has just published a lengthy interview with Burning Man Founder Crimson Rose. Are they the new Voices of Burning Man? The article is very interesting and I encourage you to read it in its...
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BLM Want Their Own Million Dollar Compound With Popsicles and Donuts [Updates]
Jenny Kane at the Reno Gazette-Journal breaks an exclusive story “BLM Wants VIP Compound at Burning Man” . It’s about the unprecedented, eyebrow-raising last minute demands from the Bureau of Land...
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Radio Interview With BMOrg’s Jim Graham on ChocoTacoGate [Update]
KPNR has an interview with Burning Man spokesman Jim Graham about the latest controversy in the Burnerverse. https://burnersxxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/150630_burningman_web.mp3. The Twitter-verse...
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DanceSafe, Bunk Police Shut Down in Attack on Raver Safety [Update]
A raver surveys the MOOP left over after Electric Forest 2015. Image: MILive Strange things have been happening in the EDM Festival world over the last couple of weeks, with two different volunteer...
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Who’s Being a Dick in Scandinavia?
Whatever it takes to promote safe sex these days, in the Transhumanist Age of Artilects. Man In Giant Penis Costume Shoots Glitter Around Norway To Raise STI Awareness On Thursday, Public Health...
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New Plug-n-Plays Coming Up With Their Own Principles
Soho Gardens is the latest ultra-luxe glamping experience at Burning Man. It is very much following the lead of previous sherpa-laden hotel experiences at Burning Man that have been highly promoted to...
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Wake Up, Neo – There Is No Counter-Culture
Just found this thought-provoking essay from 2013 by James Curcio at Modern Mythology. I have edited it down to highlight the most relevant passages for Burners, emphasis ours: “Two weeks at Burning...
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The Secret History of Big Pharma, LSD, Meth, Ecstasy and Speed
For some holiday weekend reading, here’s a fascinating story from Natural News on the role the big pharmaceutical companies have played in the development of the global drugs market. US pharma market...
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In Defense Of The Thirsty: A Plea For Water At Parties (Not The Burn)
This is a thought experiment, a call to action, or maybe even a plea. Perhaps it’s the ravings of a lunatic, if you don’t agree with me. The community of people who read this blog are the only ones on...
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Burners Inspire The New Fight Club
Way back in the early years of this blog, we brought you news of the ultimate art car: Kuratas. A 4-ton, 13-foot tall, $1.3 million art robot, made in Japan. [Kogoro Kurata, Kuratas Robot Designer]:...
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It’s Hip To Be Square
Another interview from Grover Norquist, in what looks like a summertime ski lift. The Grove is now a “Burning Man aficionado” after attending once by private plane and staying up til 2:30am on a...
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Did We Just Get Cyber Attacked?
The last few days have been pretty hectic in the financial world. You may have heard some of this on mainstream media. Zero Hedge asked “Is This What The First World Cyber War Looks Like?” Alarmist? I...
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BLM to Review Chocotacos, if BM Lifts Their Safety Game [Updates]
Yesterday Burning Man bigwigs and BLM bigwigs got together to discuss Chocotacogate. According to the information leaked (by BMOrg?) to Jenny Kane at the RGJ: the BLM wanted $1 million+ in extra...
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RockStar Librarian – Going Strong For Ten Years
Now this is an art project I can get behind. https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/1933397/video-553634-h264_high.mp4 Rockstar Librarian has been publishing a guide to the music of Burning...
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Cocaine: The Threesome of Drugs.
by Terry Gotham Cocaine. Even the word sets people off. Americans who have no intention of doing it know it’s associated with power, money and women (in that order). Movie after movie hypes the drug,...
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Google Earth Brings You Burning Man 3D
Google Earth For Pirates This is pretty cool. You’ll need to install Google Earth, and enable 3D buildings. Then open this KML file. Zoom in to ground level and hold down the arrow keys, you can walk...
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Strike 2 in EDM War: Opulent Temple Denied Placement for 2015 [Updates]
When news came out that Dancetronauts had been banned for at least a year for being Too Loud For Burning Man, we wondered if there might be more to the story. Was this part of a bigger pushback to...
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Ten Questions With Terry Gotham: Linnae Ponté – The Zendo Project
I am honored to be bringing you this chat I had with Linnae Ponté, director of The Zendo Project. This effort, funded by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), provides...
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Playa Wear Trunk Shows Coming Up
If you’re in San Francisco, whether you’re going to Burning Man or not you might want to check these shows out. Always a fun crowd, and you’re supporting your fellow Burner fashion artists. Lorelei...
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Call Girl Call Goes Out [Update]
Burning Man is coming soon, and the ticket shortage seems to be putting the squeeze on Mistresses of Merriment supplies for the Commodification Camps. A Burner at the BMFG alerted us all to this ad...
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