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“We Will Shut Down The Roads To Burning Man”– Alarm at Cultural Appropriation
BMorg were very proud that Standing Rock Water Protectors were attending this year, staying at the Red Lightning Camp. There was a big vision to unite the world’s tribes in the world’s biggest drum...
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Dear Burning Man…
This video highlights the cultural appropriation issues, showing how some Burners really just don’t give a shit if some First Nations people are deeply offended by their antics. Read the comments at...
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BURNILEAKS: The Lucifer Cover-Up
By now we are used to attempts from the Propaganda-meisters at BMorg to control every narrative relating to their event. This latest incident had us wondering, WHY? What are they trying to hide? Thanks...
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The Arrival of Empress Zöe
Burning Man didn’t always have themes. For the first 10 or so Burns, the theme was “Burn The Man”, recreating the Wicker Man effigy burn rituals of the Druids. Cult movie The Wicker Man, 1973 These...
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Burning Man’s First Technology Guru Fighting #fakenews
The blockchain offers a new world of possibility, not just for crypto-currency or providing disaster relief, but also for truth – something I am extremely interested in. It seems I’m not the only one....
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Cops Seize 36 Different Types of Drugs in Large Scale Operation at Aussie...
The headline basically says it all. Re-blogged from Sydney’s Daily Telegraph (emphasis ours): POLICE have charged 17 people with drug offences after an operation at Australia’s version of the Burning...
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Local Sheriff Overwhelmed By Burner Arrests
Because the Sheriff arrests people related to Burning Man before the event and after the event, he is sending a bigger bill to BMorg. He’s “not sure” if last year’s bill was even paid by the $40...
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There Are No More Heroin Overdoses
Report by Terry Gotham Enough people sent me the NY Times article about Fentanyl overtaking Heroin that I had to say something about it. If you’ve not seen it and the plurality of think pieces...
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Rocking Robots
Artist Nigel Stanford sent us this unique take on industrial music. It’s not something you see every day…but don’t expect to see this band on the Playa any time soon Filed under: Music Tagged: 2017,...
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Burner Art Becomes Symbol Of Hope In Fire Disaster
Our heart goes out to everybody affected by the unprecedented California fires. One place particularly affected was Paradise Ridge Winery, which hosted many Burner art pieces in the Voigt Outdoor...
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2018 Theme Announced
In 2013 we had aliens. In 2014 it was camels. In 2015, clowns. 2016 was Medici. In 2017 we had temples. I guess Larry and Stuart were trying to figure out how more people could have a transformational...
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Is Burning Man A Cult?
icanteven asks a selection of Burners what the whole thing means. Filed under: Burner Stories Tagged: 2017, burning man, cult, icanteven
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Cannabis, Decommodification & Brake Lights: Gifting in 2017
Column by Terry Gotham While the Best Coast has just about legalized the growth & sale of cannabis from the Mexican to Canadian borders, us poor unfortunate souls stuck in New England, the...
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Pinchbeck #metoo Spotlights Consent Principle
Daniel Pinchbeck went to some trouble to insert himself into the media as one of the leading Burning Man scenesters, following in his counter-cultural heritage at the heart of the Beat scene growing...
View ArticleCryptoBeast # 2 – #clownsource the #Peabody
Streamed live on Dec 21 2017. The livestream had some problems with the clips so I edited it. The last couple of years have seen YouTube journalism rising to the forefront – but is it worthy of the...
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10 Questions With Terry Gotham: Brad Burge (MAPS)
(When meeting Brad Burge several years ago, I was immediately struck by his masterful ability to communicate to all comers at an academic conference we were speaking at. He connected immediately, and...
View ArticleCryptoBeast # 3 – My Story
I know I did tell my story here before (sort of) three years ago but this is a different take on it. Follow me on Steemit, Twitter and YouTube.
View ArticleCryptoBeast #4 – Coinbase Insider Trading, or Something More Nefarious?
A video discussion of my recent Steemit post about Coinbase and Bitcoin Cash. Follow me on Steemit @steveouttrim Youtube SteveOuttrimCryptoBeast Twitter @steveouttrim Facebook steveouttrim
View ArticleCryptoBeast #5 – How To Be A Truther
My friend Joe Atwill came to visit me in Auckland, and we wanted to do a show talking about what it means to be a truther, and how to be the best one you can be.
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