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My Annual Burning Man Video: Lightsabers, Lucifer, and Love

9/29/2019

 

Dr. Yes's 11-Point Sacred Spiritual Path to Your Soul's Enlightenment at Burning Man, and Everything Bagel Recipe

9/17/2019

 
A couple years ago around this time, I remember reading an article by Caveat Magister about his reflections on 10 years at Burning Man and thinking to myself, "I know nothing yet, but in two years, I will have so much to share."

Having been to Burning Man ten times now myself, we can all agree that I've achieved transcendental enlightenment and it's time for you to sit down, be quiet, and try to appreciate everything I've learned. 

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The Effort To Drive Barbie Death Camp Out of Burning Man

9/11/2019

 
Edit: Sorry, turned off the comments as I don't have the time to monitor them and people are starting to attack each other.

You may or may not be aware already that venerable Burning Man camp Barbie Death Camp/Village and Wine Bistro ("BDC") was attacked this year by a group of people who were upset with BDC's art. It's gotten a lot of coverage in the mainstream media last week.  (To be clear, I didn't know any of them before this incident, and I'm not part of their camp.)
PicturePhoto by Toby Prosser.


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Ten Beautiful Images Illustrating the 10 Principles of Burning Man

9/7/2019

 
There's a burner out there named Bucky who collaborates with a visual artist to create some gorgeous art on the 10 principles that hang in Org HQ and in their Reno office. This year he collaborated with artist Guillermo Flores (whose site is worth visiting - some incredible work on there) on the pieces.
Each principle is represented by a different body part, and is meant to be read left to right, with the b&w left-hand portion representing the default world and the colorful right side showing an ideal world as transformed by that principle. I think they're pretty gorgeous.

They're packed with references to Burning Man art from the past, and you can have fun finding Larry's hat in each one. ​Enjoy!
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That Time We Played Oregon Trail On The Side Of The 747 And Other Burning Man 2019 Shenanigans

9/3/2019

 
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As regular readers of this blog know, I'm a big proponent for keeping the weird, quirky, and subversive in Burning Man. Last year, a group of us in my camp started Weirdout Wednesday as a day for people to let their freak flags fly and escape the bonds of Instagram coolness. Granted, it's hard to be truly weird at Burning Man, but think of it as a call to embrace your quirky side rather than DJ chase or pose for Instagram shots on big art or whatnot!

So, here's how some of us from our camp - Friendgasm - celebrated Weirdout Wednesday this year. My hope is that others feel inspired by these kinds of antics and are moved to shenanigans themselves!
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Why, yes. Yes we are.

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  • Blog
  • Videos
  • Year by Year HIstory
    • 1986 -1990: The Early Days
    • 1991-1996: Hypergrowth
    • 1997-2000: Maturation
    • 2001-2010: Graceful Aging
    • 2011-2015: The Age of Scarcity
    • 2016-2020: The End?
  • Preparing/Attending
    • Getting Tickets
    • Preparing >
      • Tents and Shade
      • RVs
      • Food and Water
      • Clothing & Costumes
      • Bikes
      • Cameras
      • Lag Screws 101
      • Burning on a Budget
      • Packing List
    • Getting to Burning Man (Entry)
    • Being There >
      • Adventuring on the playa
      • Art
      • Music
      • Poopin' on the Playa
      • Leave No Trace
    • Leaving Burning Man (Exodus)