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Burning Man and the Meaning of Life
…is the title of the latest movie about Burning Man, which has been launched on iTunes in HD for $12.99 – a standard definition version for $9.99 is out next week. They set up this photo booth on the...
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Let’s You and Him Fight
by Whatsblem the Pro Image copyright MCMXXXIV by Paramount Productions, Inc., obviously Caveat Magister has been a fixture over at the Org’s official web site for years. His thoughtful,...
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The Fishy Smell of Corporate Excess
Whatsblem the Pro recently published a very interesting discussion with Official Burning Man blogger (Burning Man Official Blogger? Burning Man Blog Official?) Caveat Magister. One aspect of the...
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[Temporary Autonomous Zone] – Proof the Model Still Works
In 1985, anarchist writer Hakim Bey wrote a book called “T.A.Z. – Temporary Autonomous Zones, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism”. You can read it here for free, and the author encourages you to...
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Ayawhats Up?
The latest craze amongst the kiddies seems to be smoking Ayahuasca, a shamanic plant derived from DMT. Neo-counter-culture luminaries like Daniel Pinchbeck advocate it, it’s supposed to be a life...
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The Poor Man’s Burning Man 3: ELECTRIC BAMBOOGALOO
by Whatsblem the Pro Architect Ken Rose and IAM volunteers hard at work [Whatsblem the Pro is embedded in the International Arts Megacrew for the building of THE CONTROL TOWER, a sixty-foot “cargo...
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Mining the Minds of the Founders
We’re the ignorant natives, and they’re John Frum. Or, at least, the flying saucer is. That’s what it’s all about this year with Cargo Cult – my favorite theme ever, I’m hoping when we get there in...
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Extra! Extra! BLM Approves Multi-Year Permit for 68,000
Down the rabbit hole we go once more, dear friends! Today the BLM announced on their website that a permit for 68,000 people good for the next four annual Burning Man events has been issued....
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Reading the Fine Print of the New Permit
I had a chance over lunch to look through the 13 page decision issued by the Bureau of Land Management. Basically, last year they were considering a permit increase to near 70,000 over 5 years. In 2011...
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BREAKING: Burning Man Director’s ex-Wife Found Dead in Nevada [Updates]
Burning Man and Black Rock Arts Foundation Director Chris Bently’s estranged ex-wife has been found dead by a process server sent to deliver an eviction notice in her home town. The information we have...
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Civic Responsibility Hacks the White House
Burner Mike Zuckerman started the Temporary Autonomous Zone known as [freespace] in June this year, based on Burning Man’s Principles of Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical...
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The Otis Family: A Lesson in Radical Inclusion
by Whatsblem the Pro Johnny and Shuggie Otis in the KFOX studios c. 1956 As most people know if they’ve even heard of Burning Man, ‘radical inclusion‘ is a core value of burners across the cultural...
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Memorial Service Held for Amber Bently
A memorial service this weekend for the estranged former wife of Burning Man Project Director Christopher Bently was attended by more than 300 people. From the Minden-Gardnerville/Carson Valley Record...
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Burn, Don’t Get Burned: Playa Bike Consumer Report
by Whatsblem the Pro NO BICYCLE FOR YOU Back in March, we gave you a rundown of options for obtaining a playa-suitable bicycle. Topping that list was Reno’s Kiwanis Bike Program; unfortunately,...
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Have You Seen Me?
by Whatsblem the Pro Burner Photographer Peter Gordon — PHOTO: Dave Earl Peter Gordon is a well-respected playa photographer who has won a slew of accolades for his work, especially in his native...
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Busting Man: RIOT Calls for General Strike at Burning Man
by Whatsblem the Pro The Critical Snitch Parade? — PHOTO: Getty Images In the wake of what seems to be the beginning of a serious police crackdown on Burning Man, rumors of a general strike have been...
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BRC Weekly 2013
Black Rock City’s amusing and informative broadsheet Piss Clear is now known as BRC Weekly. They’ll be bringing 25,000 hard copies out to the Playa this year, great to read over a paid coffee at...
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Airlifting in the Challah
Our compendium of Cargo Cult cyberspace coverage begins with this gem from Bloomberg – who seem to be having a bit of a love affair with Burning Man at the moment. Maybe last year’s Burn Wall Street...
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Business Insider Comments on Police Presence at Burning Man 2013
Burning Man continues to get lots of coverage in the mainstream global financial press. This one in Business Insider was published while we were out on the Playa. Justice must not only be done, it must...
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Appreciate the Miracles: Radical Inclusion is not Anti-Elite
Over at the official Burning Man blog, John “Halcyon” Styn has shared a post about radical inclusion. I haven’t always been a fan of his style in the past, Burning Man is not the Care Bears after all,...
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