Tahoe Mack and the Monumental Mammoth
This is one of those full-circle stories that makes our dusty hearts glow a little brighter. It’s the tale of big art that emerged from a fossil-filled trash heap, came to life in Black Rock City, the...
6 Mar 202442min
The Mystery of Clit-Henge
The Tip of the Iceberg is a 30-foot tall clitoris of stone, steel, and cement, fabricated to be monumental like Stonehenge, thus the nickname Clit-Henge. It aroused a lot of conversation at Black Rock...
21 Feb 202452min
Urban Planning for a Desert Dreamscape
Black Rock City is a temporary metropolis of 80,000 people who inhabit 1,600 theme camps and support camps. That means nine out of 10 participants' plans are coordinated by the Placement team — a han...
7 Feb 202449min
FrostBurn: Share the Warmth
It's winter where we are. What are the coldest, most teeth-chattering, brrrr-iest of all the sanctioned Burning Man events around the world?FrostBurn is one of them, and its participants make it happe...
24 Jan 202442min
A People's History of Burning Man
Stories. This collection is from Burning Man’s oral history project, an ambitious endeavor to track down and record interviews with people who helped shape the culture as we now know it. Stuart and An...
10 Jan 202448min
Preaching to the Playa Choir
Many people are surprised to learn that Black Rock City is home to two full orchestras and a Playa Choir complete with a secular Sunday sermon. Since 2012 Madi has been organizing and arranging the ch...
23 Des 202334min
Orchestral Maneuvers on the Playa
Some people are surprised to learn that Black Rock City is home to not just one but two full-fledged symphony orchestras. While the Black Rock Philharmonic kicks out the classical jams, the Playa Pops...
23 Des 202355min
L’Osti Québec! The 11th Principle of Poutine
Have you stumbled upon Midnight Poutine in Black Rock City? Maybe you listened to Québecois rock as you waited for some of that crispy, cheesy goodness? As with many camps on playa, Midnight Poutine i...
13 Des 202345min
