Through the Eyes of Burners
27 September 2007
| photography
Hey there, everyone! Katherine the Great here. I'm one of the new burncasters with an upcoming episode this season.From my gal Bronwen:"For a couple of years now I've been pondering how to answer the question "What is Burning Man?" The answers can depend on the day, your mood, how much coffee you've had... My favorite way to explain it is like a return to childhood: you get up in the morning, pick
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Amsterdam Picnic seeks to change the world
27 September 2007
| global community
Uncork your brain. Picnic is not only a conference. Picnic is a festival. A week of fresh creative ad innovative ideas that takes place this weekend in Amsterdam. Gezellig!A new article from RTE.ie says:Picnic is a grown-up version of Burning Man - with more dealmaking and posher accomodations. Not everyone here is looking for profits. Many are here to change the world. Others just to play.....Both
Erik Davis on Burning Man
27 September 2007
| commentary
Author Erik Davis posts two very well written blogs about this year's burn and Paul Addis' involvement, of which he calls an act of "Poetic Terrorism".By invoking that phrase , I recognize Davis to be a veteran burner. "Poetic Terrorism" and "Temporary Autonomous Zone" were Cacophany Society concepts (accredited to Hakim Bey) that had initially attracted me to the event back in the late '90's.
Burning Man and the Global Community (drink!)
26 September 2007
| global community
Burning Man 2007: Dancing At De-Menthas - Watch the best video clips hereWord from some international friends is that Burning Man is the new Ibiza.Is that so?Some recent international blogs about Burning Man:あちこちグルグルLarson the OutlanderDiosMeignoreaJaggleMainFatti
Burning Man: Art in the Desert
26 September 2007
| video, art, photography
As posted on FORA.TV:Burning Man: Art in the DesertBook PassageCorte Madera, CASep 15th, 2007A. Leo Nash presents Burning Man: Art in the Desert.For one week in August the Burning Man Festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert brings people together in a spirit of self-reliance and creativity. Nash has been creating a photographic document of this gathering for more than a decade, culminating in this visually
Superoverlay 2.0.1
26 September 2007
From Valery Hronusov blog, who took that fabulous aerial shot of this year's BRC, comes this update.
Black Rock the vote on the "American Dream" theme!
26 September 2007
Kitten from Comfort & Joy Camp just sent a link to the poll that's taking place on ePlaya.Here's what he wrote:hey folks... Let's do something about 2008's horrible theme, which has made everyone I know violently ill.Yes we can all survive by ignoring it & focusing on alternative themes like Passion or Robot Monkeys, but seriously, I think we really need to have more community input during
A Toast to the Art [Cars] of Burning Man
26 September 2007
| art cars, photography
A collection of art car photos as seen in Auto Motto.MullingItOver is the featured photographer and you can find more of his work on Flickr.
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It's Decom Season!
26 September 2007
| photography, decompression
The silliness begins as Decom Season commences.As posted by Mr. Bear on Tribe.net.
