Ai,yai, yai! @Chai_Guy recently tweeted an article in Gawker that doesn't paint a pretty picture of Mark Pincus, Founder of Tribe.net and CEO of Zynga.Sad to say, but the article makes Pincus come out looking like a douche.Here's a quote:Tribe.net, which fizzled, Pincus told Details, because there was "nothing to do" there once had brought "all these people together... it's like a [bad] cocktail party."

Just a reminder that the Etsy Black Rock City Crew headed up by LaLinda Loca is going to be throwing their first event: the Mad Mad May Day Burner Bazaar coming up on May 1, 2010 at the Angel's Gate Cultural Center located at 3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA.  The video above is just some of the artists who will be showcasing their arts and crafts at the event. More about the artists here.Please

Since the inception of BURNcast in 2005 until today there has been a great many changes on the Interwebz.For instance: our original audio player as provided by ODEO is long gone. Our Frappr map died. The rise of Facebook, the fall of Tribe.  Bla...bla...bla....We're now in the midst of transferring all our files to other services.If you're clicking through this blog and notice any digital decay:

Danger Ranger just tweeted an xray image of his hand earlier this evening. He tweets:Microsurgey[sic]: bones pinned, tendons, arteries, nerves, skin stitched together. Frankenstein Hand.Maybe you should follow him on Twitter 'cuz the dude can tap out his own reports! :) As Hippy Steve put it: "[It] looks like thumb and index finger weren't affected. M2 will ride again." I think I'm going to faint

Do you all remember Patty? We interviewed her on BURNcast a few years back. She shared with me the video above from last year's burn. The Camp of the Living Dead organized this Michael Jackson tribute, a "Thriller" flash mob at the Man on Friday, September 4, 2009. Patty's the zombie in the blue dress and grey wig!

Video by Scott Beale, Laughing SquidDanger Ranger (aka "Michael Mikel" or "M2") one of the Senior Staff of the Black Rock City LLC, suffered a serious accident earlier today.This just in from TribeRhino, one of the lead moderators of the Burning Man tribe on Tribe.net.JUST IN OFF THE TWITTER FEED:Danger Ranger had an accident today for the sake of his art. He just lost three fingers two hours ago.His

Above is a free Blogger/Blogspot template entitled "Black Rock Desert Playa". It's free for anybody who uses this platform to blog. Click on the image to check out the live demo. Let me know if you use it cuz I'm always looking for cool burners bloggers to follow!

This is an excerpt from a travel show on Dutch television BNN that features the Lamplighter camp at Burning Man. Several members are prominently featured including Christine Schilling, Dutch Owen, and Karl Soule. Oh, and HOLLA to Bobzilla! :)The show producers 3 Op Reis have provided more information about Dennis (the host of the show) and his adventures at Burning Man 2009 here.Tip: the site is in

Hey y'all! I'm so excited to announce that the Etsy Black Rock City Crew headed up by LaLinda Loca is going to be throwing their first event: the Mad Mad May Day Burner Bazaar coming up on May 1, 2010 at the Angel's Gate Cultural Center located at 3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA. The video above is just some of the artists who will be showcasing their arts and crafts at the event. Below is

A really good friend of mine shared this with me several months ago and I'm just finally getting around to putting this up. While I agree with him that the Hitler thing is indeed a little over done, it did make me laugh. Hope you like it, too.UPDATE 4/21/2010: The video above may be pulled at any moment as Constantin Films, the producer of the war movie, enforces DMCA. So if there's nothing there when

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I've been asked by a friend of Jason Sneed, a Bat Country burner and a multi-media artist, to put out the word regarding the fact that he's been missing since 28 March 2010 from his home in Maui, Hawaii.Details about Sneed's story can be read in this news report from the Maui News.Anyone who has seen Sneed or who has information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police Criminal Investigation

I made this video in less than 3 minutes using Google's new "Search Stories Video Creator". The render time took up most of those three minutes. Give it a try. It's totally fun. If you have a Burning Man related one, send it to me and I'll post it here.

Hidden inside this mobile dog's head at Burning Man 2009 was a household clothes dryer. On cold evenings, in the deep desert, participants had their coats warmed and fluffed while they enjoyed an interactive hypnotic experience. Check out the project's website at MutantVehicle.com/fluffer.htmFluffer was produced in part by Mr. Jellyfish, who in addition to contributing some splendid episodes to our

I know this needs to be blogged when one of the Burning Man Titans (that is to say the generation that came before me much like the Titans preceded the Olympians) Kevin Evans posts this on my Facebook wall. Nudge! Nudge! OK, Kevin. Got it!Perhaps you're wondering: who are these freaks and why should you care? Ooooh...tut...tut dear reader!Members of the Cacophony Society's first group were also the

After several months of negotiations Burning Man signs an exclusive deal with event promoter Goldenvoice which also includes Coachella in its roster.

"We used to do all our event planning in-house because we like to keep things within the *community*," says Larry Harvey, Chairman of the Board of the Black Rock City LLC.