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Champagne Company In Big Trouble With Burning Man

Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.22.2012

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As any Burning Man regular knows, those who violate the festival's sacred ten principles face serious consequences. The folks at Krug Champagne rec...

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UH OH: Burning Man Placed On Probation

Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.01.2012

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After spending ticket-selling season dealing with swarms of angry festival attendees, Burning Man organizers have again found themselves in the hot se...

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Lots To Love In Nevada

CarsTravelFood | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Virginia City, Burning Man, Nevada, Travel, National Championship Air Races, Great Reno Balloon Race, Reno, The Great American Road Trip, Great Basin National Park, Road Trip, Valley of Fire State Park, Mob Museum, Las Vegas, Wild West, National Automobile Museum, Nevada Discovery Museum, Nevada Travel, Commrow, Travel News

When we think Nevada, our minds often go to Las Vegas. But not everything happens in Vegas.

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How to Survive the Apocalypse on $20 and the Stuff in Your Junk Drawer

Christal Smith | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Disaster Preparedness, Earthquake-Preparedness, Burning Man, Emergency Preparation, Emergency Preparedness, Burning Man Festival, $20 Junk Drawer Survival, Impact News

We will have another large earthquake in California. No one knows when, but there will be one. So "Burners Without Borders" hosted a disaster prep workshop recently, called "How to Survive the Apocalypse On $20 and the Stuff In Your Junk Drawer."

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When Burning Man Went Viral

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Black Rock Desert, Burning Man Demand, Burning Man 2012, Burning Man Viral, Burning Man Ten Principles, Black Rock City, Burning Man Tickets, Larry Harvey Burning Man, Burning Man Culture, Burning Man, Burning Man Supply, Burning Man Ticket Lottery, Larry Harvey, San Francisco News

SAN FRANCISCO -- On a recent Friday afternoon, organizers of Burning Man, the arts festival that pops up in the Nevada desert for a week each summer, ...

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Why Didn't Burning Man's Organizers See This Coming? Because They Couldn't See Themselves

Jay Michaelson | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Web 2.0, Burning Man, Anonymous, Ticket Scalpers, Self-Reliance, Burning Man Tickets, Scalping, Burning Man Ticket Lottery, San Francisco News

Many longtime burners, shocked at the decision by the Burning Man Organization to hold a lottery for tickets, predicted that scalpers would flood the lottery system, overwhelming legitimate buyers. We told you so.

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Burning Man Temple To Tower Over Trendy Neighborhood

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Future's Past, Burning Man Sculpture, Patricia's Green, Kate Raudenbush, Burning Man, Hayes Valley Staute, Hayes Valley Art, Hayes Valley Art Coalition, Hayes Valley Park, San Francisco News

Sometime in the next few weeks, residents of San Francisco's Hayes Valley will get a brand new neighbor--a huge, glowing, tree-topped temple straight ...

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The Life Out Loud: On a High From Summit Basecamp

MeiMei Fox | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Norman the Movie, Lake Tahoe, Michael Ellsberg, Arjun Dev Arora, Yes to Carrots, Summit Basecamp, Ido-Leffler, Rafael Bejarano, Summit Series, Burning Man, Summit, Marianne Williamson, Krupali Tejura, Shaman, Eve Blossom, Brett Leve, Sekou Andrews, Sean Stephenson, Ted, Lulan Artisans, Summit at Sea, Jeremy Schwartz, Education of Millionaires, Squaw Valley, Jonathan Segal, Elliott Bisnow, Jeff Rosenthal, Retargeter, Good News News

Every one of us deserves to have the Summit Series message (metaphorically) tattooed on our wrists: You are awesome. Now act like it.

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DON'T PANIC: Burning Man Ticket Requests Far Exceed Supply

Carly Schwartz | Posted 03.28.2012

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Burning Man officials announced Friday that demand for tickets to the 2012 festival far exceeded the amount available, and many will be denied their r...

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Strandbeest On The Loose!

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Strandbeests, Video, Theo Jansen, Art Meets Science, Kinetic Sculpture, Sand Animals, Beach Animals, Burning Man, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, Jansen Engineer, Arts News

You thought you'd seen it all. And then the Strandbeests come along... What is a Strandbeest you ask? A Strandbeest is a kinetic creature that live...

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WATCH: Burning Man Artist And Blacksmith On The Playa And The Future Of Oakland

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012

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Who: Metalworker, fire master and Burning Man legend, Jon Sarriugarte. Current Gig: Sarriugarte owns Form & Reform, a blacksmithing company where h...

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BURN BABY BURN: Hundreds Join Giant Christmas Tree Fire On Ocean Beach

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.09.2012

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When it comes to Christmas trees and fire, timing is everything. For 99 percent of a Christmas tree's life, fire is a tragedy most likely resulting...

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WATCH: Oh The Places You'll Go At Burning Man

Carly Schwartz | Posted 03.10.2012

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Ladies and gentlemen, it's an exciting day to be a Burning Man fan. Not only do tickets officially go on sale this week, but the Internet exploded ...

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Extreme Holiday Edition: Even in Tough Times, the Wattage Goes Up

Glen Helfand | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Marin County, National-Tree-Lighting, Santacon, Santa Claus, Burning Man, Occupy Movement, Flash Mob, Novato, Rombiero, Arts News

Holiday lights have a way of quickly masking the mundane in something glittering, at least at night. Apparently it's something that people still believe in this time of year.

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COME AND GET 'EM: Burning Man Tickets On Sale Now

Carly Schwartz | Posted 11.28.2011

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Calling all Burning Man fans who prefer to plan ahead: The moment you've been waiting for has arrived. Starting Monday, festival organizers will de...

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Burning Man Fans Outraged By Festival's New Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Burning Man Sold Out, Burning Man 2012, Black Rock City, Burning Man Ticket Policy, Burning Man Tickets, Burning Man, Burning Man Lottery, Festival in the Desert, Burning Man Ticket Lottery, Burning Man Playa, Burning Man 2011, San Francisco News

SAN FRANCISCO -- It all started when the desert sold out. For the first time in its 25-year history, Burning Man -- the all-inclusive music and art...

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VIDEO: Nearly 20 Minutes Of Burning Man Timelapse

www.youtube.com | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Festivals, Video, US Destinations, Burning Man, Burning Man Festival, Travel Video, Nevada Travel, Destinations, Burning Man 2011, Travel News

Timelapse travel videos have become the slide carousels and instamatics of contemporary globe-trotting, as common place as trips themselves thanks to ...

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Writing Your Bucket List? Check Out Our 'Must-Dos'

The Huffington Post | Evan Allis | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Carnaval, Antarctica, Things to Do Before You Die, Bucket List, Marathon, Burning Man, Skydiving, Amazon Rainforest, Huey Long, Fifty News

In 1935, as he lay dying from an assassin's bullet at the age of 42, Senator Huey Long whispered his final words on the steps of a Louisiana courthous...

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WATCH: Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video Spans Burning Man In Five Minutes

Carly Schwartz | Posted 12.15.2011

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Oh, Burning Man, how you have the capabilities to evoke so many complex emotions. But this latest discovery, brought to us from the burners over at...

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The Week In Art: Juggalos, Burners & How Not To Make Street Art

Posted 11.30.2011

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This week at HuffPost Arts we saw the wonder of Burning Man through the eyes of two virgin "Burners," exclaimed "OMG" at ten fascinating artist collab...

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Are You A Burning Man?

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Burning Man Virgin, Virgin Burner, Art, Burning Man 2011 Photos, Black Rock City, Burning Man Photos, Burning Man, Rites of Passage, Nevada, Festival, Music, Burning Man 2011, Burning Man Pictures, Arts News

The first year you go to Burning Man you are called a virgin and the first thing they do to virgins at the entry gate of Burning Man is to make you li...

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Mischief in the District

Mark Borden | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Mischief, Burning Man Community, Burning Man, Dustin, Compression Party, Naughty Snowball, Sequoia, Burning Man Dc, Santarchy, Burning Man 2011, Transformus, DC News

Mischief is an evolving entity dedicated to developing the D.C. Burning Man community. I spoke with two of the organizers of Mischief about the genesis of Mischief and where they hope to take it in the future.

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Burning Man: Time to Be Truly "Radical" -- Clean Up Your Act, Be Socially Responsible -- and Show Us the Money?

Steve Heilig | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Burning Man, Sold Out, Capitalist, Money, Finances, Social Responsbility, Climate Change, Radical Transparency, Larry Harvey, San Francisco News

Last week, 50,000 people gathered in a Nevada desert for Burning Man. "Why aren't you at Burning Man right now?" is a common question asked of those who are not there. Here -- "party pooper" alert -- is my answer.

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Why We Burn: Reflections on 25 Years of Burning Man and 13 of Personal Participatory Culture

Farai Chideya | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: 25, Art, Burning Man, Fireworks, Participatory Culture, 25th Anniversary, Arts News

This is the kind of magic I have grown to love having in my life -- the making, the inventing, the testing, the sharing. Life writ larger than life. That's why I'm still Burning after all these years. Cheers, Burning Man -- Happy 25th!

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Here's Your Requisite Flaming Steampunk Octopus At Burning Man Video

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Steampunk Octopus, Burning Man, Video, Burning Man Octopus, El Pulpo Mecanico Burning Man, El Pulpo Mecanico, Burning Man 2011, Steampunk Octopus Burning Man 2011, Culture News

Burning Man masses stopped descending on the Black Rock desert two days ago, leaving us with a whole heap of acid-rotted detritus to sift through. Up ...

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