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There's been an interesting little slow-motion dustup between the makers of Krug Champagne and the organizers and stewards of Burning Man over an event that happened last year at the annual festival of radical fun in...
For years, the organization behind the counterculture festival Burning Man has been urging participants to live year-round by the ideals espoused during its week-long occupation of the Nevada Black Rock… Click to Continue »
For years, the organization behind the counterculture festival Burning Man has been urging participants to live year-round by the ideals espoused during its weeklong occupation of the Nevada Black Rock Desert.
Long before Bonnaroo, Burning Man and all the other newfangled Summer Festivals, there were others of distinction, many were one-off type events and some were (and are) glorious traditions. If you're looking for Altamont, the Miami Pop Festival, the Monterey Pop Festival or Cal Jam, I'm sorry to say those festivals were not held in [...]
As any Burning Man regular knows, those who violate the festival's sacred ten principles face serious consequences. The folks at Krug Champagne recently learned that lesson the hard way.
Therea€(TM)s a luminescent, nearly indescribable feeling you get when walking through the Playa, Burning Mana€(TM)s center, after sundown. In this empty desert 50,000 people have joined forces with too much diesel and an endless supply of imagination to, as San Francisco-based artist Jef Stott says, share in this a€oecontainer for radical self-expression.a€ The sentiment is ...
What: Controlled Burn one-hour beginning and intermediate classes. All are welcome. Practice poi (tennis balls in socks) is provided to beginners. When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays Where: The Moana Pool parking lot, 240 W. Moana Lane. The group will move lessons to North Valleys High School, 1470 E. Golden Valley Road, during winter months.
As Esalen marks its 50th anniversary, long-time fans say New Age retreat center has gone corporate.
Dance-pop artist, Ash Ruiz, launches his solo career with a Music Video inspired by the sold-out ticket crisis facing mega-festival “Burning Man”. The video, directed by Elevate Films founder, Mikki Willis, features Ash's “electro-ganic” dance-pop song, "Burn (One Love)", from his 7-song Debut EP, "Electric Innocence". The EP and video will be released worldwide simultaneously on Tuesday, June ...
On a recent Saturday night around 8 p.m., half a dozen box trucks converged on an empty lot abutting a train track near the New Center area. Ramps lowered and disgorged a coven of artists, musicians and performers who scurried to set up their "stages" inside the vans' bellies.
State Winner Used Ancient Culture
"I often credit the Loma Prieta earthquake, which happened in California in 1989 when I was 10 years old, as a huge influence."
Each week, dozens of journalistic endeavors turn to Kickstarter for funding. Pitching media projects to this online community brings another meaning to the concept “public interest journalism”; success depends on how intrigued people are by the pitch.
Courtney Shea reviews new memoirs from three comedians
There’s a chance that visitors could soar to new heights at Venice Beach this summer. But instead of from a 175-foot-high Ferris wheel, it would be while riding a 750-foot-long zipline, similar to those found in rainforests and other exotic locales.
Writing about Flipside is peculiar. If you're already tied into the Flipside/Burning Man culture, you don't need to hear about it - how it's held on the 24th-28 of this month at the Apache Pass River Theatre and all present are participants and there's no trash cans anywhere - and if you haven't heard about it yet or are curious, you won't get to go anyway because the ticketing this year was ...