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Burning Man removes massive 'antisemitic' pro-Palestine sculpture that aimed to cause 'stir'
May 11, 2024 | 4:48pmA massive pro-Palestine sculpture has been removed from the list of art installations set to be on display at the Burning Man festival this summer.
Burning Man survived a muddy quagmire -- Will the experiment last 30 more years?
January 2, 2024 | 11:58pmThe blank canvas of desert wilderness in northern Nevada seemed the perfect place in 1992 for artistic anarchists to relocate their annual burning of a towering, anonymous effigy.
Xmas bar crawl's connection to Burning Man, 'minuscule' charitable spending detailed in report
December 11, 2023 | 7:09pm"Regardless of what they want to label it, throwing the party is not a charitable activity," one expert said.
SantaCon 2023 brought merry madness to NYC as 30K took to the streets
December 9, 2023 | 4:11pmGrinches, dogs dressed up as presents, and the notorious drunk Santas convened at West 39th Street and Broadway for the start of the annual pub crawl.
Phoebe Gates, 21, starts fashion biz with Extinction Rebellion activist and slams 'conspiracies' about dad Bill
September 26, 2023 | 7:00amThe Microsoft billionaire's daughter is a rising progressive voice, speaking for abortion rights at the left-leaning celebrity Global Citizen Festival. Her business partner went on hunger strike against climate change.
Burning Man's privileged twits leave behind a trashed Nevada campsite
September 10, 2023 | 7:19pmThe heavy rains that shut down this year's Burning Man festival have prompted another disaster: scrutiny of all the fetid trash "burners" leave in their wake, and not just on-site.
'Mighty Ducks' actor and Bitcoin billionaire dismisses those who fled Burning Man as 'Coachella types'
September 7, 2023 | 7:13pmThe Bitcoin billionaire and former "Mighty Ducks" star stuck it out till Wednesday and called those who bailed "Coachella types."
Burning Man attendees are mostly rich, white, male Democrats: data
September 7, 2023 | 3:50pmThe data was gathered from the 75,000 people who arrived for the 2022 festival.
Burning Man ravers abandoned cars, blankets and their own waste as they fled camp
September 6, 2023 | 6:12pmCars, trailers, blankets, tents and endless bags of trash are being left behind. And Burners who use cat litter to avoid its outhouse even dump that as they leave the...
Some 'Burning Man' attendees plan to stay to party in muddy remains: Exodus 'weeded out the weak'
September 6, 2023 | 7:28amSome “hardcore” Burning Man attendees have opted to stay on the muddy remains of Black Rock City and keep the party going, even as thousands got into their vehicles and...
Burning Man attendees burn time together, form a bond while stranded during rough weather
September 5, 2023 | 10:54pmCutter Ray Palacios, a first-time Burning Man attendee, describes how fellow "burners" fostered a sense of community while being stranded at the Nevada festival by floodwaters.
'Drug intoxication' suspected as cause of Burning Man death
September 5, 2023 | 7:07pmLeon Reece of Truckee, Calif. was pronounced dead by a doctor on Sept. 1, but Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office officials said preliminary results show the 32-year likely had...
Countless three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' hatch under muddy feet of Burning Man attendees
September 5, 2023 | 4:26pmThis muddy hellscape has proven a fertile oasis for these living fossils.
Sergey Brin, Kimbal Musk reportedly spotted at Burning Man before chaotic, muddy exodus
September 5, 2023 | 12:30pmPast attendees include some of the world’s richest, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and even the convicted Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes.
Burning Man victim ID'd as 32-year-old as tempers flare among the thousands scrambling to leave in epic mass exodus
September 5, 2023 | 7:38amLeon Reece was found unresponsive at around 6:24 p.m. Friday while the festival was experiencing heavy rains, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said in a statement Monday night.
Tempers flare as Burning Man revelers scramble to leave flood-ravaged festival in 'mass exodus'
September 4, 2023 | 8:00pm“Please know that while conditions are improving and roads are drying, the playa is still muddy and may be difficult to navigate in some neighborhoods and down certain streets,” organizers...
Burning Man escapee made 'Dukes of Hazzard-style' car jump to exit mud pit festival zone
September 4, 2023 | 2:57pmGacad decided to make a break through the mud and escape in a friend's car on Sunday, only to be met with a small river forming near the exit.
Ex-NASCAR star escapes 'swamp' at Burning Man festival
September 4, 2023 | 10:30amAn unusual late-summer storm turned the week-long Burning Man festival into a sloppy mess.
Diplo and Chris Rock rescued from Burning Man floods by fan after 6-mile walk
September 3, 2023 | 1:38pm"Shoutout to this guy for making the smart purchase of a truck," the DJ wrote via Instagram after monsoon thunderstorms left thousands stranded.
Tens of thousands stranded in 'survival mode' at drenched Burning Man site — as authorities investigate reported death
September 3, 2023 | 9:50amA death has been reported at the site of the Burning Man music and arts festival – where thousands of attendees have been forced into “survival mode” as torrential rains...