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Burnt at the bank: Burning Man organizers sue feds over millions in permit fees

Organizers of the tech-bro retreat Burning Man have sued the federal government, claiming that they were bilked out of millions in permit fees.

Artist behind Auschwitz-themed Burning Man exhibit says it's helped men get 'laid'

An art exhibit at a festival in Nevada has sparked outrage for featuring hundreds of naked Barbie dolls being led into ovens in a simulated death camp, according to reports....

What DJ Flume has to say about that Burning Man sex act performance

He's back with a metaphorical booty. After days of silence, DJ Flume has publicly commented on the viral video of him performing an X-rated sex act live on stage at...

Paige Elkington, DJ Flume's Burning Man video co-star, has gone viral before

Who is the woman behind the viral mic cheek? Knoxville, Tenn., native Paige Elkington inflamed the internet this week after posting a video of her rumored boyfriend, DJ Flume, performing...

DJ Flume performs sex act live on stage at Burning Man

Drop the beat — and the booty.

Man found dead at Burning Man under suspicious circumstances

A New Zealand man attending Burning Man was found dead at the Nevada festival under suspicious circumstances, authorities said. Shane Billingham, 33, was found unresponsive in his vehicle around 6:30...

#MeToo's bad news for Burning Man's Orgy Dome

Is it possible to have a carefully regulated, politically correct orgy? The experiment has been going on for some time at the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert,...

Babies and diapers are replacing sex and drugs at Burning Man

When Bianca Snyder gave birth to her son, Tage, she and her husband, Tad, didn't think twice about bringing him to Burning Man. “Our son is such an extension of...

Burning Man founder wants 'Instagram culture' snuffed out

The country’s hautest festival may be losing steam — and the very soul of Burning Man may be at stake. Earlier this month, big changes were announced for Burning Man,...

Burning Man is now the subject of a $100K Swiss study

RENO, Nev. — Nevada's Burning Man counter-culture festival has inspired spin-off events around the world that are now being studied by Swiss government anthropologists and sociologists. The Swiss National Science...

Everest catastrophe survivor burns prayer shawls at Burning Man

The ex-wife of iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman barely survived a storm that claimed the lives of eight others who had reached the summit in 1996.

These photos capture the craziness of Burning Man

Every year, thousands gather in the Nevada desert for Burning Man, the free-spirited bacchanalia where people prance around in outlandish costumes, build massive art installations, watch fantastical performances and generally...

Politician says she's being 'slut shamed' for Burning Man photos

A California councilwoman says someone is trying to “slut shame” her into dropping her re-election bid -- by creating a website filled with scantily clad photos of her at Burning...

Elon Musk is skipping Burning Man this year

The SEC is reportedly investigating Tesla after Musk’s recent tweet about taking the company private, which led to wild swings in the price of its stock.

Meet the grannies of Burning Man

The hottest accessory at this year’s Burning Man isn’t the designer drug du jour — it’s an AARP card. Some 60,000 people pilgrimage annually to the festival in the Black...

Champagne, private chefs and drugs: How the 1 percent do Burning Man

What do you do when you’ve got the munchies in the middle of an unforgiving desert? If you’re an elite “Burner,” just ring for your private chef. Burning Man is...

Burning Man wants people to start bringing their own poop bags

Organizers of the annual "Burning Man" music festival are urging patrons to stop defecating in the open -- and instead bring "poop bags" to do their business, according to a...

Influential Burning Man festival co-founder dead at 70

Larry Harvey died Saturday morning at a hospital in San Francisco, surrounded by family.

Did you lose your loincloth at Burning Man?

RENO, Nev. - Lindsay Weiss once lost her cellphone and got it back, so she and a friend knew what they had to do when they discovered a camera under...