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INSANE: 6 | Vintage Vibes

Burning Man attendees roadblocked by climate activists: ‘They have a privileged mindset’

Protesters arrested after blocking route to festival, leading to fiery exchanges and threats

The Guardian - US

Climate activists cause miles of traffic chaos by blocking route to Burning Man

Desert festival reopened after venue was flooded by recent hurricanes

The Independent UK

Burning Man fans share heartbreak as desert venue is flooded by storm: ‘Squishy Mud Man more like’

‘The desert doesn’t absorb. It’s like a pool being drained onto a tile floor,’ one person commented on social media

The Independent UK

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E-Bikes Under Fire At Burning Man 2023

Are e-bikes set to be banned at the upcoming Burning Man? It’s unlikely, but numerous reports of speeding and reckless riding have raised safety concerns.

InsideEVs

Burning Man meets Mad Max: solar eclipse hunters gather in Australia for ‘otherwordly’ event

A large, eclectic crowd of astronomy enthusiasts was left awestruck by the rare, minute-long sight in Exmouth, Western Australia

The Guardian - AU

How we met: ‘I like to think of myself as rational, but this felt like love at first sight’

Stella, 64, and Tori, 68, met at a brunch in Oakland, California in 2002. They now live together in San Francisco

The Guardian - UK

Burning Man and our thirst for ritual

A wooden effigy of a man is erected each year in Nevada's Black Rock Desert and later burned down

Salon

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Burning Man revelers returning from the desert with lifelong memories, and COVID

Burning Man’s annual gathering in the Nevada desert has never been easy on people’s lungs. The fine dust and sand coats every surface and enters every crevice, often causing respiratory symptoms attendees refer to as “playa lung.” But COVID was also present on the playa this year, and just how…

Tribune News Service

Burning Man worker reveals craziest experiences cleaning portable bathrooms at event

‘Bless you for your service!’ one person writes in response to Reddit ‘ask me anything’

The Independent UK

Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual

At the end of each summer, hordes of people flock to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to erect a makeshift city the size of the Italian town of Pisa. They call it Black Rock City. A few days later, they will burn it to the ground, leaving no trace.

The Conversation

Locals furious over mess left by Burning Man festival

‘It has a positive impact as well’, said local resident of annual spectacle

The Independent UK

Tents, alcohol, food: towns complain of trash left by Burning Man attendees

Large amounts of rubbish dumped by festivalgoers in Lake Tahoe and Reno irks locals who have to dispose of it

The Guardian - US

Concerns for Cara Delevingne as she cuts an erratic figure shoeless, smoking and disorientated

Model Cara Delevingne has reportedly concerned friends after displaying odd behaviour of late, after a trip to Burning Man festival

Daily Mirror

Inside the free-love festival Burning Man - 'orgy dome’, human car wash and dungeon

Burning Man takes place in late August in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US, and while it's known for music and impressive stage designs, there's also several sex tents for punters to get stuck in

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From Chris Rock to Burning Man: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether your idea of fun is cutting-edge US comedy or a desert festival-meets-country house sculpture clash, we’ve got you covered

Axios

Dust, costumes, weirdness — and science: Burning Man is back

MIT researchers will conduct a massive social networking experiment

Evening Standard

Radical Horizons: From the Desert Dust to Derbyshire at Chatsworth - Burning Man in the Peaks

Sculptures from the annual festival in Nevada have been transported to the Derbyshire landscape

The Guardian - UK

Burning Man blazes into Britain: can its wild sculptural magic work in the dales?

The mind-bending Nevada desert festival – full of crazed hippies and post-apocalyptic sculpture – has colonised one of Britain’s greatest stately homes. Is the Duke of Devonshire going psychedelic?

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Burning Man’s sex crime problem exposed

The Playa is a "lions' den" where security responds to sex crime scenes by trying to sniff out "consent accidents"

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