“Globally, Burning Man is a cultural movement that exists in every continent and all over the place. But what it means, as far as experientially, it is very idiosyncratic. It really does depend on who you are and what part of it you see,” said Stuart Mangrum, director of Burning Man’s Philosophical Center, a department within the nonprofit.
Although some people refer to Burning Man as a festival, many say it’s closer to a living art piece. Every year around this time, the cities of Burning Man get built in different parts of the world, attracting more than 70,000 people to Black Rock City and another 100,000 or so more in affiliated events worldwide.
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Do the math - that's 31 cents a cup. Fuck Starbucks.
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It's hilarious to see the people who go to Burning Man covered in that alkaline dust/silt. I've been across that dry lake bed many times, I only stop long enough to take a leak and grab another beer. The rains that occasionally turn the playa into a slimy mud pit are a bonus in the other direction.
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