Burning Man – Jessie Newburn Writer

The playa dusts of time

Burning Man, Cultcha, GenerationsJuly 26, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

No question about it: Burning Man--particularly that big event in the desert--is changing. There are many contributing factors, but I'll offer one I think is more dominant than most people know to know that's impacting the event and its culture: generational change. the generational genesis of burning man Burning Man, which started first on a beach…

For scale

Burning Man, Little BitsJune 23, 2025708Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you've been thinking about going to Burning Man, prepare to walk a lot, bike a lot and, maybe, on occasion, hitch a ride on an art car going where its going, while you ride on or in it. The city is rather large, particularly when seen through the eyes of a pedestrian. (Pack several pairs…

Thank you, KJ

Burning Man, ExperiencesMarch 17, 20251000Views 0Likes 0Comments

When I attended my first The Love Burn (and likely last, as it was not my favorite burn -- at all) I wasn't camping with The Sky Bar, but KJ Donoghue -- the visioner, builder and maker-of things-happening dude behind the five-story scaffold structure with an open bar on top -- had told me The…

Festival attendance likely to drop over the next 20 years

Burning Man, Cultcha, GenerationsAugust 14, 20245KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I saw this graphic on a Burning Man camp organizer's Facebook post and it surprised me none. Tickets to this event have been selling out, desperately sought and coveted when got. But not this year. Why? Well, you COULD say the excess of Burning Man tickets this year is because the event was all muddy and such last…

Safe!

ExperiencesJanuary 23, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In 2013, I took the advice of someone I'd met on Facebook and had known but a few weeks (Charlie), and I went out to Burning Man a week early for what is often called Build Week. Build Week is the week prior to the official start of Burning Man and a time when select theme…

When forward is the only option

ExperiencesJanuary 13, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In 2013, I went to Black Rock City, home of Burning Man, a week early to help build the French Quarter Village, of which More Carrot, the camp for which I was a theme camp organizer, was located within. The French Quarter had been, essentially, reprimanded after having received too many yellow and red markings…

Such a pretty city

Burning Man, Little BitsJuly 19, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

There are many beautiful cities in the world. Though none but one are Black Rock City, home to Burning Man and That Thing in the Desert you may have heard of here and there. I've attended a handful of times. Written a book on the subject. Made a kick-ass packing list. And ran a theme…