This video of a Burn barrel is like a Yule Log for Burners

Rusty Blazenhoff 4:34 am Fri Sep 4, 2020

Christmas has come early for Burners. Shalaco has released this 40-minute-long video of an on-playa Burn barrel doing its thing.

screengrab via Shalaco/YouTube

A blueprint to build a Mini Man to burn

On September 5, the Burning Man Project is hosting Burn Night: Live From Home, "a worldwide, around-the-clock Burn Night extravaganza." Pre-recorded and live burns will be live-streamed for a full 24 hours. To encourage participation, they've created a detailed blueprint so at-home Burners can build (and later burn) a simplified two-foot Mini Man. Timing Your Burn Night… READ THE REST
The Burning Man Multiverse is on like Donkey Kong

Because of the dumpster fire that is 2020, there is no IRL Black Rock City this summer. But there is Burning Man Multiverse and Burn Week is nigh, people. It starts August 30 and goes through September 6. Am I going to participate in it? Darn right I am. My first Burning Man was 1995.… READ THE REST
New book: 'Built to Burn: Tales of the Desert Carnies of Burning Man'

Tony "Coyote" Perez is a helluva storyteller. Built to Burn: Tales of the Desert Carnies of Burning Man is his much-anticipated book about the "wild west" days of "that thing in the desert." It's available for pre-order (ebook now, paperback later). Notably, it's the first book that the Burning Man Project has ever published. BUILT… READ THE REST
The Wicked Ball keeps your cat happy and engaged even when you aren't around

Everybody loves dogs. But even the most dedicated doggy mom and pop will tell you that it really doesn't take much to keep the average pooch thoroughly entertained. Just give 'em a ball to chase or a patch of yard to run in and a dog will generally find enough to keep themselves occupied for… READ THE REST
These seven webcams are all available at extra-low Presidents' Day sale prices

While we can't seem to agree on much as a nation these days, there's one thing that the past year has helped us all come to terms with — laptop cameras are not very good. From low resolutions to gauzy filters to some less-than-perfect light adjustment levels, the cams built right into our devices don't… READ THE REST
Save over 25% on the world's smallest active noise cancelling earbuds in honor of President's Day

Headphone people generally fall into two camps. There are the dedicated audiophile types who have no problem rocking full over-ear cups to help drink in every morsel of the sound. Then…there's the rest of us. For us, we want great sound too. We just don't want to feel like we're wearing a 5-pound helmet over… READ THE REST