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

Remember the guy who shared tips on how artists could apply for COVID financial benefits? Well, that's my pal Shalaco and he's back with another great video. In this one, he shares what good has happened since life threw a monkey wrench into his plans a few years ago. — Read the rest

My pal Shalaco sent me this video he made with the following message:

As a photographer I lost 100% of my income due to the Covid-19 crisis. I applied to every form of financial support out there and recently had a lot of success.

Wow, my pal Shalaco (previously) really hit it out of the park with this ultra-high-definition video tour of (some of) Burning Man 2019's art. I didn't go this year, but this made me feel like I was there. Watch it in full screen, at the highest resolution possible to really get the full effect. — Read the rest

My pal Shalaco (previously) shot this bleak video of the smoke in San Francisco using his drone.

He writes:

…A look at SF's skyline. San Francisco's Air Quality seems to be getting worse, current AQI is 239, purple, very unhealthy.

Collins Dictionary named "single-use" as their 2018 word of the year and now Oxford Dictionaries' has dubbed "toxic" as theirs. They report that the word was looked up 45% more times on their site over the last year, having "been used in an array of contexts, both in its literal and more metaphorical senses." — Read the rest

Ever wonder how the dusty blank slate of the Black Rock Desert becomes Burning Man's Black Rock City each year?

Well, my pal Shalaco has started vlogging and in his latest video he gives an interesting glimpse into this process by talking to the Survey crew as they create it. — Read the rest