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Uh-oh. Guess who showed up to this year's Burning Man, the annual week-long art festival in the Nevada desert! That is a dalek (art car), though it appears all world domination goals were set aside to fit into the open community spirit of the event. It seems the dalek even had a temporary alliance with a stormtrooper. Read more
After years of yearning to go to Burning Man, I'm finally biting the bullet! I can't tell you how excited I am to experience La Playa. The adventure, the outfits — the music! Since my wardrobe theme is Bollywood gypsy, I asked you to help me put together an appropriate outfit that doesn't make me look like I tried too hard. I started you off with these Dr. Martens Patent Purple Boots Read more
After years of yearning to go to Burning Man, I'm finally biting the bullet! I can't tell you how excited I am to experience La Playa. The adventure, the outfits — the music! Since my wardrobe theme is Bollywood gypsy, can you help me put together an appropriate outfit that doesn't make me look like I tried too hard? I'll start you off with these Dr. Martens Patent Purple Boots ($88) Read more
While Hurricane Gustav is grabbing the top weather news slot, for those making the trek into Black Rock Desert for the annual Burning Man Festival this weekend, the weather was also an unexpected performance art piece in the form of a dust storm. The storm was caused by a cold front moving through the region and turning the atmosphere into a “total whiteout”, according to a commander at the Read more
I love to find examples of good design that's working for a good cause. In the case of designer Vinay Gupta's Hexayurt, those two elements are definitely present. The Hexayurt is, in Gupta's words, a "microbuilding." Gupta's design is a small, strong, and economic structure that can be erected in about two hours, and is made from easily accessible materials such as insulation board, plastic, and Read more
Burning Man, that annual experiment in community and creativity opportunity for nerds to get naked and have gross sex in the desert, has come and gone. I didn't think it could get any dorkier, but then I found this clip. You know when "Malcolm In The Middle" is cooler than you, it's time to retire the body paint and angel wings and just keep writing code. Get Flash to see this player. var Read more
Yes. He calls himself "WaterBoy, King of All That Is Wet." You can find him at Burning Man where he hangs out in scuba gear and floats in a water-filled suit suspended high in the air. He's equipped with a mic and chants off mumbo-jumbo about moisture, hydration and giant wet spots on bedroom linen-- get the drift? He might be more tolerable with a flush feature. Read more
As if you needed more reasons to say "no" to drugs and other forms of fake liberation, here are three more reasons to avoid Burning Man--color coded for your convenience. ("Thanks," Fit!) Source Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more
There are only three more episodes left in the second season of Game of Thrones, and this week's episode feels like it's ramping up for an intense last few installments. But there's still a lot to talk about from this week, including a particularly nightmarish end scene and some hilarious banter between Jon Snow and his prisoner Ygritte. The title of the episode, "A Man Without Honor," certainly Read more
