Burning Man Project 🔥 Sunday Reads May 3, 2020
The keeping-the-flame-alive edition.
What do weekends even mean anymore? Well, for one, they herald a new roundup of articles, videos, and podcasts that speak to our global community, culture, and principles. This edition’s packed, so let’s dive right into May’s first “Sunday Reads.”
Burning Man in the World
No place to Burn? “Not on our watch!” say these Regional Burning Man communities. There are multiple virtual Burns happening soon, including two this weekend.
Actually, the Multiverse is exploding with activity — like a pop-up virtual art hive, late-night storytelling for adults, and Shut-In Shenanigans. Here’s what’s doing through May 5.
Sacramento Burners are doing what they can to help out by lending their trailers to healthcare workers who can’t go home during the pandemic.
Czech Regional Contact Misa Rygrova wants you to join her in creating a BRC Multiverse of endless possibilities.
What would you do if you were trapped at a festival? Emeritus L.A. Regional Contact Athena Demos mobilized as only a Burner knows how.
The Playlist
Why is Burning Man like those birthday candles you just can’t blow out? Founder Larry Harvey tackled that question as part of Long Now’s Seminar series in 2014 — only just uploaded. April 28 marked the second anniversary since Larry’s passing. #thankslarry
Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani, who built the Temple in 2018, has called for help to turn an installation designed for this year’s burn into a virtual experience. Learn more here.
Burning Man Project Director of Civic Activation Christopher Breedlove recommended this podcast. In it, Brené Brown talks to Dr. Vivek Murthy about loneliness and the physical and emotional toll that social disconnection takes on us.
Word got out this week that Education Dept. Project Manager Gustavo Campos has a mean SoundCloud account. Here’s a rad playlist he put together.
Also Noteworthy
Don’t miss Debra Jo Immergut’s poignant tale of what a trip to the playa did for her relationship.
Academic paper alert 🚨 Cultural anthropologist Graham St. John ponders the enigma of an event that never really was a “utopia.”
For his 68th birthday this week, Kevin Kelly published 68 pithy bits of unsolicited advice. This is one to savor and perhaps refer to again and again.
Artist Scott Froschauer is offering some pictures of his iconic BRC signs as backgrounds for your next video conference. (Soooo much better than those fake rooms.)
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