By Marisa Franco In the midst of the twisted metal and neon light art installations of Burning Man, we added one more: a tall wooden cage, like those in prisons throughout the country where President Trump has locked away thousands of immigrants. Immigrants have been rounded up and imprisoned by Immigration

A Uhaul truck full Burning Man supplies and fursuits was stolen this Sunday and has the furry community asking, “what kind of an animal would do such a thing?”  On August 24th Zarafa Giraffe was packing a Uhaul with fellow furries and getting ready to drive to Camp Fur in Black Rock City

Your friends’ Burning Man posts are already fricking relentless on Facebook, and you’re that sad-sack who’s not going. Well don’t trip! Turns out San Francisco and Oakland bars and stores are still open regular hours during Burning Man, and tons of wack events are scheduled in the Bay Area from

Sorry for the delay in this week’s news wrap, but without further ado, here’s your week of California burning, Berkeley’s weekend rally and fallout, courtroom updates and some weird shit to do with Burners on your day off. Berkeley rally: public versus the police The result of Sunday’s much anticipated

Which rich and famous a**holes will you see turnt up at the turnkey camps of Burning Man 2018?  Based on public comments, social media posts, and history of going to Burning Man every year because they can afford to, we’ve determined which famous assholes will ride in private jets to

This randomly came across my FB feed this morning so I figured I’d share it with you all. An attendee of Burning Man decided to jump into the Burning of the Man yesterday in the Black Rock Desert. He was airlifted to a burn unit but is feared dead. According

This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column in the SF Examiner  By now the dust is doing anything but settling in Black Rock City. Minds and other flammable things are exploding while a sense of all out revelry, exploration and wonder descends on some 70,000-plus people. In a way,

If there was ever a weekend to do things that are normally TOO crowded with locals, this is the weekend.  Here’s a big old list of fun, mostly free, outdoorsy things to do in SF & OAK with your non-burner friends, but also think about that thing you always wanted to do, but it was always way too full to do.  Do that, this weekend.  And I’ll see yas out there!