i hope all charges get dropped. addis did what is expected and encouraged in the spirit of burning man; before the conformists got old, and took over, and lost complete touch with the concept of radical self expression.

this is another face of our imperial arrogance. we the people of the united states, consider ourselves to be the only americans. remember, if you are from peru, el salvador, canada, or chile you are also an american. if you travel central and south america, the folks there are always in awe and disg...

belive it or not, a lot of us really consider the theme of whether we go to BM or not.

some of us have critical thinking skills that we employ on a daily basis.

how about we just tweek it a bit, and call it HUMANITY'S DREAMS ? GRINGO'S DREAM just doesn't work. what would be the most prefect theme, in this line of thought, would be to just call it DREAMS or dreams of humanity , but i like dreams the best. there are just too many connotations and explanations...

when i think of american dream, i think of being materialistically successful (usually at the expense of a bunch of other people). i find that concept to be diametrically opposed to the concept of a gift economy and the more holistic stance burners take towards life. i've really loved all the past t...