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Burning Man Interuptus

Can't this festival in the middle of nowhere go off without a hitch anymore?

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  • August 2008

    • Dust storm chases away some participants from counterculture Burning Man festival

      Associated Press  |  Aug 31, 08

      A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said. Roger Farschon, incident commander for the federal Bureau of Land Management, said the dust storm on the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles north of Reno began early Saturday afternoon and continued into the evening.

  • September 2007

    • Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 1, 07 8:07 PM CDT

      Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

      (Newser) - The San Francisco prankster who put an early torch to the 40-foot-tall Burning Man last week—earning himself a felony arson charge—tells the San Francisco Chronicle his stunt was a plea to put spontaneity back into the Nevada festival that culminates tonight. "This was not an act of vengeance. It was an act of love,"  says Paul Addis, who describes himself as a retired property-rights lawyer.  More »

  • August 2007

    • Burning Man Torched Early

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 29, 07 6:35 AM CDT

      Burning Man Torched Early

      (Newser) - A San Francisco vandal torched a giant effigy four days before it was slated to burn as part of the annual hedonistic Burning Man arts festival, according to police. The vandal was arrested for arson and possession of fireworks. Most of the 40-foot Man is still standing, and organizers are promising to rebuild it and go ahead with Saturday night's scheduled burn. More »

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A Burning Man participant warms up by a fire while the Man glows in the background on the Black Rock Deset in Gerlach, Nev., on Monday morning, Aug. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Nevada Appeal, Brad Horn)   (Associated Press)
The sun rises over the Man in Gerlach, Nev., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, on opening day of the Burning Man festival. (AP Photo/Nevada Appeal, Brad Horn)   (Associated Press)
Burning Man participants walk on the playa at the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nev., on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, during the Burning Man festival. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)   (AP Photo)
A fire dancer performs on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2008, on the playa of the Black Rock Desert during the Burning Man festival near Gerlach, Nev. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)   (AP Photo)
A Burning Man participant rides on the playa at the Black Rock Desert during the Burning Man festival on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, near Gerlach, Nev. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)   (AP Photo)
An art installation lights up the playa during the Burning Man festival near Gerlach, Nev., on Friday evening, Aug. 29, 2008, at the Black Rock Desert. Burning Man is an annual art event and temporary...   (AP Photo)
'The Man' burns during the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nev., on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)   (AP Photo)
Burning Man participants wait for a dust storm to clear near Gerlach, Nev., during the Burning Man festival at the Black Rock Desert on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)   (AP Photo)
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