Burning Man: For Those of You Who Aren't Desert Raiding Right Now
- Posted on: Tuesday August 31, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Filed under: justin timberlake, justintimberlake.com, burning man, black rock city, black rock desert, 2010, nevada, the playa
The infamous week-long marathon art and music festival, Burning Man, in Nevada's Black Rock Desert (aptly titled Black Rock City), kicked off its 2010 season yesterday, August 30th, 2010. For those of you unfamiliar the ultra-art-rave otherwise known as Burning Man, here's some descriptors to dwell on:
It is: a carnival of lights.
It is: a vast stretch of grandiose sculptures and art pieces
It has: serious, blinding dust storms.
It is: thousands of people (upwards of 40k) chillin' in the desert
It is: a moment for practicing self reflection + expression
It is: color and costume, smiles, laughter, creativity under sunshine, performance art to the maximum, a little hippie, a lot of love (ok maybe a lot of hippie and a lot of love?)
If, like us, you were not able to make it out for the surreal festivities this year, or you have never experienced the "burning man" and want to join the fun, we have a solution! You can log into your handy social media sites and get live coverage! Here are some options:
(Work in progress photos by Michael Holden on Flickr)
The Burning Man Twitter Feeds, @burningman and @blackrockcity
A live Burning Man video stream via Ustream
Finally, for the remaining oldschoolers out there, you can listen to live radio streaming at Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR)
(via Laughing Squid)
Ain't technology grand?
