Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Burning Man for the One Percent
Burning Man - the annual art festival-hippie commune-rave - starts Monday in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. A long time ago, it was a desert haven for the fringe. But then, Silicon Valley billionaires and other richie riches flocked to it, bringing luxury RVs and catered meals.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBurning Man - the annual art festival-hippie commune-rave - starts Monday in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. A long time ago, it was a desert haven for the fringe. But then, Silicon Valley billionaires and other richie riches flocked to it, bringing luxury RVs and catered meals. Now they’ve graduated to air-conditioned yurts and servants, according to a New York Times story. Has Burning Man officially jumped the shark? One man argues no.
