A woman who was left nearly paralyzed when she plunged from a climbable Burning Man art installation last year is gearing up for her ninth trip to the desert event — saying its dangers make it ...

Maureen Maples, 49, has been a regular at the annual Burning Man event in the Nevada desert for the past 20 years. Attending Burning Man has impacted her life in many positive ways, she shared with ...

A woman who was left nearly paralyzed when she plunged from a climbable Burning Man art installation last year is gearing up for her ninth trip to the desert event — saying its dangers make it ...

“Temple of Promise” by Jazz Tigan and the Dreamers Guild (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless noted) The playa is never silent; you adapt quickly to the spectrum of ceaseless noise, ...

Burning Man 2025 took place from August 24 to September 1; the year’s theme was “Tomorrow Today.” Photo: Elisa Carollo for Observer If you think Burning Man is just a crowd in the desert dancing, ...