So you didn’t get a ticket to Burning Man 2012. Join the club. While this year’s experimental lottery system left thousands of would-be participants without means of attending, there’s no reason to malinger this summer in the Default World. Direct your energies elsewhere. Some of the creators of the best theme camps are similarly going… Continue Reading
A potential boyfriend had never asked to explore my bathroom cabinet. But The Hippie did, on our second date no less. He wasn’t pleased. Previously, men had only cared whether my hair gel stained their pillows, not whether it contained Polyquaternium-11. But The Hippie cared. He said he’d feel better “getting close” if I just… Continue Reading
A metaphor: You’re in American Apparel, buying a circle scarf. You realize at the register that you don’t have the money to pay. Lucky for you, the scarf’s manufacturer has printed a coupon—the scarf’s 100 percent off. This transaction—a benefactor covering a beneficiary’s debt—is called redemption, and its parallel in Christianity is a tenet of… Continue Reading
Burners, gawkers, and fashionistas (and–rumor has it–at least one BMan founding father) came together for The 4th Annual Burner Fashion on August 7th. Held outside Junkee Clothing Exchange, the catwalk featured the most fantastical of Playa fantasy wear, with local designers and Burner-friendly stores including The Chocolate Walrus and The Melting Pot sending down models… Continue Reading
For the graduating student, those opening lines from Dr. Seuss are probably as familiar as mortarboard, as are his classic illustration of roads in all directions. But how many UNR graduates are going to choose to take Seuss literally, to get up and go? How many students plan to travel following graduation? Not many, according… Continue Reading