The annual Burning Man event will finally have a real home instead of just planting itself in the middle of the desert near Black Rock City, Nevada. The festival hosts 70,000+ “burners”, and it’s absolute insanity. Organizers were prescient in buying Fly Ranch, a 3,800-acre compound in the same area, with the hopes of building a sustainable “city” to hold the event each year. Having partnered with the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), the group held a competition to work on designing the city and fulfill its sustainable goals for energy, water, food, shelter, and sanitation, all the while keeping things as artfully expressive as the festival itself. Ten winners were chosen, and each of them will receive grants to help make their prototypes more of a reality. We’ll see what magic comes of it, and then, hopefully, the festival’s sustainable operations will be more in line with its theme.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
