For those of us who aren’t going to Burning Man and are feeling ok about it (no really! just fine! nope, not sad about not going this year! not even a little bit! …well, ok, maybe a little sad…) I give you a few news articles:

Baby Burners / Yep, parents are bringing the kids to the desert bacchanal

“If you really want to bring your kids to Burning Man, you should just deal with having to see people naked. What do you expect?” asks Oakland fifth- grader Cypress Lynx, 10. “I think it’s natural.

Friends go from Burning Man to the burning sands of Iraq

For the past several years, friends Caleb Schaber and Aaron Castro have spent the first week of September in the desert.

This year will be no exception.

Casino embracing Burning Man - “Burners” offered a deal on way to and from counter-culture desert event.

“We’ve identified a variety of niche markets that we believe are either under-served or have potential, and (groups) that have an affinity for this region,” Neebling said. “With the Burning Man participant, the fact that Reno-Tahoe has something that they like means we can develop some loyalty.”