Piss Clear  -- Black Rock City's favorite alternative newspaper



INTRODUCTION

From 1995 to 2007, the alternative newspaper PISS CLEAR was a fixture at Nevada's annual Burning Man arts festival, its cheeky name deriving from the Black Rock Desert's #1 survival tip: "drink enough water so that you piss clear." For 13 years, editor and publisher Adrian Roberts and his staff of writers wrote about the colorful culture of Black Rock City, and their snarky and sarcastic tone earned PISS CLEAR its well-earned reputation as the "Vice magazine of the playa."

Having started off as a sort-of sassy survival guide, PISS CLEAR quickly evolved into Burning Man's snarky reality check, chock full of hard-hitting articles, acerbic rants, witty commentaries, and funny lists. Along the way, it ended up documenting – as it was happening – the growing evolution of the Burning Man event.

PISS CLEAR BOOK COMING SEPTEMBER 2008!

In September 2008, RE/Search Publications will publish Burning Man Live: 13 Years of Piss Clear, Black Rock City’s alternative newspaper, a 312-page anthology compiling all 34 issues of PISS CLEAR. It also includes a brand-new essay from longtime columnist Malderor, as well as an introduction from Brian Doherty, author of This Is Burning Man. There are also yearly chapter introductions from Adrian Roberts. Telling it like it was, this is the alternative – and yes, opinionated – history of Burning Man. CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY!

WHAT'S ON THIS WEB SITE

Here, you will every issue of PISS CLEAR ever published, along with a gallery of covers, plenty of fake ads, and HTML archives of most of our articles from 1995 - 2003. Issues from 2004 - 2007 are only available as PDF files. Just click on the PDF Archives menu bar at left – or click here! None of the articles from 2004 - 2007 are available as HTML files. If you're web-savvy and would like to help us update this archive – please contact us!

We hope you have enjoyed our unique perspective on Burning Man ... and we'll still see you out on the playa!


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