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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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