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Burning Man 2025 began with a murder and ended in a muddy disaster

Popkin
Sep 10, 2025
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Cars got stuck in the mud at the 2025 Burning Man festival (NorthSky Films/shutterstock.com)

2025 has been filled with chaos so far, and this year's Burning Man festival was no exception. Burning Man 2025 began with a murder (read here), and ended with a torrential downpour that left thousands of people stranded and stuck in the mud. From the comfort of …

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