ValleyWag has an exclusive interview with the Burning Man early bird arsonist but no one seems very interested. Paul Addis, the terror of tent town, turns a nice phrase:

Burning Man had degenerated into a postindustrial disco.

Wired also has an "exclusive" Q & A,which is pretty much the same stuff.

Scott Beale has all the background, in case you're thinking of pitching a feature about this.

(photo from Laughing Squid)