Festival has become 'too suburban,' says gonzo former lawyer
(NEWSER) - The San Francisco prankster who put an early torch to the 40-foot-tall Burning Man last week—earning himself a felony arson charge—tells the San Francisco Chronicle his stunt was a plea to put spontaneity back into the Nevada festival that culminates tonight. "This was not an act of vengeance. It was an act of love," says Paul Addis, who describes himself as a retired property-rights lawyer. More»