Classical metal guitar soloist Tina Setkic

Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata (3rd movement)" Tina Setkic cover

(MD Animations) Where is Yugoslavian French classical metal guitar prodigy Tina Setkic (YouTube's "Tina S"), student of French jazz-rocker Renaud Louis-Servais?

• Rondo alla turca, the Turkish March but heavy metal!
• Yngwie Malmsteen's "Arpeggios from Hell" Tina S cover
• "Vivaldi Tribute" (Patrick Rondat) Tina S cover

(BERNTH Guitar Academy) I tested TikTok's most viral guitar advice

Heavy metal gone wrong: flops

(Feedback Johnny) Sometimes bands like Metallica sell out to make money

Burning Man Festival 2026 (8/30-9/7)

Esoteric Vajrayana Buddhist lamas build sand mandala with Mt. Sumeru at center (wiki)

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Not a raincoat, a fashion statement

Black Rock City 2026 rises in the Nevada desert from August 30 to September 7th, 2026. Theme: Axis Mundi.

• [Axis mundi is the "world mountain," Buddhism's Mt. Sumeru, sometimes seen as Tibet-China's Mt. Kailash in the Himalayas, a synthetic peak that is far too small to meet the requirements of the descriptions given in Buddhist cosmology, and at other times regarded as Mt. Kunlun in China, the World Tree Norse Yggdrasil, or the more sensible axial tilt.]
• Predicted weather for Burning Man 2026 (USA Today)

Will the free Orgy Dome be back this year?

The Axis Mundi celebrates our interconnectedness, our shared social realities, and our ties to this natural world. Final ticket sales for Burning Man 2026 are open now. No registration is required. Buy tickets now through Black Rock City Tickets or subscribe for fresh Black Rock City updates.

Ooh, I always wanted to try that, and what happens in the desert stays in the desert, right?

 

Black Rock City is ephemeral. Every year is beautifully unique. The massive desert city rises for just eight days then disappears without a trace (well, some trace but there is a zero-footprint ethos the festival tries to live by, even if not all participants keep to it).

• Burning Man 2026 now open in Nevada desert

Is it as wild as Woodstock '69 was?

(DoYouRemember?) Insane things that happened at Woodstock at Max's Far in Bethel, New York

The Moon Goddess descends to dance

If anyone is new to Burning Man — welcome! Explorers are embarking on a grand adventure in participatory creativity.

Read the 2026 Survival Guide and the Playa Primer for essential information to help all festivalgoers thrive. And fill out the Volunteer Matching Quiz to join a Black Rock City crew that is the best match!

Burning Man attendees build Black Rock City together. Immerse in Burning Man’s connective magic. Looking for a camp? Read the Camping Quick Guide to find camps seeking campers. These art projects are looking for others to help out.

Connect with Rising Sparks, a grassroots collective igniting next generation artists, creators, and leaders. More: burningman.org

Government hypocrisy to "green scam" profits

Could Banshees have been Burners?

(MAGAZINE) Post-punk avant garde pop Siouxie Sioux for EDM Burners?

Nude Poetry with Füde, NY to LA (8/7)

Now I'd like to bring out Leehee Bee, a hot piece of asymptote on our stage for the first time.

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Reading my poetry is a new kind of "naked"

What performing poetry reveals about language, vulnerability, the fear of being (mis)understood

 

Could I stand in front of people fully nude?

A few months ago, I [Lihi Be] stood on a stage in New York City and performed slam poetry for the first time. The scene was hosted by Nuyorican Poets' Cafe at the Bowery Poetry Club, a small, legendary room where decades of poets have stepped up to a microphone and turned their inner worlds into sound.

It's the kind of place where language has history, where words have weight, where the air feels charged from voices that came before.

Enough with old white male writers! Sit down!

Gigi luxury nightwear (Schweitzer Linen)

lihi be, the i in mi, this breath and body

I remember standing there, waiting my turn, feeling my heart beating in my throat, which surprised me. I’ve spoken in front of rooms before. I’ve guided workshops, taught movement, led breathwork journeys where people open parts of themselves that are tender and alive.

Holding space for others doesn’t scare me. But this was different. This time, I wasn’t holding material space; I was the material. A poem I wrote alone earlier that morning was about to leave the page and hit the stage, entering a room full of strangers, not through dead ink, but through my living breath, my voice, my body.

• The New Naked Poetry | Academy of American Poets
• Why are we obsessed with forbidden nudity, Holli?✨
• Naked Poetry: Recent American Poetry in Open Forms

New York City as seen from high above Central Park, a kind of Griffith Park, Los Angeles

New York City's famous spoken word space at the Bowery Poetry Club (wiki)

(Married with Children) American skin: Al Bundy's high school girlfriend shows up at the beach

White men can't dance, but women can (KP)

And now for our first nude, I mean POET of the evening, Russian Pole Heaven

What is The Füde Experience? Naked eating, social bonding, courageous self-inquiry together

The Füde Experience: naked eating with Lihi Be at FÜDE LA (thefudeexperience.com)

Does anyone here need a bath to wash away dirty thoughts of body image negativity?

Holiday hosting: rosemary ritual cleanse (The Füde Experience)

We said nobody wants to see it, Shake Spear! OK, a quick flash then sit down and shut it!

Lihi Benisty poetry: Self

Until that moment, "poetry" was something I wrote, never something I performed. When I published my book, The Self, Reframed, it felt like a big step outward. Suddenly the poems were technically "public." Someone, anyone, could order the book, underline a passage, carry a piece of it into her own life.

 

Butt even then, there was still distance. The page protected me. Readers meet a poem alone. They can pause, reread, close the book, throw it in the garbage disposal, flip the switch, make acid-free wood pulp that washes out to sea... That meeting happens quietly, inside their own interior worlds.

Shame? We refuse to limit ourselves

Slam poetry is different: Spoken word removes the distance. When one performs a poem, there is no safe distance, no page between the room and the I performing. My breath carries my language. My nervous system becomes part of the delivery. My voice, my pauses, my trembling chest -- all of it becomes part of my poem.

In some ways, it feels easier to be naked than to perform one's own poem, in the woods, with someone you love, in front of Mother Nature, playing pretend it's Adam and Eve in a Sumerian garden.

Holy Adam and Eve had no shame

Look, it's the real me!

I was in New York for a series of gatherings -- one of them a nude experience I was hosting with the Füde Experience: a roomful of naked people exploring embodiment, mindful presence, the simplicity of being in our bodies without the usual layers of social armor.

Standing naked in a room with others didn’t feel nearly as vulnerable as standing on this stage. In fact, being naked felt surprisingly simple. Source: a poem is a different kind of naked (seeds of the self)

We're bringing it to Los Angeles

• Have the experience in Los Angeles with Dharma Buddhist Meditation (Aug. 7, 2026)
• RSVP: Naked Vegan Food Experience, Meditation, Poetry, Healing, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup

"No bikinis! Cover up those shameful bodies...or you are headed for hell!" - Loving Christian

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Lihi Be (Benisty)

AUTHOR: Lihi Be (Benisty), teacher of somatic self-inquiry, breathwork, movement, teacher, mentorship, poetry, summer retreat leader, author of The Self, Reframed. She leads a dynamic blend of somatic practices to navigate emotional landscapes. She is profoundly committed to the poetic art of self-inquiry through breathwork and movement. Her teaching is distinguished by her ability to weave these elements into a cohesive practice that respects the complexity of the human experience. Her poetry serves as a reflective mirror, deepening the themes she navigates in her somatic work and offering an additional avenue for connection and self-discovery. She lives in Los Angeles, California. (Substack, Instagram, FÜDE in LA, Amazon, Facebook, Omega Institute, lihibe.com)

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  Put yer clothes on 'n get the Hades outta here!

  Building community through resonance: The Füde Experience is a reader-supported publication for free and paid subscribers; to receive new posts and support, see: fudeexperience.substack.com (Website: thefudeexperience.com)

Nuyorican Poets' Cafe Poetry Slam at the Bowery Poetry Club Mondays (@bowerypoetry

We'd ride our bikes in the nude to see someone get on stage and really get naked with poetry.

• Lihi Bi (seeds of the self), March 4th, 2026; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells, Jen B. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Buddhist David Bowie on End of Religion

David Bowie: Major Tom's Odyssey: "Space Oddity"

(T&H - Inspiration & Motivation) David Bowie on the real purpose of life

David Bowie at the Scottish Buddhist Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre with his lama Guru Chime Rinpoche almost ordained as Vajrayana Buddhist monk for a life of contemplation and peace

'Jackass: Best and Last' comedy film

It's plain stupid (only a lil funny)

REVIEW: We can't recommend this one. It's not as funny as previous installments, and it's almost certainly NOT the last Jackass film. They always say it will be their last, which helps sales. The problem here is not that there isn't nostalgia. It's that it's weak. It's not their best work. There is little set up to each scenario, and then it's over and on to the next thing. A previous sequel saw Knoxville dress like an old man with his scrotum hanging out unawares; he goes out and about, laughs ensue. Here, there is one call back to that, and that seems authentic and funny. If you like gay homoeroticism among professed heterosexual bros, you'll love this -- with all its fecal, anal, ball-busting torture. Did we mention feces? There's no shortage of that. And there's lots of full-frontal male nudity for the gents. Ladies, stay home. This is not representative of what most men are up to. This is for drug abusers, like Knoxville and Steve-O to make money milking cringe for what it might be worth. Rating: C or C-.

DON'T SAY WE DIDN'T WARN YOU.

Knoxville drug abuse explains a lot

(Steve-O's Wild Ride! - Clips) Johnny Knoxville's drug use [and addiction]

jackass: best and last | official trailer (2026 movie). Here are 10 of the best pranks and stunts:

(WatchMojo.com) Top 10 moments of the juvenile, immature, and dumb Jackass series

(Paramount Pictures) June 26, 2026: It’s time to relive the best and experience the last. Watch the official trailer for Jackass: Best and Last, only in theatres Friday, June 26. #jackassmovie #jackassbestandlast

(Jimmy Kimmel Live) Johnny Knoxville kidnapped Brad Pitt,

having a matching perm with his mom, and the last Jackass movie

Johnny Knoxville, creative genius (MTV)

Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen. Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, Jackass: Best and Last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that audiences have come to love and expect from these idiots over the past 25 years.

Jackass crew on popular questions

(Wired) Jackass cast answer 50 most searched questions

(The Daily Show) Johnny Knoxville - "Jackass: Best and Last" | The Daily Show

So grab some dumb little buddies, raise glasses, and come experience the cinematic event that promises to be the last time anyone will ever laugh this hard in a theatre.

• Box Office Scenes: Deadliest stunts

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