You may have noticed that some of your officemates have made their annual pilgrimmage to the desert for Burning Man. Is there a chance that the ever-growing festival could one day be a permanent utopian community? (I’m not sure that’s necessary, but it’s sure nice having them gone for the week.)

+ Megan Garber argues that the American lawn has outlived its purpose. (She must not be from California where most lawns didn’t even manage to outlive the summer.)

+ It’s really not much of a surprise that people now want their obituaries to go viral.