Grover Norquist and the rest of the unruly drug addled anarchists who planned on descending on the annual debauchathon known as Burning Man will have to hold off for at least another 24 hours — rain has made the road to the Nevada desert fest unpassable.
Winter festivals are in full swing! Get ready to strip down to your birthday suit and dive into a half frozen creek just for the fun of it. Here's a hand-picked list of the weirdest winter festivals in North America.
The Paradiso Festival — which happened over the weekend in George, Washington — featured electronic sensations like Tiësto and Adventure Club. But apparently a bad batch of drugs also made an appearance at the two-day rumpus, since 100 people overdosed and one person died.
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If you're going to a music festival, you're going for one of three reasons: To do drugs, to pump your fist next to a throbbing bass, and to try to get style blogged. The first two you can handle, but we're here to help you get Vaguely Internet Famous. Here's the simple formula to festival attire:
