Organizers of Burning Man’s infamous Orgy Dome have announced that the space will not open during the event this week following damage by heavy winds over the weekend.

“Our build team worked so hard this past week to *erect* our lovely space,” reads a post published Sunday by the official Orgy Dome Instagram account. “Unfortunately, the winds yesterday undid all that labor and wrecked our structure. We are still here and thankfully safe, we hope to gift the playa some workshops and will keep you updated.”

This post followed another one from earlier the same day announcing that “what remains of the dome is beyond repair.”

An annual tradition at Burning Man, the Orgy Dome is a space where, its organizers say, “couples and moresomes can escape the dust and heat of Black Rock City. We pride ourselves in creating a sex-positive, consensual space for couples and moresomes to play during their stay at Black Rock City. The Orgy Dome is a safe, inclusionary, and exploratory environment. All couples and moresomes who are adults are welcome in the Dome – straight, lesbian, gay, bi, polyamorous and monogamous. We welcome the combination of love in all forms.”

The Orgy Dome is among several installations and projects that were destroyed or damaged following a Sunday windstorm that happened at the Burning Man site, located in the remote Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada. Other reported damage includes a 50 foot tall art installation called Black Cloud that was created by a team of artists from Ukraine and which was meant to serve as a symbol of freedom for the country amid its ongoing war while also warning about the dangers of a potential World War III.

According to a press release from the creators of Black Cloud, “After 5:30 p.m. [on Aug. 24] a sudden hurricane-force wind swept across the desert. Despite the calculations, the installation withstood only the first fifteen minutes. A powerful gust tore the structure apart from within, and the storm destroyed Black Cloud completely.”

“Even though on paper and by calculations it was supposed to withstand even such a storm, reality proved otherwise,” Vitaliy Deynega, the general producer of Black Cloud, wrote on his Facebook page. “It held against the wind for the first fifteen minutes, and then tore apart in the middle—the storm burst inside and destroyed it completely.” Organizers note that they plan to reassemble Black Cloud in locations throughout Europe, with dates and locations to be announced.

While high winds and white-out level dust storms are common during any given year at Burning Man, the hurricane-force winds on Saturday, when gusts reached up to 50 mph, are far less frequent. Widely circulated videos from the storm show these winds toppling tents and shade structures while raising massive dust clouds.

The forecast Tuesday (Aug. 26) also predicts a 51% chance of rain and thunderstorms, conditions that could further complicate matters on a site that’s sensitive to rain.

The windstorm marks the third time in the last four years that Burners have faced particularly challenging weather conditions. In 2022, temperatures reached up to 106 degrees, creating what was for many the hottest Burning Man in memory. Then in 2023, nearly an inch of rain fell on the site, creating expanses of thick mud that required organizers to put a no-driving order in place. The single gate to the event was closed, no more Burners were let in, and those already on-site were advised not to leave.

Burning Man is happening now through Sept. 1.

The internet has had a lot to say about Betty Who‘s recent appearance on the Made It Out podcast — and now, King Princess is offering her two cents on the situation.

In a TikTok posted Tuesday (Aug. 26), Mikaela Straus shared her thoughts on the recent controversy, in which Who talked about being a queer woman while dating a straight man, and how it felt “like a crime to be straight” in the queer community.

“You are not a victim because you started dating a man and queer people are disappointed in you because you used the queer community to market your music,” Straus said in her video. “They feel betrayed, that’s fair, you have to live with that. Who cares? To get up on a podcast and claim this victimhood when you are in a position of privilege — dating a man in a heteronormative society — is ridiculous, and it is not going to resonate with people.”

Straus did not specifically call out Who by name, but clarified in a comment under the video that her statements were “about the many divas who felt the need to do this THIS YEAR,” seemingly also referring to similar controversies that erupted around JoJo Siwa and Fletcher.

“Date a man, it’s not a big deal. But why are you on a podcast talking about it? It’s not an interesting narrative,” Straus continued in her video. “We live in a country where our rights are being stripped from us every day, and you think it’s important to get on a podcast and talk about how hard it is to be in a heteronormative relationship? Diva!”

During her appearance on the Made It Out podcast, Betty Who also made comments about lesbian pop star Reneé Rapp, saying that she would “hold space” for the singer to one day fall in love with a man while trying to make a larger point about the fluidity of sexuality. “Reneé Rapp is like, ‘You’ll never catch me dating a man.’ It’s like, ‘Go off, queen! I love that for you,'” Who said. “But I also hold space for her in 10 years if she goes, ‘Oops, I met the love of my life and it’s this man, I didn’t mean to.’ It’s like, that’s OK!”

Check out King Princess’ take on Betty Who’s comments below:

As fan speculation continues to run rife online, Noel Gallagher has shared whether Oasis will switch up the setlist on the band’s Live ‘25 Tour.

Since kicking off their triumphant reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales, last month (July 4), the Gallagher brothers have performed the same 23-song set at each show – including a five-night hometown residency at Manchester’s Heaton Park plus stadium gigs in London, Edinburgh and Dublin.

The tour rolled on into Toronto’s Rogers Stadium over the weekend (Aug. 4), heralding the start of a North American leg that includes dates in Chicago, East Rutherford and Pasadena over the next fortnight. As “Lyla” soundtracked a promotional video ahead of the band’s first Canadian gig in nearly 17 years, fans had hoped for some changes to the setlist for the forthcoming run.

The current Live ’25 setlist, which was performed in its entirety in Toronto, leans heavily on material from the legendary Britpop band‘s first two records: 1994’s Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, released the following year. Notable absences from their post-2000 output include the aforementioned “Lyla” and “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” – the latter being one of their biggest streaming-era hits.

British comedy writer Matt Morgan shared his thoughts on the setlist during a recent episode of his podcast, adding that he’d discussed this with his close friend Noel Gallagher (via NME). The pair have previously appeared on BBC Radio 2 together, as well as numerous episodes of Morgan’s podcast. “It’s mad that they’re doing the same set,” he began.

“I thought they would vary it slightly. I said to Noel, ‘Don’t you just want to mix it up?’ He said, ‘No, I like it like that.’ He knows where he is. They bang it out.”

Morgan then explained that he had talked to the songwriter and guitarist after one of Oasis’ recent shows at Wembley Stadium. “[Noel] looks so happy. He is. I didn’t see him on the Friday because he just goes quickly but on Saturday, because he didn’t have a gig the next day, he was hanging out for a bit. He was well happy with it all.”

He continued: “At various points I spoke to him in the last year about it, and he sort of moved his opinion of what [the set was] gonna be and what it is. I think it’s done so well and felt so good. He seems very happy with it. And he looks happy on stage, actually. He’s not plodding through it.”

Later in the year, the Oasis Live ‘25 tour will head to South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan, culminating Nov. 23 at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil.