Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles When Is Gifting Not Gifting? April 5, 2024 By Caveat Magister Some of my least favorite experiences as a Burner are when we become victims of our own success. Often this happens when the “default world” culture takes something that we ...Read More
Global Art, Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Anything Commercial Art Can Do, Decommodified Art Can Do Better! November 1, 2022 By Caveat Magister In my first post in this series, I said that decommodified art can do things that commercial art can't. But ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Tales from the Playa Burning Man 2022: How Life Imitated Art September 16, 2022 By Caveat Magister I have a new metaphor for the way Burning Man changes. For the last 10-ish years, I’ve been a part ...Read More
Serious Stuff Remembering the Solstice Burn That Started it All June 21, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees ...Read More
Shenanigans An ‘oh so SF’ Burning Man Publishing Event June 13, 2022 By John Curley More than a couple of dreams came true last night, and we were lucky enough to be in attendance for ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles You Can’t Understand Culture If You Ignore Artists December 1, 2021 By Caveat Magister Caveat is Burning Man’s Philosopher Laureate and has been writing about Burning Man culture and community for years. His writing ...Read More
Shenanigans Caveat’s New Book Is Here ~ Your Source Code for Orchestrating Transformational Experiences October 13, 2021 By Caveat Magister If you spend enough time in Burning Man spaces, you will have a life-changing experience. Most people don’t even need ...Read More
Rhymes with Burning Man, Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles We’re Starting Year 3 of Burning Man’s Cultural Diaspora — It’s Going to Get Weirder October 1, 2021 By Caveat Magister Caveat is Burning Man’s Philosopher Laureate and has been writing about Burning Man culture and community for years. His writing ...Read More
Building BRC, Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa Into the Zone — Episode 3: The Great Unknown September 16, 2021 By Kirsten Weisenburger Welcome to the final story in a three-part series that unpacks how our 2021 theme — The Great Unknown — ...Read More
Community During COVID, Rhymes with Burning Man, Shenanigans “Welcome to the Demon Garden” — Spending Burn Week at Home September 13, 2021 By Caveat Magister The garage door rolls open with a rumble. You step from the bright outside into the long, shadowy, corridor. There’s ...Read More