The Theme The Connection Between Ritual, Art, and Play March 29, 2017 By Caveat Magister UCLA Anthropologist Dr. Megan Heller studies play — how we do it, why we do it, what impact is has — ...Read More
The Theme How Rituals Help Us Navigate the World — and Our Psyches March 23, 2017 By Caveat Magister Ritual, Dr. Tanya Luhrmann says, is the way we connect the world as it ought to be with the world ...Read More
BRC Art, Global Art “Burning Man Art” Is Now Everywhere – but What Is It? March 22, 2017 By Caveat Magister The best way - maybe the only authentic way - to appreciate the art of Burning Man is to be ...Read More
Serious Stuff Burning Man’s Relationship to Politics in a Time of Activism February 8, 2017 By Caveat Magister Let’s not kid ourselves. You love Burning Man, but lately you’ve been asking yourself: “Is this important?” “In a world ...Read More
The Theme Why Ritual is Relevant February 6, 2017 By Caveat Magister If the crisis of Western Culture could be reduced to a bumper sticker, it might be this one: “Nietzsche Was ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles “Decommodification” and “Cultural Appropriation” – two great conversations that go great together January 17, 2017 By Caveat Magister Right now many Burners are having conversations about how they can discourage people attending Burning Man events from engaging in ...Read More
Regionals, Serious Stuff In Defense of “Bucket Listers” December 29, 2016 By Caveat Magister Based on the amount of complaining I’ve heard about it recently, we really don’t like it when random people put ...Read More
Spirituality Off-Topic: I Disagree With Your Festive Holiday Wishes! December 16, 2016 By Caveat Magister This isn't about Burning Man. This is a rant about Christmas that I first posted on the Burning Blog in ...Read More
Shenanigans, Spirituality A Story About Fear November 17, 2016 By Caveat Magister A young woman who had moved to the city and learned the art of sculpting from the last legendary survivors ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Burning Man’s New Challenge (It’s a High Culture, Bitches!) November 4, 2016 By Caveat Magister Let me cut to the chase: I think the major challenge facing the Burning Man Project in its new era ...Read More