All posts by Caveat Magister

Caveat is Burning Man's Philosopher Laureate. A founding member of its Philosophical Center, he is the author of The Scene That Became Cities: what Burning Man philosophy can teach us about building better communities, and Turn Your Life Into Art: lessons in Psychologic from the San Francisco Underground. He has also written several books which have nothing to do with Burning Man. He has finally got his email address caveat (at) burningman (dot) org working again. He tweets, occasionally, as @BenjaminWachs

PEACE IN OUR TIME!!! Media Mecca and the Census end their four year war with historic treaty!

September 3, 2016 By Caveat Magister

In 2012 the Census claimed that Media Mecca had poached one of their most beloved volunteers, while Media Mecca claimed ...Read More

September 1, 2016 By Caveat Magister

Last night the 747 at Burning Man got hijacked. I wasn’t there. I so wanted to be there. I was ...Read More

August 30, 2016 By Caveat Magister

The other night, I was the asshole on a megaphone shouting things at people going by my camp. I couldn’t ...Read More

August 29, 2016 By Caveat Magister

The porta-pottie I'm in has a bad handle, so it doesn't latch properly, which means I'm interrupted by a tall ...Read More

August 26, 2016 By Caveat Magister

This is a controversial issue that people never seem to stop arguing about: what's the best way to experience Burning ...Read More

August 23, 2016 By Caveat Magister

I want to thank, and applaud, members of the HYBYCOZO art crew for bringing up the difficult issue of Burners ...Read More

August 19, 2016 By Caveat Magister

If you want to be comfortable at Burning Man, you need the right tent. Extreme environmental conditions out in the ...Read More

August 18, 2016 By Caveat Magister

It's a well known fact that people in costumes have more fun! It's true at parties, at Burning Man, and ...Read More

August 16, 2016 By Caveat Magister

Most of our discussions about the Renaissance have focused on the visual arts and the architecture - but the music ...Read More

August 15, 2016 By Caveat Magister

Burners bring everything to Black Rock City. Massive sculptures, mutant vehicles, dance parties - and big ideas. For the past ...Read More