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

Can Burning Man Balance the “Art” and “History” in “Art History?” Should It Have To?

November 4, 2015 By Caveat Magister

If we can’t take the topics that our community has passion for and fear about ... and use art and ...Read More

October 13, 2015 By Caveat Magister

Munney and I were walking around the Totem of Confession, marveling at the intricacy and imaginative power of the surreal ...Read More

October 5, 2015 By Caveat Magister

I’ve wanted to write about a piece examining Burning Man through the lens of The Latitude Society (or vice-versa) for ...Read More

September 18, 2015 By Caveat Magister

After every Burn, there is a storm. A media storm. After 2013’s Burning Man, the big media storm was about ...Read More

September 5, 2015 By Caveat Magister

Last night I watched the Mazu Temple burn, a glorious shower of fireworks followed by a beautiful flower of fire ...Read More

September 4, 2015 By Caveat Magister

"Ladies and gentlemen, put down your glow sticks and prepare to be dazzled by the light of adventure and discovery!" ...Read More

September 3, 2015 By Caveat Magister

He is having trouble putting one foot in front of the other. The wind whips at the back of his ...Read More

September 3, 2015 By Caveat Magister

The Man is at the heart of Burning Man, and he is surrounded by the Midway. If you wish to ...Read More

September 2, 2015 By Caveat Magister

“OhWow,” said Kelly as we walked into the Midway. “This is nothing like what I’d expected.” “What had you expected?” ...Read More

September 1, 2015 By Caveat Magister

Hundreds of art cars were circling the Man, shining in the dark. A thousand more bicycles were parked outside of ...Read More