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

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January 13, 2014 By Caveat Magister

For decades Burning Man co-founder John Law has been one of a small band of pranksters bringing the historic Doggie ...Read More

January 2, 2014 By Caveat Magister

Burning Man as a cultural force is getting more interesting, not less, as it gets more mainstream attention and access ...Read More

December 9, 2013 By Caveat Magister

The closest I’ve ever come to “crowdfunding” something was asking a room to tip generously. But I’m told that web ...Read More

November 22, 2013 By Caveat Magister

Having reached the point where any development from Burning Man provokes a media storm (we’re just a few years away ...Read More

October 17, 2013 By Caveat Magister

While the burning of the library may have been the most dramatic moment, it was the conversations that this piece ...Read More

October 10, 2013 By Caveat Magister

As America convulses and political gridlock is on everyone's mind, it seems as good a time as any to look ...Read More

September 26, 2013 By Caveat Magister

It was Tuesday in the desert. The hottest part of the afternoon. I was sitting on my favorite couch in ...Read More

September 16, 2013 By Caveat Magister

Is it just me, or is too much attention being paid to the Art at Burning Man? Yeah yeah, I ...Read More

September 10, 2013 By Caveat Magister

Did the sideways attempt by an astringent horse-meat peddler to associate its tacos with Burning Man on a television commercial ...Read More

September 4, 2013 By Caveat Magister

This is the last information I have on Augustus St. George. By the time you read this, he'll be in ...Read More