Spirituality What’s in a playa name? A sparklepony by any other name would hula-hoop as poorly. August 5, 2013 By Caveat Magister One of the most common questions I’m asked by people who know nothing about Burning Man but are considering going ...Read More
Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive PSA: How Do I Find My Friends at Burning Man? July 29, 2013 By Caveat Magister It's tough out there in the desert. You need your besties watching your back! But what if you can't find ...Read More
Survive and Thrive I’ve been doing it wrong July 22, 2013 By Caveat Magister Successful theme camps, it seems go through a common life-cycle. According to organizers from various camps I’ve spoken to: - ...Read More
Shenanigans Laughing at Ourselves: introducing “Harvey’s Law” June 28, 2013 By Caveat Magister Arizona Burner "Admiral Fiesta" came up with the following formal observations, which I thought were too funny not to share. ...Read More
BRC Art, Global Art, Serious Stuff Writers of Burning Man, Unite! June 24, 2013 By Caveat Magister Does Burning Man have a literary culture, at all? The answer is no. But by this time next year – ...Read More
Participate in BRC The slightly-inside track: Everything you need to know about volunteering at Burning Man June 13, 2013 By Caveat Magister Volunteering for Burning Man is a beautiful oddity: it's like going to the world’s biggest party and immediately walking into ...Read More
Serious Stuff Art and Whimsy are renewable resources June 6, 2013 By Caveat Magister Where’d all the fun people go? A recent San Francisco newspaper article was ostensibly about a book – the newly ...Read More
Serious Stuff A reading list inspired by, but not about, Burning Man June 2, 2013 By Caveat Magister A few weeks ago a call went out on the Burning Nerds list: ideas for books and articles that aren’t ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Spirituality Burning rituals for our digital world May 14, 2013 By Caveat Magister For the past few weeks I’ve been struggling with something Chip Conley said at Burning Man’s Global Leadership Conference. (You ...Read More
Regionals What it means to manage an organization in hot pursuit of the ineffable (A report from the Global Leadership Conference) April 16, 2013 By Caveat Magister “We created The Burning Man Project,” founding board member Harley DuBois told 200 of Burning Man’s regional representatives and community ...Read More