Serious Stuff Burning Man may be the future, but it’s not an escape March 27, 2013 By Caveat Magister Any future envisioned to be “like Burning Man” will have to wrestle with this fundamental fact: Burning Man forces you ...Read More
Serious Stuff In defense of academia, and why it’s good for Burning Man March 15, 2013 By Caveat Magister I view academia as the most open minded institution humanity has yet created rivaling even the open mindedness of Burning ...Read More
The Ten Principles Why the 10 Principles? Because you never change the world the same way twice March 7, 2013 By Caveat Magister [This post is part of the 10 Principles blog series, an ongoing exploration of the history, philosophy and dynamics of Burning ...Read More
Serious Stuff Burning Man should treat “Academia” the way it does “Commercialization” February 26, 2013 By Caveat Magister UPDATED AT BOTTOM The academics have come to Burning Man. They’re through the gates. They’ve always been here, actually: but ...Read More
BRC Art, The Ten Principles Is Vandalizing Art also Art? February 4, 2013 By Caveat Magister My article about why Burning Man lacks a recognizable literary style has prompted a vigorous debate. One interesting contention that ...Read More
Serious Stuff Why does Burning Man have no literary culture? January 22, 2013 By Caveat Magister John Curley once wrote that many of the world’s greatest photographers come from around the globe specifically to take ...Read More
Serious Stuff Thoughts about being an asshole at Burning Man January 14, 2013 By Caveat Magister After I read the paper Moze wrote about the development of the Temple and what it means, my first thought ...Read More
Serious Stuff Cargo Cult is a daring – and dangerous – theme. Get it right. December 14, 2012 By Caveat Magister I belong to a large but informal group of Burners whose unofficial motto is: “Fuck the theme.” We came to ...Read More
Serious Stuff How many theme camps can dance on the head of a Burning Man ticket? November 19, 2012 By Caveat Magister Have you come up with a theory about how Burning Man should handle ticket sales yet? ...Read More
The Ten Principles Mourning the limits of Radical Inclusion November 2, 2012 By Caveat Magister Paul Addis was a few years older than me, and had been around Burning Man a lot longer. I bumped ...Read More