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

Spirituality

Could Burning Man replace religion? For real?

October 1, 2012 By Caveat Magister

Whether or not it’s appropriate to think of Burning Man in terms of spiritual pilgrimage, there’s no question that many ...Read More

BRC Art

Check out playa pinhole camera art!

September 25, 2012 By Caveat Magister

Since 1999, a group of pinhole photographers has been harvesting interaction, preserving history, and challenging conventional assumptions about photography at ...Read More

Shenanigans

Corrections from Burning Man 2012

September 12, 2012 By Caveat Magister

In an attempt to keep our community informed, I am correcting some of the more egregious errors I propagated at ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

So, Burning Man 2012 – what was that like?

September 7, 2012 By Caveat Magister

The Temple was burning. The intricate wooden structure’s central column was a pillar of flame rising into the air, sparks ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

A Socratic debate

September 5, 2012 By Caveat Magister

A hot Sunday morning after the Man burn. Too bright, too sunny. Walking down an intersection where people were sitting ...Read More

Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive

PSA: A Burning Man Tip – Where do I find the Internet?

August 21, 2012 By Caveat Magister

One week to go! I'm so excited I can't feel my legs! Do you think I'll need those? One of ...Read More

Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive

(An unlikely) Public Service Announcement – Meet the Theme Camps!

August 20, 2012 By Caveat Magister

There's no problem in this world that a good PSA can't fix - with the exceptions of genocide and erectile ...Read More

Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive

(Almost Certainly Not Really A) Public Service Announcement – Cope with Traffic!

August 17, 2012 By Caveat Magister

Back when I got extremely drunk with a high ranking member of BMIR's leadership team, I was specifically asked to ...Read More

Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive

(Probably not a) Public Service Announcement – Prepare for the Weather!

August 14, 2012 By Caveat Magister

This is the second in a series of PSA's for playa radio station BMIR that emerged out of too much ...Read More

Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive

(Possibly a) Public Service Announcement – Leave No Trace!

August 10, 2012 By Caveat Magister

The other week a high ranking member of BMIR's staff got very drunk at my place. "Caveat!" he said, "You ...Read More