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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 6, 2012 By Caveat Magister

You can complain about hippies and sunburns anywhere, but only at Burning Man can you say how much you hate ...Read More

July 14, 2012 By Caveat Magister

What do Burning Man and Stand-up Comedy have in common? Hecklers. Hecklers in the default world share certain values with ...Read More

June 27, 2012 By Caveat Magister

The most common question I get from people who are never going to go to Burning Man is “So … ...Read More