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

Is Burning Man a “White People Thing?”

January 4, 2012 By Caveat Magister

A close friend of mine was asking me about Burning Man. She’s a black woman from Brooklyn. “Nope,” she said ...Read More

December 19, 2011 By Caveat Magister

This isn’t about Burning Man. I tend to get depressed around the holidays. Last year, I sent the following message ...Read More

December 12, 2011 By Caveat Magister

In fact I actually have visited Bat Country. Here’s what happened. ...Read More

December 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Something about the bright lights of the Christmas season always pushes Burning Man right out of my head. In a ...Read More

November 17, 2011 By Caveat Magister

He’s gone deep tonight -- as deep as you can before the trash fence suddenly appears in your headlights. He’s ...Read More

November 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Your sensibilities are not protected: Burning Man is designed in such a way as to almost guarantee that something is ...Read More

October 24, 2011 By Caveat Magister

No one at Monticello or BMIR slept much that night – and neither did I. I woke up with the ...Read More

October 21, 2011 By Caveat Magister

The voice on the radio was excited -- almost orgasmic. “Okay, people, the rumor has been confirmed – Bassnector will ...Read More

October 20, 2011 By Caveat Magister

I dropped by BMIR in the morning. The sight of Monticello’s flag on their transmitter had made them serious about ...Read More

October 19, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Author’s Note: The following is an account of the events of The War of the Rites, an epic conflict ...Read More