Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man, Part V: flame throwers, footrubs, and photographs! 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
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man, part IV: idiots are weapons, too! 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
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man, part III: It’s not really torture if it’s funny! 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
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man! Part II: The Empire Strikes Twice 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
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa War at Burning Man! Part I: Cannons, and Artillery, and Blood October 18, 2011 By Caveat Magister At approximately 10:30 p.m. on the night of Monday, Aug. 29, the double-decker art boat “Dodo” drove up before BMIR, ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Burning Man is not “like Occupy Wall Street.” October 11, 2011 By Caveat Magister I’ve heard Occupy Wall Street described as being “like Burning Man” several times now. Sometimes that’s just by the jackasses ...Read More
Survive and Thrive There’s a reason so many Burning Man friendships don’t work out anywhere else September 29, 2011 By Caveat Magister Yep – it’s that time again. Dammit. I hate that time. You’ve shaken the dust off, caught up on sleep, ...Read More
Serious Stuff Could Burning Man be one more failed social experiment? Oh hell yes. September 21, 2011 By Caveat Magister Aren’t you just like (INSERT HISTORICAL MOVEMENT HERE) and won’t you fail just like they did? ...Read More
Tales from the Playa Lost Thoughts September 14, 2011 By Caveat Magister She said she’d stepped out of the RV because her camp-mates were having a big argument on their way into ...Read More
Serious Stuff Hypocrites on Wheels September 12, 2011 By Caveat Magister I’d like to think that a radical social movement could run a successful bike share program. Burning Man 2011 has ...Read More