Digital Rights You and your damn cameras August 3, 2011 By Caveat Magister The Federal Trade Commission just made it easier to get fired for being seen at Burning Man … by making ...Read More
The Ten Principles Can the regionals pick up the ticket sale slack – and transform Burning Man? July 29, 2011 By Caveat Magister Burning Man is still sold out. To the extent that you learn about a community during a crisis, I wonder ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Ticketing Burning Man’s Culture gets spit on by scarcity: what do we do after we’ve run out of tickets? July 25, 2011 By Caveat Magister Has someone hit you up for tickets yet? Man … this is brutal. I’ve been getting slammed with requests all ...Read More
Tales from the Playa, The Ten Principles Burning Man doesn’t do “ritual” – and probably never will July 14, 2011 By Caveat Magister Culture belongs to those who submit to it – Philip Rieff I’ve only been invited to one playa wedding. ...Read More
Spirituality Laughing our way to Tomorrow July 7, 2011 By Caveat Magister Of all the dehumanizing aspects of modern life, the drive for efficiency-over-everything is the most insidious because it punishes us ...Read More
Spirituality, The Ten Principles Confused by Burning Man? You’re goddamn right you are!!! June 29, 2011 By Caveat Magister Everything that expands our humanity - and our capacity to be human - is packaged, processed, and filed away, often ...Read More
Shenanigans, The Ten Principles Protect our playa culture: Art Vikings Want YOU! June 22, 2011 By Caveat Magister I saw the eBay auction, and I dreamt of Vikings on the playa. Art Vikings, who sail across ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Survive and Thrive, The Ten Principles The “Gift Economy” isn’t an economy at all, but that’s no excuse for your terrible, terrible gift June 14, 2011 By Caveat Magister Thoughts on gifting at Burning Man. ...Read More
Spirituality Burning Man isn’t the Happiest Therapist’s Office on Earth June 7, 2011 By Caveat Magister This may be out of left field, but that’s where I live: If Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-easy laugh) had gone ...Read More