All posts by Caveat Magister

A member of Burning Man Project's Philosophical Center, Caveat served as the Volunteer Coordinator for Media Mecca from 2008 - 2013, and the lead writer/researcher for Burning Man's education program from 2016 - 2018. Caveat is the author of the The Scene That Became Cities: what Burning Man philosophy can teach us about building better communities. 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 the 747 Art?” Is a Great Question, but It Might Not Be the Right One

September 25, 2018 By Caveat Magister

The best thing about the 747, in my opinion, is the way it has caused large groups of people to ...Read More

September 2, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Year after year, the sculpture at Burning Man can rightfully be considered some of the most innovative, experimental, and engaging ...Read More

August 31, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Near midnight, as we waited in line for hot chocolate at Ebb and Glow, “Terri” told me about a Gigsville ...Read More

August 29, 2018 By Caveat Magister

On Saturdy, Sara Von Roenn was desperate. A three year Burner, she had brought an art installation to Black Rock ...Read More

August 28, 2018 By Caveat Magister

By approximately 11:45 p.m. last night, Burning Man's Department of Motor Vehicles had been saran wrapped. The ingenious pranksters put ...Read More

August 27, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Black Rock City spent most of its opening day under a series of rolling dust clouds. Not "storms" as we ...Read More

August 14, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Resistance is measured in Ohms. There will be no resistance in Black Rock City this year. Do not Participate. If ...Read More

August 13, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Several times in this series, leading minds in their fields called for AI development to stop so that humanity can ...Read More

August 1, 2018 By Caveat Magister

It's often said that Burning Man and the internet grew up together: both started emerging at around the same time ...Read More

July 30, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Who wants to help with a science project on playa! Click here! Admit it, we’ve all thought that the “Six ...Read More