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

Why “Hotmessday” is the Meme We Need — and How it Came to Be

September 10, 2019 By Caveat Magister

I'd heard this story before, but now it has a sticker, so it's a real thing Years ago, "Hot Damn," ...Read More

August 22, 2019 By Caveat Magister

As someone with a long interest in the question of “Who’s ruining Burning Man now?”, I’d like to take a ...Read More

August 14, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is the final installment of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation ...Read More

August 2, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 7 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More

July 23, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 6 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More

July 15, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 5 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More

July 3, 2019 By Caveat Magister

One of the questions I’m most frequently asked about Larry Harvey is not “what he was like” but “what he ...Read More

June 20, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 4 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More

June 7, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 3 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More

May 28, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 2 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More