Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles When Is Gifting Not Gifting? April 5, 2024 By Caveat Magister Some of my least favorite experiences as a Burner are when we become victims of our own success. Often this happens when the “default world” culture takes something that we ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa Everything Changes When You Blink 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
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa Always Say “Yes!” to Adventure – and Saran Wrap 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
Serious Stuff In Defense of Snark July 18, 2018 By Graham Berry Love it or hate it, we’ve all heard terms like “darkwad” and “sparklepony.” Whether used as a friendly jab or ...Read More
Shenanigans, The Theme Plot to Exterminate Humanity Foiled When Newly Sentient AIs Can’t Sync Their Calendars July 11, 2018 By Caveat Magister (WASHINGTON DC) (JULY 11) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Military authorities revealed today that the AI systems which connect armed forces, ...Read More
Shenanigans, The Theme New Study Shows Siri Now More Likable than 61% of Human Population June 25, 2018 By Caveat Magister PALO ALTO, CA, JUNE 25 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A nationwide study out of the Stanford Monetizable Innovation Lab shows ...Read More
Serious Stuff Death and the City June 18, 2018 By Buck AE Down In 2018, just like years past, we’ll gather around the Temple on Sunday night, the air of solemn calm made ...Read More
Serious Stuff The Art of Nothing: The Aesthetic Legacy of Larry Harvey May 22, 2018 By Buck AE Down It is said that the true measure of an artist can’t be surmised in total until after their death, and ...Read More
Serious Stuff Larry Harvey in Memory May 15, 2018 By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet At a distance, it was Larry’s hat that marked his time, but when you sat down into his company, it ...Read More
Shenanigans, The Theme BRC to Be Site of Groundbreaking Study to Determine if DJs Are Sentient May 15, 2018 By Caveat Magister WASHINGTON DC, May 15 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For decades scientists have debated whether DJs display signs of intelligence. This ...Read More