Decommodifying Permission: Participation vs. Commodification
Since I started this series, I’ve gotten a few messages from people saying (more or less): “YES, I want to be part of a decommodified culture! But also, I need ...Read More
Playing with Superpowers at the Midway
“OhWow,” said Kelly as we walked into the Midway. “This is nothing like what I’d expected.” “What had you expected?” ...Read More
Your Political Agenda Is as Boring as It Is Irrelevant
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: I would rather be writing about theme camps. I would rather be writing about the Midway. But in ...Read More
The Heart of Burning Man is Volunteering
By Guest Post
by Sovamind Recently I saw someone share a video entitled “The Heart of Burning Man”, and while the video was ...Read More
Remembering Spoono
“I don’t sing about myself. I sing about life. The songs don’t belong to me, they belong to those who ...Read More
Tigger believed in us
I have a Tigger condom. A condom with a picture of the character “Tigger” on it. It was a playa ...Read More
Burning Book Club (Chapter 1) – Let’s kill some myths about artists to better understand some truths about money
(This post is part of a series inspired by reading Scott Timberg’s “Culture Crash: the killing of the creative class.” ...Read More
Burning Book Club – The Consequences of Losing our Creative Class
(This is the second post inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture Crash: the killing of the creative ...Read More
Burning Book Club – Introduction: We’ll run out of money before we run out of art
(This post is the second in a new book club, and inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture ...Read More
The Burning Man Minute for July 7, 2015
Burning Man news comes at you faster than a speeding metaphor! More powerful than a leaping analogy! You need to ...Read More