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
Serious Stuff Forget the Legal Questions About Sandwiches — Are Burners “Consumers?” Or Are We Something Else? September 18, 2015 By Caveat Magister After every Burn, there is a storm. A media storm. After 2013’s Burning Man, the big media storm was about ...Read More
Serious Stuff Another Successful Sharp Jump! September 15, 2015 By John "Halcyon" Styn People say, “jump the shark” like it is a bad thing. Sure, it signified a time in the story arch ...Read More
BRC Art, Shenanigans Seen Today September 5, 2015 By Caveat Magister Last night I watched the Mazu Temple burn, a glorious shower of fireworks followed by a beautiful flower of fire ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa Barking up a (Dust) Storm September 4, 2015 By Caveat Magister "Ladies and gentlemen, put down your glow sticks and prepare to be dazzled by the light of adventure and discovery!" ...Read More
BRC Art, Shenanigans The Burner in Her Labyrinth September 3, 2015 By Caveat Magister The Man is at the heart of Burning Man, and he is surrounded by the Midway. If you wish to ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa Playing with Superpowers at the Midway September 2, 2015 By Caveat Magister “OhWow,” said Kelly as we walked into the Midway. “This is nothing like what I’d expected.” “What had you expected?” ...Read More
Serious Stuff Your Political Agenda Is as Boring as It Is Irrelevant August 30, 2015 By Caveat Magister (AUTHOR'S NOTE: I would rather be writing about theme camps. I would rather be writing about the Midway. But in ...Read More
Serious Stuff The Heart of Burning Man is Volunteering August 25, 2015 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
Serious Stuff Remembering Spoono August 24, 2015 By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet “I don’t sing about myself. I sing about life. The songs don’t belong to me, they belong to those who ...Read More