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 12 Shocking Revelations about ultra-rich Burning Man plug-and-play camps! November 17, 2014 By Caveat Magister [Note: I have responded to the comments below with a new post, which can be found here. Also a ...Read More
Serious Stuff Burning Man Lives November 9, 2014 By John "Halcyon" Styn This continues to be a tough year of post-Playa bumps and bruises. (And I don’t mean the black and blue Xmas ...Read More
BRC Art, Shenanigans Burning Noir: It’s Raining Art September 5, 2014 By Caveat Magister After the rainstorm cleared it was pretty easy to find anyone who wasn’t huddled in a building: with no cars ...Read More
Serious Stuff Grover Norquist gets Burning Man – do we? September 3, 2014 By Caveat Magister Every year hundreds of Burners-0n-the-internet are shocked to discover that someone they don't like might come to Burning Man. 2014 ...Read More
BRC Art, Shenanigans Burning Noir: The Happiest Secret Stays That Way August 30, 2014 By Caveat Magister Augustus St. George is never easy to track down, but fortunately I know all his favorite bartenders. Playing a lucky ...Read More
Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa Anatomy of a prank gone wrong August 28, 2014 By Caveat Magister The best motivation for pranksterism an interest in making the world more interesting, more full of possibility: a genuinely playful ...Read More
BRC Art, Shenanigans Burning Noir: The Friendliest Kidnapping August 24, 2014 By Caveat Magister After the events of last year, I was stunned to bump into Augustus St. George on the play last night! ...Read More
Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive A Playa Public Service Announcement: Where’s the Orgy? August 14, 2014 By Caveat Magister It's a well known fact that at Burning Man, "I'm here because I love art" is a synonym for "you ...Read More
Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive Playa Tip – How do I find my friends at Burning Man? August 11, 2014 By Caveat Magister It's tough out there in the desert. You need your besties watching your back! But what if you can't find ...Read More