Serious Stuff Remembering the Solstice Burn That Started it All June 21, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees Is my destroyer.” —Dylan Thomas, The force that through the ...Read More
Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive A Playa Tip: Where’s the Orgy? August 14, 2013 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 PSA: How Much Water Should I Bring to Burning Man? August 8, 2013 By Caveat Magister Many Burning Mans ago Chicken John walked around the desert and pounded some free-standing water spigots into the ground. They ...Read More
Serious Stuff Theme Camp Dues & Don’ts August 6, 2013 By John "Halcyon" Styn The concept of a Theme Camp can be bewildering to someone who has never been to Burning Man. Deciding if ...Read More
Shenanigans, Survive and Thrive PSA: How Do I Find My Friends at Burning Man? July 29, 2013 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
Shenanigans Laughing at Ourselves: introducing “Harvey’s Law” June 28, 2013 By Caveat Magister Arizona Burner "Admiral Fiesta" came up with the following formal observations, which I thought were too funny not to share. ...Read More
BRC Art, Global Art, Serious Stuff Writers of Burning Man, Unite! June 24, 2013 By Caveat Magister Does Burning Man have a literary culture, at all? The answer is no. But by this time next year – ...Read More
Serious Stuff Art and Whimsy are renewable resources June 6, 2013 By Caveat Magister Where’d all the fun people go? A recent San Francisco newspaper article was ostensibly about a book – the newly ...Read More
Serious Stuff A reading list inspired by, but not about, Burning Man June 2, 2013 By Caveat Magister A few weeks ago a call went out on the Burning Nerds list: ideas for books and articles that aren’t ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Spirituality Burning rituals for our digital world May 14, 2013 By Caveat Magister For the past few weeks I’ve been struggling with something Chip Conley said at Burning Man’s Global Leadership Conference. (You ...Read More