Opinion | Burning Man Journal

My Experience as a Black Woman at Burning Man

June 22, 2020 By Guest Post

Tatiana Smith is a writer, product designer, full spectrum doula and activist living in Jersey City, New Jersey, with her daughter. They attended their first burn in 2016. Tatiana shared ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Could Burning Man be one more failed social experiment? Oh hell yes.

September 21, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Aren’t you just like (INSERT HISTORICAL MOVEMENT HERE) and won’t you fail just like they did? ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Hypocrites on Wheels

September 12, 2011 By Caveat Magister

I’d like to think that a radical social movement could run a successful bike share program. Burning Man 2011 has ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Burning Man is for Amateurs

August 10, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Here’s what I’ve been thinking about when I hear that sound camps are scrambling to find tickets for a bunch ...Read More

Serious Stuff, Ticketing

Burning Man’s Culture gets spit on by scarcity: what do we do after we’ve run out of tickets?

July 25, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Has someone hit you up for tickets yet? Man … this is brutal. I’ve been getting slammed with requests all ...Read More

Shenanigans, The Ten Principles

Protect our playa culture: Art Vikings Want YOU!

June 22, 2011 By Caveat Magister

I saw the eBay auction, and I dreamt of Vikings on the playa. Art Vikings, who sail across ...Read More

Serious Stuff, Survive and Thrive, The Ten Principles

The “Gift Economy” isn’t an economy at all, but that’s no excuse for your terrible, terrible gift

June 14, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Thoughts on gifting at Burning Man. ...Read More

Serious Stuff

City of Gods

June 14, 2011 By John "Halcyon" Styn

We are expected to walk a well-worn path of consuming. Our role is to passively consume media, products, and ideas. ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Book Review: The Man Burns Tonight

April 21, 2011 By Matthew G. Nelson

It’s all well and good to try and set a story at the Burn, but usually they come off a ...Read More

Serious Stuff

The Future of Art in Networked Times

February 11, 2011 By Jess Hobbs

How is the collaborative nature of Burning Man art changing the current language and dialogue of art? How is Burning ...Read More