Opinion | Burning Man Journal

This is Not the Utopia You’re Looking For

October 10, 2017 By Caveat Magister

“Transformational experiences” are bullshit, and Burning Man doesn’t change a damn thing. I’ve spent the other posts in this series about lessons learned after 10 trips to Black Rock City ...Read More

Shenanigans

Burning Man jokes cut from Obama’s speech

May 1, 2016 By Caveat Magister

President Obama dropped a Burning Man joke at this past weekend's White House Correspondent's Dinner. But of course that was ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What Have We Learned So Far About Art, Money, and the Renaissance?

March 31, 2016 By Caveat Magister

Part of the Art, Money, and the Renaissance blog series As we pivot from looking at questions of art funding ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Art, Gender, and the Renaissance: Where My Matrons At? – Part 3: Losing My Religion

March 26, 2016 By Felicity Graham

Part of the Art, Money, and the Renaissance blog series (Read the entire Art, Gender, and the Renaissance here) Separate But (Not) Equal ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Art, Gender, and the Renaissance: Where My Matrons At? – Part 2: Take Me To Church

March 25, 2016 By Felicity Graham

Part of the Art, Money, and the Renaissance blog series (Read the prior sections of Art, Gender, and the Renaissance here) Matronage, Patronage… ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Art, Gender, and the Renaissance: Where My Matrons At? – Part 1: Mrs. Cellophane

March 24, 2016 By Felicity Graham

Part of the Art, Money, and the Renaissance blog series (Read the Introduction to Art, Gender, and the Renaissance here) What ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Art, Gender, and the Renaissance: Where My Matrons At? (Introduction)

March 23, 2016 By Felicity Graham

Part of the Art, Money, and the Renaissance blog series Introduction When the subject of the Renaissance and the system of ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What a Global Burning Man Nonprofit Has to Offer the World

March 20, 2016 By Caveat Magister

- Photo by LadyBee I recently found myself wondering: How many millions do you think Google spent to figure out ...Read More

Shenanigans

You’re Doing It Wrong! Stop Burning Your Art and Start Burning Your Art!

March 15, 2016 By Savonarola

Burning Man is grateful that legendary 15th-century Florentine Friar Savonarola has agreed to write an occasional feature for our Renaissance ...Read More

Global Programming, Regionals, Shenanigans

Report from the European Leadership Summit: How Well Does Fuckery Translate Across Languages?

February 22, 2016 By Caveat Magister

There was no scheduled session on mischief and fuckery at Burning Man’s 2016 European Leadership Summit, but one happened anyway. ...Read More