Remembering Cowboy Carl: The Other Man in the Hat
“People think the life of a cowboy is some sort of Wild Bill shoot-em-up wrangler type. But a real cowboy finds himself sitting in a saddle for weeks on end ...Read More
Am I a “Burner?”
I’ve recently been traveling around the U.S. talking to people in open forums about Burning Man’s philosophy and culture, and ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 3 — How to Be a Warbringer
Burning Man is hard. The best things about Burning Man are fucking hard. War is no exception. And, like the ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 2 — What is it Good For?
Running a successful war at Burning Man is extremely difficult — and what it means for a war to be ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 1 — Report from the Front Lines
To the extent that people know me on playa, they know me as “Caveat,” of course. But since 2011, the ...Read More
Decompression Challenge
Yeah, Decompression is real. But don't stew in upset at how the Default World is not like Black Rock City. ...Read More
Why “Hotmessday” is the Meme We Need — and How it Came to Be
I'd heard this story before, but now it has a sticker, so it's a real thing Years ago, "Hot Damn," ...Read More
Consider Your Impact: Perspective from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
By Will Chase
As part of our Consider Your Impact series, we hear directly from people affected by Burners passing through local communities ...Read More
Oh, No! The Influencers Are Coming! But It’s What Happens if We Win That’s Interesting
As someone with a long interest in the question of “Who’s ruining Burning Man now?”, I’d like to take a ...Read More
Answering the Million Dollar Question: Where Do I Take My Trash After Burning Man?
By Will Chase
So now it's Monday. Time to leave Black Rock City. And here comes the hard part. I mean, it's been ...Read More