Why Am I Still Here? The Ties That Bind Us to Black Rock City
Back when I was only four Black Rock Cities in, I’d overhear people who were in their 15th, 16th, year ...Read More
Posts about Serious Stuff
Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.
What’s Changed in 20 Years? (One More Perspective)
There have been some great posts about what has changed at Burning Man. For me, the big shifts over the ...Read More
What If, after 10 Years of Really Trying, I Still Suck at a Principle?
It’s time to admit the truth: I suck at Radical Self-Reliance. It’s really bad. I went to my first Regional ...Read More
Reflections on 10 Years of This Shit
This ferocious, brutal, impossible year was my 10th trip to Black Rock City. I believe 10 is the “heat stroke” ...Read More
Don’t Bogart That Leadership — Burning Man’s Not a Zero Sum Game
Not long ago I overheard a discussion between two OG Burners about leadership. Leadership at Burning Man, one said to ...Read More
The Single Cop Theory of Burning Man (In Praise of the Word “No”)
By Buck AE Down
This is a thought exercise. It’s about the endings of beginnings, the beginnings of endings, and beginnings from endings. It’s about ...Read More
What We Can Learn About the Soul by Talking About the Body — Reading “Materialism”
Sometimes I think that Terry Eagleton is a Don Quixote figure, on a quest that has taken him out into ...Read More
Why Burning Man Sucks at Transitions, and What We Can Do About It
I want to talk about transitions. About leavings, about departures, about letting go. Because we suck at them. I mean ...Read More
How Creative Expression Enhances Civic Engagement
Has it ever seemed to you that there are more ways to be a citizen of Black Rock City than ...Read More