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
Posts about Serious Stuff
Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.
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
The Evolution of Gifting
Theresa Duncan spent her whole adult life doing development and fundraising work for non-profits. But after she went to her ...Read More
This Is What a Real Diversity Conversation Looks Like
Sometimes a moment that nobody plans for crystalizes the truth of an issue better than any prepared remarks ever could. ...Read More
Friends Don’t Let Friends Call Burning Man “a Festival”
By Graham Berry
Burning Man is a lot of things to a lot of people. It’s a social experiment for the ages. It’s ...Read More
Burning Man’s Relationship to Politics in a Time of Activism
Let’s not kid ourselves. You love Burning Man, but lately you’ve been asking yourself: “Is this important?” “In a world ...Read More