Posts about Serious Stuff

Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.

How Creative Expression Enhances Civic Engagement

May 19, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Has it ever seemed to you that there are more ways to be a citizen of Black Rock City than ...Read More

May 18, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Theresa Duncan spent her whole adult life doing development and fundraising work for non-profits. But after she went to her ...Read More

April 10, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Sometimes a moment that nobody plans for crystalizes the truth of an issue better than any prepared remarks ever could. ...Read More

April 8, 2017 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

February 8, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Let’s not kid ourselves. You love Burning Man, but lately you’ve been asking yourself: “Is this important?” “In a world ...Read More

January 17, 2017 By John "Halcyon" Styn

When I started going to Burning Man, almost 20 years ago, its place in culture was different. It was underground. ...Read More

January 17, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Right now many Burners are having conversations about how they can discourage people attending Burning Man events from engaging in ...Read More

December 29, 2016 By Caveat Magister

Based on the amount of complaining I’ve heard about it recently, we really don’t like it when random people put ...Read More

November 14, 2016 By John "Halcyon" Styn

So, yeah there was an election in the U.S. and there has been some tension in its wake. And while ...Read More