Posts about Serious Stuff

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

What I’ve learned about Burning Man from reading “Culture and the Death of God.”

April 6, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(This post is inspired by reading the final chapter of Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the ...Read More

March 23, 2015 By Caveat Magister

One gets the impression that many Burners thought that when Burning Man got big enough for the forces of liberal ...Read More

March 11, 2015 By Caveat Magister

A few years ago Sondra Carr, the artist who first introduced me to Burning Man, said that she had reached ...Read More

February 20, 2015 By Will Chase

On an otherwise unremarkable Wednesday, around 80,000 people sat nervously in front of their computers, waiting for the noon hour ...Read More

January 26, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(This post is part of our continuing "Book Club" reading of Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all ...Read More

January 4, 2015 By Caveat Magister

Hi Everybody: Last year I started reading literary scholar Terry Eagleton's book "Culture and the Death of God," and I ...Read More

December 29, 2014 By Caveat Magister

Chip Conley, a member of Burning Man’s board, frequently likes to say: “The more digital we get, the more ritual ...Read More

November 9, 2014 By John "Halcyon" Styn

This continues to be a tough year of post-Playa bumps and bruises. (And I don’t mean the black and blue Xmas ...Read More

September 3, 2014 By Caveat Magister

Every year hundreds of Burners-0n-the-internet are shocked to discover that someone they don't like might come to Burning Man. 2014 ...Read More