Posts about Serious Stuff

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

Burning Book Club – Introduction: We’ll run out of money before we run out of art

July 21, 2015 By Caveat Magister

(This post is the second in a new book club, and inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture ...Read More

July 1, 2015 By Caveat Magister

This is one of my favorite stories about a piece of art. After Michelangelo was commissioned to paint “The Last ...Read More

June 2, 2015 By Caveat Magister

I've always taken Radical Inclusion very personally because I'm convinced that, if it weren't for Radical Inclusion, I never would ...Read More

May 27, 2015 By Caveat Magister

Dear Entrepreneurs: We’ve never met – at least I don’t think – and so I don’t know whether you’re true ...Read More

May 12, 2015 By John "Halcyon" Styn

I’m sure we’ve all cringed when a friend or co-worker says, “Burning Man? …that’s like Coachella, right?” But it is ...Read More

April 18, 2015 By Caveat Magister

I’ve crashed about half of the Burning Man Global Leadership Conferences (including back when it was the “Regional Network Conferences) ...Read More

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