Posts about Serious Stuff

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

Celebrating the goddamn slackers among us

April 7, 2014 By Caveat Magister

I had a great time attending the last two Global Leadership Conferences, hobnobbing among some amazing people who are out ...Read More

January 2, 2014 By Caveat Magister

Burning Man as a cultural force is getting more interesting, not less, as it gets more mainstream attention and access ...Read More

December 9, 2013 By Caveat Magister

The closest I’ve ever come to “crowdfunding” something was asking a room to tip generously. But I’m told that web ...Read More

November 22, 2013 By Caveat Magister

Having reached the point where any development from Burning Man provokes a media storm (we’re just a few years away ...Read More

October 10, 2013 By Caveat Magister

As America convulses and political gridlock is on everyone's mind, it seems as good a time as any to look ...Read More

September 26, 2013 By Caveat Magister

It was Tuesday in the desert. The hottest part of the afternoon. I was sitting on my favorite couch in ...Read More

September 10, 2013 By Caveat Magister

Did the sideways attempt by an astringent horse-meat peddler to associate its tacos with Burning Man on a television commercial ...Read More

August 6, 2013 By John "Halcyon" Styn

The concept of a Theme Camp can be bewildering to someone who has never been to Burning Man. Deciding if ...Read More

June 24, 2013 By Caveat Magister

Does Burning Man have a literary culture, at all? The answer is no. But by this time next year – ...Read More