Posts about Serious Stuff

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

Burning Man as a Maker Movement for Jungian Archetypes – the return of book club!

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

July 16, 2014 By Caveat Magister

(We’re basing this discussion on Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the book club entries) To everybody ...Read More

July 2, 2014 By Caveat Magister

(We’re basing this discussion on Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the book club entries, including the ...Read More

June 19, 2014 By Caveat Magister

(We’re basing this discussion on Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the book club entries, including the ...Read More

June 16, 2014 By Caveat Magister

(We’re basing this discussion on Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the book club entries) My response ...Read More

June 9, 2014 By Caveat Magister

(Read all Burning Book Club entries for this book here) Since the book club’s taking an extra week to finish ...Read More