Posts about Serious Stuff

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

Burning Book Club – Chapter 1 – Turns out Money can Buy Enlightenment

June 1, 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) We ...Read More

May 26, 2014 By Caveat Magister

Read more about Book Club and the book we're reading. According to the 2013 Blackrock City Census, 73% of Burning ...Read More

May 7, 2014 By Caveat Magister

ANNOUNCEMENT: AT THE MIDDLE OF THIS POST, I SUGGEST STARTING A BOOK CLUB THROUGH THE BURNING BLOG. IF THAT MIGHT ...Read More

April 18, 2014 By Caveat Magister

If I tell you that “Western Culture” is dying, will I seem alarmist? If I say that it is our ...Read More

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