A Little Heavy Reading …
ANNOUNCEMENT: AT THE MIDDLE OF THIS POST, I SUGGEST STARTING A BOOK CLUB THROUGH THE BURNING BLOG. IF THAT MIGHT ...Read More
Posts about Serious Stuff
Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.
It’s a new era. The Future of Burning Man belongs to …
If I tell you that “Western Culture” is dying, will I seem alarmist? If I say that it is our ...Read More
Celebrating the goddamn slackers among us
I had a great time attending the last two Global Leadership Conferences, hobnobbing among some amazing people who are out ...Read More
Burning Man is not a Meritocracy
Burning Man as a cultural force is getting more interesting, not less, as it gets more mainstream attention and access ...Read More
Crowdfunding Art Conundrum: is money “participation” in any meaningful sense?
The closest I’ve ever come to “crowdfunding” something was asking a room to tip generously. But I’m told that web ...Read More
Burning Man and the psychology of the “exotic”
Having reached the point where any development from Burning Man provokes a media storm (we’re just a few years away ...Read More
Why does Burning Man seem so much like a political movement?
As America convulses and political gridlock is on everyone's mind, it seems as good a time as any to look ...Read More
What if my art project is a loaded gun?
It was Tuesday in the desert. The hottest part of the afternoon. I was sitting on my favorite couch in ...Read More
Welcome to the Burning Man Media Frenzy. Here’s how we win it.
Did the sideways attempt by an astringent horse-meat peddler to associate its tacos with Burning Man on a television commercial ...Read More