In defense of academia, and why it’s good for Burning Man
I view academia as the most open minded institution humanity has yet created rivaling even the open mindedness of Burning ...Read More
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Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.
Burning Man is a story field
By Jon Mitchell
What makes it Burning Man isn't the objects, their positions, or our positions in relation to them. It's the fields ...Read More
Burning Man should treat “Academia” the way it does “Commercialization”
UPDATED AT BOTTOM The academics have come to Burning Man. They’re through the gates. They’ve always been here, actually: but ...Read More
Why does Burning Man have no literary culture?
John Curley once wrote that many of the world’s greatest photographers come from around the globe specifically to take ...Read More
Thoughts about being an asshole at Burning Man
After I read the paper Moze wrote about the development of the Temple and what it means, my first thought ...Read More
Cargo Cult is a daring – and dangerous – theme. Get it right.
I belong to a large but informal group of Burners whose unofficial motto is: “Fuck the theme.” We came to ...Read More
How many theme camps can dance on the head of a Burning Man ticket?
Have you come up with a theory about how Burning Man should handle ticket sales yet? ...Read More
Does Burning Man have a favorite economist?
A recent discussion I was having about the future of Burning Man raised the question: “is it really part of ...Read More
Predicting Burning Man’s future … in headlines
The title of Adam Rothstein’s essay about the Burning Man experience is “Burning Man is Grey.” You and I might ...Read More