Posts about Serious Stuff

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

Why does Burning Man have no literary culture?

January 22, 2013 By Caveat Magister

John Curley once wrote that many of the world’s greatest photographers come from around the globe specifically to take ...Read More

January 14, 2013 By Caveat Magister

After I read the paper Moze wrote about the development of the Temple and what it means, my first thought ...Read More

December 14, 2012 By Caveat Magister

I belong to a large but informal group of Burners whose unofficial motto is: “Fuck the theme.” We came to ...Read More

November 19, 2012 By Caveat Magister

Have you come up with a theory about how Burning Man should handle ticket sales yet? ...Read More

October 31, 2012 By Caveat Magister

A recent discussion I was having about the future of Burning Man raised the question: “is it really part of ...Read More

October 17, 2012 By Caveat Magister

The title of Adam Rothstein’s essay about the Burning Man experience is “Burning Man is Grey.” You and I might ...Read More

September 14, 2012 By Jennifer Raiser

[Jennifer Raiser is an avid long-time Burner, Burning Man Project board member, theme camp leader, and Black Rock Ranger. Her ...Read More

September 11, 2012 By John "Halcyon" Styn

For the "Question of the Week" for my podcast, I asked people to share lessons they learned while at Burning ...Read More

June 27, 2012 By Caveat Magister

The most common question I get from people who are never going to go to Burning Man is “So … ...Read More