Posts about Serious Stuff

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

Is Burning Man a “White People Thing?”

January 4, 2012 By Caveat Magister

A close friend of mine was asking me about Burning Man. She’s a black woman from Brooklyn. “Nope,” she said ...Read More

December 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Something about the bright lights of the Christmas season always pushes Burning Man right out of my head. In a ...Read More

November 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Your sensibilities are not protected: Burning Man is designed in such a way as to almost guarantee that something is ...Read More

October 11, 2011 By Reverend Billy Talen

[Editor's Note: It's been interesting to watch the Occupy Wall Street movement take shape and gain momentum. Along with many ...Read More

October 11, 2011 By Caveat Magister

I’ve heard Occupy Wall Street described as being “like Burning Man” several times now. Sometimes that’s just by the jackasses ...Read More

September 21, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Aren’t you just like (INSERT HISTORICAL MOVEMENT HERE) and won’t you fail just like they did? ...Read More

September 12, 2011 By Caveat Magister

I’d like to think that a radical social movement could run a successful bike share program. Burning Man 2011 has ...Read More

August 10, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Here’s what I’ve been thinking about when I hear that sound camps are scrambling to find tickets for a bunch ...Read More

July 25, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Has someone hit you up for tickets yet? Man … this is brutal. I’ve been getting slammed with requests all ...Read More