Happy Solstice! It’s Burning Man’s Birthday
“One time at Burning Man,” the story often starts, and it’s only natural that it should. Stories by their nature ...Read More
Posts about Shenanigans
Let loose the pranksters! Fire up the jackassery! Bring out the snark!
The Holidays Are More Like Burning Man Than You Think
The holidays are for everyone. They welcome the stranger. They encourage Gifting. The holidays encourage Radical Self-reliance, especially in 2020. ...Read More
Embracing Gifting by Ditching Obligatory Present-Giving
Holiday gift-giving has gone off the rails, if you ask me. To stay sane this holiday season, it is critical ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 3 — How to Be a Warbringer
Burning Man is hard. The best things about Burning Man are fucking hard. War is no exception. And, like the ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 2 — What is it Good For?
Running a successful war at Burning Man is extremely difficult — and what it means for a war to be ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 1 — Report from the Front Lines
To the extent that people know me on playa, they know me as “Caveat,” of course. But since 2011, the ...Read More
Why “Hotmessday” is the Meme We Need — and How it Came to Be
I'd heard this story before, but now it has a sticker, so it's a real thing Years ago, "Hot Damn," ...Read More
Everything Changes When You Blink
Near midnight, as we waited in line for hot chocolate at Ebb and Glow, “Terri” told me about a Gigsville ...Read More
Always Say “Yes!” to Adventure – and Saran Wrap
By approximately 11:45 p.m. last night, Burning Man's Department of Motor Vehicles had been saran wrapped. The ingenious pranksters put ...Read More