Happy Birthday, Larry
People still ask me: “What do you think Larry’s theme would have been for Burning Man this year?” Oh, come on … if I knew that … I can talk ...Read More
Celebrate the Solstice With a Weekend of Community and Civic Engagement
We’ve come around to the solstice once again! For the last two years, you have joined us around the world ...Read More
The Law of “Conservation of Effort” and Creating Online Burning Man Events
Another week spent exploring the ways in which we reach out from our own isolated corners of the multiverse to ...Read More
Creating Art Experiences in a Plague World — We Can Do This
This past week I have attended a virtual quiz show, a virtual tarot reading, a virtual Big Art Event, and ...Read More
Trapped in The Multiverse — What Should a Digital Burning Man Be?
The theme of “Multiverse” has, I think, been changed by the pandemic. Before, the Multiverse was something we aspired to ...Read More
Burning Man Culture in a Time of Plague
I haven’t seen them in over two weeks, but I now have a close friend who has been tested for ...Read More
What is Burning Man Leadership? A Model
It’s a cliché at this point to suggest that there is a crisis of faith in leadership and expertise across ...Read More
What Is “Burning Man Education” and Why? A Manifesto
When Burning Man started offering “educational programming” or “educational content” depends on what you think that is. The first survival ...Read More
The State of the Diversity Conversation (Observations From the Field)
I don’t want to talk about diversity right now — I don’t have anything new to say about diversity at ...Read More
Am I a “Burner?”
I’ve recently been traveling around the U.S. talking to people in open forums about Burning Man’s philosophy and culture, and ...Read More