Page 41 of the Sept 24-30, 2005 issue of The Economist (article about burning man by kurt opprecht)

In yesterday's Yahoo! Broadband portals' team meeting, my boss Jim walked in and announced -- "I was just reading the latest issue of The Economist, and there's a picture of Jess in there from Burning Man!"

"Please tell me that I have my clothes on in the photo," I joked.

(I already had an inkling about this "media appearance" because I had spoken with writer journalist Kurt Opprecht on the playa while I was inside my art project -- the Psychiatric Help Booth -- and he had mentioned he was writing a piece about the economy of Burning Man for (who else?) The Economist. He talked to me for a while and asked if he could take a photo of the booth.)

You can find Kurt's piece (and this photo) on page 41 of The Economist for September 24th-30th. The article is also available online as premium content, if you have a subscription to The Economist.

Anyway, back to the Yahoo! Broadband portals team meeting where this was all mentioned before I had seen the photo or the piece...

At this point, Allyson looks across the table and says, "Jess, I know The Economist is a well-respected publication, but I'd honestly be more impressed if you had your photo in 'Us' weekly or 'Star' magazine."

(Allyson's comment certainly sheds some light on the state of American Culture in 2005, and as a scholar in this department I promise you I will get to the bottom of it...) What say you?