Fall 2022
The Las Vegas Issue
[From the Editor’s Letter]
Las Vegas just might be the world’s most famous paradox. It’s a vibrant city stranded in the middle of the desert, and prior to the recent pandemic, one that could draw over 42 million visitors in a year. Its most popular attractions are borrowed motifs: a replica of the Eiffel Tower looms over the Strip, and iconic hotels evoke modern-day Venice and ancient Egypt. Add Vegas’ notorious nightlife and indulgent consumption to the mix, and the recipe for “Sin City” is seemingly complete. Yet our curiosity got the better of us; we were eager to see if “Sin City” was the whole story. Could there be more to Las Vegas than meets the eye?
Ordinary Landscapes
En route to the Valley of Fire
Arid Solace
Reflections in the Valley of Fire
Dry AS HEll
How Vegas gets its water against all odds and what it means
Light Semiotics
Notes on the flourescence of Las Vegas
Passing Water, Under The Bridge
Seeking enlightenment at Point Cloud
Timeless Treasures
Reminiscing in the Antique Alley Mall
Troubling Stickiness
A study of spaces and bodies stuck in Vegas
Let’s Get Married In Vegas
A mirage of marriage in the desert
A Grand Garage Sale Hunt
The artistic productions within SF garages
Sonder
Grizzly Peak musings
A Ruffled White Veil
Romance at the Palace of Fine Arts
The Last of Us
Scenes from the Nelson Ghost Town
Sinsatiable
a poem
Sex & The (Sin) City
Under the scorching Vegas sun, a secret sexy oasis waits you
Making Space
Community at Vegas’ “master-planned” Chinatown