The People of Las Vegas
Amanda Fortini suggests that Las Vegas is deep and interesting, and a pretty decent place to live, if you care to meet people and look closely, beyond the glittering lure of unbridled debauchery on the Vegas strip.
What Happened in Vegas
Las Vegas has long been more of a metaphor than a city, a place to lose yourself — or at least lose your money. But now also it’s a city tied up with a new identity of death and mourning, a city that is #VegasStrong. “The city passed all the expected emotions to pivot to strength,” writes Amanda Fortini. “What about #VegasSad, they joked, or #VegasAngry, or #VegasDepressed?”
The Great Surrender
A writer makes peace with the natural world after moving to Montana.
The Facebook Divorce
Couples are broadcasting their breakups online while friends — and lawyers! — watch in amazement and horror
