Ariana Kelly

Taking the Waters in Desert Hot Springs
For a brief time after its founding in 1941, Desert Hot Springs, California, was a boom town. Eventually, though, the boom went bust.
Ariana KellyAug 16, 2015
A Writer at Sea
Geoff Dyer spent two weeks aboard the USS George H. W. Bush. Another Great Day at Sea, recently published by Pantheon, is his remarkable account of that stay.
Ariana KellyJun 26, 2014
- Travel
Going Up?
Without the “vertical railways” of the elevator, not only would cities like New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong bear no architectural resemblance to their current forms, they would also be radically different social spaces.
Ariana KellyJun 9, 2014
- Cultural Studies
Illuminated Manuscripts: On the History of Neon
Ariana KellyMar 14, 2013
The Phantom Phone Booth
On the death and life of great American phone booths
Ariana KellyJan 9, 2013

Taking the Waters in Desert Hot Springs