Ariana Kelly

Articles

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  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

  • Memoir

  • Science & Technology

• 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
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  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

  Triptych Image: Left Panel: Kelly Mark, "Nothing Is So Important That It Needs To Be Made In Six Foot Neon"; Middle Panel: "La Fonda Dancers"; Right Panel: HGs, "Freemon Street" “What, in the end, makes advertisements so superior to criticism? ...

  Ariana KellyMar 14, 2013
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  The Phantom Phone Booth

  On the death and life of great American phone booths...

  Ariana KellyJan 9, 2013