Viva Las Experiential: The best (and worst) XP from my weekend in Vegas

No city in the world baffles me more than Las Vegas — I have no idea if I love or hate it. There are so many elements of the city that intrigue me. Getting all dressed up to drink a $25 cocktail before a show and the hundreds of fabulous restaurants. And the sweeping acceptance of adults sleeping until noon before lounging by the pool all day. However, I’m too risk-averse to gamble; I think indoor smoking is disgusting, and I get dry eyes under the artificial light of the windowless casino floors. It’s a serotonin rollercoaster ride that always feels more like a fever dream than a relaxing vacation. But the joke’s on me, because I keep going back. Last week, I returned to The City That Never Chills for the first time since Covid. While I’ll refrain from getting up on my New Yorker soapbox to scream about how no one checked my vaccine status or wore a mask (!), I’ll admit that the pre-pandemic vibes felt (mostly) like a true return to normal. Whatever that means.  Like Miami and Austin, Las Vegas is ready to welcome back big events. In January, the Consumer Electronics Show returned to...