Article continues after advertisementThe seemingly superficial act of getting gussied up to drink, dance, have fun and meet people has left an incredible legacy. Nightlife is organized rebellion. Nightlife is organized rebellion. Of course there’s a lot of time between the invention of our “night out” accoutrements (illuminations, costume, music, dance) and when this book begins. There’s something galling about this fetishization of lost nightlife while the actual industry collapses.