Los Santos Archives - Unwinnable

A late evening city skyline from Grand Theft Auto 5 with lit-up office buildings silhouetted against a dusky sky.

Finding Lost Santos

By Justin Reeve • September 14th, 2023

Carrying out a detailed comparison of GTA5’s Los Santos and Los Angeles through the lens of Michel Foucault sheds light on the intricate interplay between space, place, social order and power.

Death by Los Santos

By Johnny Kilhefner • October 21st, 2013

In 1932, actor Peg Entwistle jumped to her death from the “H” of the Hollywoodland sign. Her suicide note read, “I am afraid, I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If I had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain. P.E.” It wouldn’t be the last time a superficial city took someone’s life.