/tags/appalachia Appalachia en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-17/southern-food-is-always-on-the-move An unpopular opinion — highways and fast food are quintessentially Southern. The mid-20th century development of the interstate system ripped and… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:51:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-17/southern-food-is-always-on-the-move Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-12-17/southern-food-is-always-on-the-move An unpopular opinion — highways and fast food are quintessentially Southern. The mid-20th century development of the interstate system ripped and… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:51:19 GMT /arts-culture/2019-12-17/southern-food-is-always-on-the-move Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-07/can-nature-writing-inspire-activism-in-the-era-of-climate-change Many Americans spend more time looking at screens than they spend outside — or even looking out a window. This increased disconnect between humans and… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:40:13 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-07/can-nature-writing-inspire-activism-in-the-era-of-climate-change Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /environment/2019-08-07/can-nature-writing-inspire-activism-in-the-era-of-climate-change Many Americans spend more time looking at screens than they spend outside — or even looking out a window. This increased disconnect between humans and… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:40:13 GMT /environment/2019-08-07/can-nature-writing-inspire-activism-in-the-era-of-climate-change Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-03-26/lawmakers-want-to-give-appalachian-dialect-its-due-respect It's pronounced "app-uh-latch-uh," not "app-uh-lay-sha."Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 02:08:18 GMT /arts-culture/2019-03-26/lawmakers-want-to-give-appalachian-dialect-its-due-respect Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Who are you willing to die for? That question is at the center of a new Appalachian noir novel set in western North Carolina, where author David Joy has… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:33:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Who are you willing to die for? That question is at the center of a new Appalachian noir novel set in western North Carolina, where author David Joy has… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:33:35 GMT /arts-culture/2018-08-10/looking-at-the-life-of-appalachia-through-a-noir-lens Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-31/not-just-fun-and-games-a-serious-look-at-the-story-behind-dollywood Dollywood is Dolly Parton’s mountain, dream theme park in Sevier County, Tennessee. On the surface, the concept conjures up images of a kitchy and… Thu, 31 May 2018 16:12:39 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-31/not-just-fun-and-games-a-serious-look-at-the-story-behind-dollywood Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio