Last month, I was driving by White Whale, Pittsburgh’s best independent bookstore, noticed a sign for an author reading, parked, and walked in to listen
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‘Taj Mahal of Appalachia’ — West Virginia’s Hare Krishna Temple Named To National Register of Historic Places Has Crazy, Fascinating History– Known for Drugs and Murder in 1980s
A Hare Krishna temple in the hills of West Virginia? When people see Moundsville (which you can here), the Palace of Gold at New Vrindaban
Why Lady Gaga in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Musical Would Be Perfect Homage to West Virginia/Appalachia Roots
The news that Lady Gaga is being considered for the role of Audrey in a new Hollywood remake of Little Shop of Horrors should delight
Review: Ancient America: 50 U.S. Sites To Discover American Antiquity — Rock Art, Cliff Dwellings, Mounds, Campsites, From Ice Age to Spice Age
The United States is 241 years old, resting on ancient land. We argue about who gets to live here now, but it’s a fact that
American Shakespeare: Historical Memory and the Genius of August Wilson
August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean is part of Wilson’s 10-part series American Century Cycle. The Pittsburgh playwright and poet — dazzling language, razor sharp
American Cathedrals: Why We Should Protect (and Visit) Native American Mounds — ‘Sacred centers of their communities, like Notre Dame for the French.’
It was the promise, and miracle, of a Native American burial mound in Appalachia that pulled me off I-70 in 2013 while I was reporting