American Requiem: Country music is at a crossroads
Gillian Wanosky / February 3, 2025
In a year when Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter has shattered expectations — earning the second-most Grammy nominations for a single album in history (and finally earning Beyoncé the coveted album…
Cornbread & Tortillas, the artist collective sowing seeds of unity
Tory Irmeger / February 6, 2025
Few stages can claim to offer flatfooting, ballet folklórico de México, the fiddle, banjo, zampoñas, charango and mandolin all in the same act. Cornbread & Tortillas is a folk opera…
For artist Brian Serway, creating art is less about reproducing a vision and more about discovering it. Brian lives with aphantasia, a condition where his mind lacks the ability to…
Rosalie Haizlett’s brush with nature’s Tiny Worlds
Jeffrey Boggess / October 10, 2024
If you visit @rosaliehaizlett on Instagram, you’ll find a celebration of watercolor. From sharp illustrations of creatures and plants to behind-the-scenes peeks at ongoing projects, the feed is packed with…
If you’ve gazed in awe at the painted ceiling in Santangelo in Thomas, WV, or enjoyed a recent visit to Point Park in Parkersburg, chances are you’ve admired the work…
Shooting star Emily Calandrelli is the first WV woman in space
Gillian Wanosky / November 22, 2024
In 1961, while the world celebrated the first men in space, few knew that West Virginia’s Katherine Johnson performed the meticulous calculations charting their path to the stars. Despite her…
Andi is telling me the story of rediscovering a childhood notebook, and by that point in the call, my cheeks hurt from smiling for an hour straight. Between her unapologetic…
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Cornbread & Tortillas, the artist collective sowing seeds of unity
Tory Irmeger / February 6, 2025
Few stages can claim to offer flatfooting, ballet folklórico de México, the fiddle, banjo, zampoñas, charango and mandolin all in the same act. Cornbread & Tortillas is a folk opera…
American Requiem: Country music is at a crossroads
Gillian Wanosky / February 3, 2025
In a year when Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter has shattered expectations — earning the second-most Grammy nominations for a single album in history (and finally earning Beyoncé the coveted album…
The school board meeting was uneventful. I flopped down in my cubicle at the Charleston Daily Mail with a handful of notes, planning to bang out a quick story and…
For artist Brian Serway, creating art is less about reproducing a vision and more about discovering it. Brian lives with aphantasia, a condition where his mind lacks the ability to…
Morgantown, West Virginia is home to two of the three Perrott siblings. The oldest of the three is Bryn (@deerjerk), known for her wood carvings. Hers are the kind of…
Award-winning West Virginia director Justin Harris admits he didn’t mean to become a filmmaker. An avid outdoor enthusiast, skier and whitewater kayaker, Justin lives in the highest concentration of whitewater…
If you’ve gazed in awe at the painted ceiling in Santangelo in Thomas, WV, or enjoyed a recent visit to Point Park in Parkersburg, chances are you’ve admired the work…
If you visit @rosaliehaizlett on Instagram, you’ll find a celebration of watercolor. From sharp illustrations of creatures and plants to behind-the-scenes peeks at ongoing projects, the feed is packed with…
In 1984, b-boy Monstalung and a group of friends wanted to see the movie Purple Rain, but didn’t have enough cash. Monstalung laid out a piece of cardboard on the…