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Comedian earns the wrath of Appalachia

By Christina MyerPoor Whitney Cummings. Never heard of her? She tried to boost her profile a bit recently by appearing on a late-night talk show to discuss her roots. Those would be here in the Mountain State, by the way.What she managed was to prove that often for celebrities it is more ...

Iggy Pop defies aging rocker trope

As a small kid, the image of a 72-year-old man would've likely conjured a hunched, weathered old guy in well-worn denim overalls, with what was left of his snow-white hair sticking out from underneath an old, broken-in feed store ball cap. An average callous-handed grandpa telling stories about ...

Can the MCU replace the wall-crawler?

They may end up working something out, but for now it seems Sony has taken Marvel's toy and gone home.Sony acquired the rights to Spider-Man movies long before superhero blockbusters started coming out with a regularity associated with the highest-of-fiber diets. A few years back, they reached ...

‘I Scream Sundae,’ Floats and Shakes, Too

Desserts are something to shout about at this ghoulish ice cream parlor.Menu items include creations such as "Killer Clowns from Outer Space," "Black Gashberry" and "Stranger Cheesecake Things."I Scream Sundae is located along Main Street in Ripley, WV. The shop opened this summer and is ...

Lewisburg’s Angel of Death

Appalachia has a long and rich folklore tradition and as anyone who has ever sat around a campfire at night or held a flashlight under their chin knows, ghost stories are one of the most thrilling parts of oral tradition. The month of October finds our nights getting chillier, wind rustling ...

‘Beneath the Eyrie’ is Pixies’ gold

When the Pixies released the album's lead single, "On Graveyard Hill," it appeared that we might be in store for an album that picks up where Head Carrier left off. That wouldn't be a bad thing at all, being that it was one of the best albums the Pixies had released since Doolittle. Such a ...

Brazilian guitarist adds spice to The Royal Hounds

If you are familiar with The Royal Hounds then you know that they play quirky, in-your-face, roots rock and roll driven by a wild front man with a stand-up bass. You can now add to that tagline, "And a Brazilian kid who can play guitar like Brent Mason and Johnny Hiland."Scott Hinds, the ...

Governor’s Race Heats Up Nearly a Year Out

While primary ballots won't be cast in West Virginia until May of 2020, the fight for the chance to lead the state is already attracting more attention than any other race on the ballot.Incumbent Governor Jim Justice is eligible to seek a second term and has announced his intention to do so. ...

Wheeling’s theater became a Civil War prison

I had finally found the location where my fourth great-grandfather had been held prisoner as a 'Dangerous Spy' during the Civil War. I was a bit disappointed, as I had expected to find a gloomy and dilapidated building that would speak of its dark history and sordid past as a prison. I was ...

Lettuce to perform at Snowshoe Resort

Genre-defying funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-art-rock-experimental-avant-garde music titans Lettuce released their sixth studio album, Elevate, on June 14 via their own Lettuce Records.Produced by Lettuce and recorded at Colorado Sound Studio outside of Denver with legendary engineer ...