In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Appalachia took center stage as a potent symbol of the many ways that decades of economic globalization have marginalized the country&rs… Read More
J. D. Vance is a young Yale law graduate, who rose from what he calls Kentucky hillbilly culture. Hillbilly Elegy is memoir-cum-sociology, aptly titled; an elegy expresses sorrow for human l… Read More
SFGate“Hillbilly Elegy” continues to be near the top of the bestseller list and appears on every major publication’s end-of-year list of notable books. Now author J.D. Vanc… Read More
Many journalists and pundits refer to J.D. Vance's memoir Hillbilly Elegy for a better understanding of the people who live in the Appalachia region. That doesn't sit well with historian El… Read More
Apple Releases 2017 Charts of Top Movies, TV Shows, Music, Apps CREDIT: Disney/HBO/REX/Shutterstock/NintendoApple unveiled its charts ranking the most popular movies, TV shows, mu… Read More