The annual Tarantula Fest should inspire people to like spiders, even if some think of them as high-octane nightmare fuel.
Study Finds Link Between Food Insecurity and Chronic Illness in Rural Texas
Texas-based research team found that rural communities in Texas showed a connection between food insecurity and vulnerability to chronic illnesses.
Texas-based research team found that rural communities in Texas showed a connection between food insecurity and vulnerability to chronic illnesses.
Shaboozey Goes West in His New Rural-Inspired Concept Album
The Grammy winner’s fourth record, “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,” spins a juicy revenge fable out of country, hip-hop, and Americana influences.
The Grammy winner’s fourth record, “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,” spins a juicy revenge fable out of country, hip-hop, and Americana influences.
Q&A: Marsh Naidoo on Disability Rights for Rural Families
The founder of Raising Kellen on why advocacy, community, and policy are deeply intertwined.
The founder of Raising Kellen on why advocacy, community, and policy are deeply intertwined.
The Dangers of an Ideal: Wrestling With Wendell Berry’s Legacy
Rural minister Allen Stanton reflects on the legacy of late writer, farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry.
Rural minister Allen Stanton reflects on the legacy of late writer, farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry.
Q&A: Folklorist Kiran Singh Sirah
On the bridge-building power of story, and America’s 250th birthday.
On the bridge-building power of story, and America’s 250th birthday.
“Little House on the Prairie” Gains Historical Context, Retains Wholesome Charm, in Latest TV Remake
New Indigenous voices and a more complicated Manifest Destiny narrative update a beloved story for audiences whose appetite for covered wagons, wide-open prairies, and snug log cabins has not abated.
New Indigenous voices and a more complicated Manifest Destiny narrative update a beloved story for audiences whose appetite for covered wagons, wide-open prairies, and snug log cabins has not abated.
Is “Twisters” the Ultimate Rural Blockbuster?
Much like its predecessor, “Twisters” is winning over audiences with high-speed thrills set in the American heartland. But beneath the spectacle also lies a solid depiction of rural people and places.
Much like its predecessor, “Twisters” is winning over audiences with high-speed thrills set in the American heartland. But beneath the spectacle also lies a solid depiction of rural people and places.
Non-Profit Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Delivers Drug Access to Rural Hospitals
A new grant allows access to some life-saving drugs for over 225 rural hospitals in nine states.
A new grant allows access to some life-saving drugs for over 225 rural hospitals in nine states.
‘National Anthem’ Isn’t America’s First (Queer) Rodeo
Luke Gilford’s dreamy, sensitive film recognizes the long history of queer rodeos as one part of a rich rural LGBTQ+ landscape.
Luke Gilford’s dreamy, sensitive film recognizes the long history of queer rodeos as one part of a rich rural LGBTQ+ landscape.
Book Seeks to Bridge the Gap Between Providers and Patients in Appalachia
The new book “Medical Mistrust in Appalachia” explores the cultural and systemic roots of Appalachia’s high levels of distrust toward medical systems.
The new book “Medical Mistrust in Appalachia” explores the cultural and systemic roots of Appalachia’s high levels of distrust toward medical systems.
Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents
A successful reorganization of a rural healthcare system saw dramatic improvements in the health outcomes of trauma patients.
A successful reorganization of a rural healthcare system saw dramatic improvements in the health outcomes of trauma patients.
Balanced Stewardship of the Land to Save the Prairie
Preserving and restoring ecosystems means creating strange bedfellows when it comes to methods and philosophy. One ranch in Colorado doesn’t shy away from doing what it takes to save the prairie.
Preserving and restoring ecosystems means creating strange bedfellows when it comes to methods and philosophy. One ranch in Colorado doesn’t shy away from doing what it takes to save the prairie.
Q&A: Author Emilee Hackney’s Fundamentalist Youth
The author of the new spiritual memoir ‘All That’s Unseen’ shares about the Pentecostalism of her upbringing, and her disorienting break from it.
The author of the new spiritual memoir ‘All That’s Unseen’ shares about the Pentecostalism of her upbringing, and her disorienting break from it.
Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden Celebrates the Divine in the Human
The 4-acre art environment represents rural Chattooga County, Georgia, in all its strangeness.
The 4-acre art environment represents rural Chattooga County, Georgia, in all its strangeness.
‘This Is the Model’: A $40 Million Program for Workforce Training in Virginia
Virginia’s FastForward program allows rural students better access to short-term training programs for earning industry-recognized credentials.
Virginia’s FastForward program allows rural students better access to short-term training programs for earning industry-recognized credentials.