NEW YORK (AP) — From her house up high in Colorado’s Elk Mountains, author Shelley Read can only look out in amazement at the worldwide success of her debut novel, “Go as a River.” “There were upward of 30 translations already secured before the novel was introduced in the ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is on the final leg of a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing the continent’s cultural diversity, which is often overshadowed by images of poverty and violence. “I’ve done so many incredible things in my ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his seminal 1981 book “Simulacra and Simulation,” cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard argued that Disneyland is emblematic of reality’s collapse into perpetual imitation. “Disneyland is presented as imaginary in order to make us believe that the rest is real, whereas all of Los Angeles and the America that surrounds it are no longer real,” he writes. On their seventh album, the LA county pop-punk stalwarts Joyce Manor remind listeners why the band’s origin lore, which involves day-drinking Four Lokos at Disneyland in 2008, is so apt. In the nearly two ...
Meetings ¯ Putnam Community Water Corporation will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. today, at the office of the water department (upstairs floor of the red brick building) at 920 River Road next to the Devola swimming pool. Election of officers will be held. Members (public) are invited to attend. Contact the office at 740-373-0975 or email jhuck76@putnamwater.com if you would like any additional information. ¯ The District 18 Ohio Public Works Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 40) Small Government Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at the Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 1400 Pike ...
Today: •Photography exhibit by Michael Mueller, WesBanco, Market Street •Art exhibit by Savannah Schroll Guz, Parkersburg Art Center •Downtown Parkersburg Restaurant Week, Downtown Parkersburg •Rinse and Repeat, an exhibit by ArtBeat Studio, Parkersburg Art Center •Coffee, Cards and Conversation, adults 11 a.m. to noon, Williamstown Public Library •Hygge Club, adults ,11 a.m. to noon, South Parkersburg Public Library •Mystic Gem Scavenger Hunt, ages 12-19, 4-6 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue •Evening Story Time, ages 3-6, 5-6 p.m., ...
Animal tracks follow the edge of the snow covered surface of a branch of the Little Hocking River near Ohio 339 recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@mariettatimes.com for possible inclusion on this page. See ...
