A very specific (very meta) type of performative masculinity was overheard at Asheville’s Sauna House recently.
Category: High Culture
Why Don’t North Carolina Drivers Use Turn Signals? An Unscientific (but kind of scientific in the end?) Study
I’ve been noticing that North Carolina drivers don’t use turn signals, so conducted some research to prove this correct.
The Ashevilleization of Gloria
I unexpectedly loved Angel Olsen’s cover of Laura Branigan’s (cover) of Gloria.
A Trip to the Asheville Mall
Did a trip to the Asheville Mall teach me anything about our capitalistic, consumerist society? Not really. It just taught me that Old Navy remains a time capsule to the early aughts.
The Carhartt-ization of Asheville
Just this past weekend, at an unnamed boutique downtown, I watched two women purchase a combined $425.00 worth of Carhartt … More
The Curious Juxtaposition Between Billy Strings and Their Fans
Until last week, when I attended one of his concerts, I had a very different view of Billy Strings as … More
Taylor Swift Lyrics Can Skillfully Eviserate Both Asheville’s Left and Right
Arguably, no one had a better 2023 than my fellow Pennsylvania ex-pat Taylor Swift. Everyone wanted a piece of her. … More
A Bittersweet, Burnsville Labor Day Weekend Show (With a Big Assist from HiWire RAD)
I was planning on writing about a Labor Day Weekend in Burnsville, but instead, I’m writing about missing Jimmy Buffett.
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