According to the Google overlords’ AI Overview, “the phrase ‘taking up space’ doesn’t have a single inventor It’s an idiom … More
Tag: travel
The Ashevilleization of Gloria
I unexpectedly loved Angel Olsen’s cover of Laura Branigan’s (cover) of Gloria.
A Solo Sunset at Sam’s Knob
Sam’s Knob might be the best place in Western North Carolina (and Asheville-adjacent) to get a mountain sunset all to yourself.
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.
Guess Who’s Back?
Last summer, I stopped writing here at Asheville Explorer because I got unexpectedly laid off (unexpectedly laid off might sound … More
Has Asheville Jumped the Shark?
Asheville has always been more than a bit of a parody of itself, but part of the reason it doesn’t … More
For Display Only
During Covid, my cousin Mikey lived in Asheville Air BnBs for two months. During his tenure here, we typically ended … More
No One Asked for My Recipe for a Nice Little Sunday, and That’s OK
I’m often tickled by influencers of all success levels (but honestly, in this case, most tickled by those of middling-to-not-very … More
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
Cosplaying Tourists on the Asheville Pubcycle
Even though the bulk of the economy is built on and around it, the people of Asheville largely hate tourists. … More
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