NewsThe Food That Makes Us
Gumbo, BBQ, and biscuits–what makes Southern food Southern? And: Recipes from refugees and asylum seekers.
NewsInto the Sun
Into the Sun is a new musical featuring the poems of British war poets and soldiers who were killed in World War I.
NewsFood, Community & Climate on the Eastern Shore
Parksley—A new exhibit exploring food, community, and climate is opening on November 15 at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Library & Heritage Center. The exhibit explores how foodways connect …
NewsWe’re All Gonna Die
How the Great Depression gave birth to horror cinema. And: We’re all gonna die. Why not talk about it?
NewsGoogle Awards $150k to Support Historically Black College and University Alumni’s Research Projects
Virginia — Today, Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, announced they have received $150,000 from Google Data Centers’ Community Development & Engagement team, to support the HBCU Scholars Fellowship. Established in …
NewsAppalachia’s Edible Landscape
From Appalachian wasabi to sycamore trees, whose syrup taste like butterscotch, Appalachia has some finger-licking-good invasive species.
NewsStories from the Shore
By Katy Clune This story was first published in the 2025 edition of Views. The Eastern Shore, the peninsula that buffers the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, is predicted …
NewsThe Virginia Folklore Society
EV EntryPoint – Join EV managing editor Patti Miller, Virginia State Folklorist Katy Clune, and contributors Daniel Bachman and Aldona Dye to learn about the Virginia Folklore Society, the pioneering folklore-collecting organization that made some of the first folk song recordings in Virginia, and its ties to the current Folklife Program.
NewsCorn Tortillas and Harvest-Your-Own Oysters
This week we’re returning to Virginia’s Eastern Shore with Virginia Folklife Director Katy Clune.
NewsThree New Fellows Uncover Stories of Virginia
Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, has awarded three individual fellowships for 2025–26, supporting projects that uncover new aspects of Virginia’s story.
NewsBarbie’s Plastic World
The Barbie movie was a global phenomenon. And the remnants are in landfills.
