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- 1Appalachia memoir author runs for Congress, distancing self from JD Vance●‘I’m not JD Vance’: the Appalachia memoir author running for Congress
An author known for writing a memoir about life in Appalachia has launched a campaign for a US congressional seat, and is drawing a clear line between her own story and JD Vance's 'Hillbilly Elegy'. 'I'm not JD Vance,' she says, positioning herself as offering a more authentic account of the region than the vice-president's best-selling memoir, which many in Appalachia criticised as stereotyping. The race is now being watched as part of the broader fight over who gets to speak for the region.
- 2West Virginia filmmaker channels mining history into monster film 'Dark Hollow'●West Virginia filmmaker turns state’s history of extraction into monster movie ‘Dark Hollow’
A West Virginia filmmaker has made 'Dark Hollow', a monster movie built around the state's long history of resource extraction. The film uses horror to explore the damage left by coal and timber industries in Appalachia, and the project is drawing regional attention for turning local economic history into genre storytelling.