Documentary raises questions about mining methods and the devastation required to meet energy needs

FILM REVIEW

By BILL GOODMAN
At the very core of our national debate over climate change, alternatives fuels and the existence of so-called “clean coal technology” comes a new and enlightening documentary that challenges conventional thinking about the mining and operation of coal companies that few people ever see.

Deep Down: A Story from the Heart… »

Moving Mountains for Children

Poilloux family turns international travels and love of the natural world into humanitarian mission
By CECILIA WOLOCH
Photos by Pierre Poilloux

I first met Pierre Poilloux and Isabelle Pieri more than 15 years ago, when I arrived in Paris with little more than a list of the names and phone numbers of friends of friends. They were acquaintances… »

The Last House in Mud

Photo essay by JESSICA DEIS
This summer, my family and I took a road trip to West Virginia to see the devastation of mountaintop removal mining firsthand. The journey was important to the photo documentary I’m working on to draw attention to this violent form of mining.
My husband Brian and I and our two children traveled… »

Through a Poet’s Lens:
James Baker Hall’s photographs on exhibit at 21c Museum

By KIMBERLY ELLEN ANDERSON

Until April’s end, connoisseurs of both visual and written art can witness how a renowned writer sees the dreamy morning landscapes of rural Kentucky or the humble, rustic and brilliant personalities of the state’s authors, such as Wendell Berry and Bobbie Ann Mason.
James Baker Hall, author of The Mother on the Other… »

James Baker Hall Exhibit & Poetry Reading

To celebrate the final weeks of the exhibition Photo/Synthesis: James Baker Hall and National Poetry Month, 21c Museum in Louisville, Ky., is hosting a poetry reading featuring Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, Brett Eugene Ralph and Richard Taylor on Thursday, April 2. A reception begins at 7 p.m., with readings in the Atrium Gallery at 7:30 p.m.
The… »

UP-AND-COMER
A Day at the Falls of the Ohio

Photo essay by JOSH MAUSER
Majestic beauty thrives in all natural things. Curiosity drives me toward that beauty at the Falls of the Ohio. I’m uncertain why things are the way they are. The word “phenomena” can describe many things. For me, it describes everything natural at the falls.

Joshua Mauser is a student of photojournalism… »