Hillbilly Middle Class: There's No Going Back To The 1950s' Economy
Hillbilly Elegy tells of companies recruiting hill people from Appalachia for factory work in the industrial Midwest, illustrating that in the 1950s, low-skilled people could earn high wages, if they...
View ArticleRon Howard to Direct, Produce ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Movie
Ron Howard will direct and produce the contemporary economic drama “Hillbilly Elegy,” based on J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir. Howard will produce with Imagine Entertainment chairman Brian Grazer and...
View ArticleRon Howard Is Giving 'Hillbilly Elegy' the Hollywood Treatment
This article was originally published by VICE US. Before Donald Trump nabbed the Rust Belt vote to go on to win the election, writer J.D. Vance wrote about his experience growing up among the...
View ArticleImagine Entertainment Acquires Film Rights to ‘Hillybilly Elegy’
Imagine Entertainment has acquired the film rights to J.D. Vance’s NY Times bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” Imagine Entertainment Chairman Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment President Erica...
View ArticleHigh life
Things that I once loved — Fifth Avenue & 57th Street, brownstone terraces on hot summer afternoons, cold beer and… See the full story of High life on The Spectator. ......
View ArticleCBS: 'Hillbillies' Reality Series Alive
LOS ANGELES - CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves said Sunday a reality version of "The Beverly Hillbillies" remains a possibility, despite sharp criticism of the idea as a mockery of rural Americans....
View ArticleThe Run-Up: Understanding the Trump Voter
In the latest episode of The Run-Up podcast, J.D. Vance, the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” explains Mr. Trump’s political rise. ......
View ArticleEgos: New Memoirs Show How the Other Half Lives
Two new books and one recently discovered manuscript shine a light on the tribulations of life in neglected corners of white America. ......
View Article'Hillbilly Elegy' author urges GOP to defend working class
BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) -- The best-selling author of "Hillbilly Elegy" says Republicans bear the responsibility of, in his words,...
View ArticleHillbilly to high-end: 21 people-watching finds at Michigan International...
There may be no better people-watching destination than the campsites at Michigan International Speedway. ......
View ArticleSummer Reading Books: The Ties That Bind Colleges
The Times collected information on dozens of college summer reading programs and examined an annual survey of hundreds of universities. A few trends emerged. ......
View ArticleHillbilly Chili: Annual event is set for Oct. 21 in Bull Shoals
Are you ready to fire up your taste buds? The 22nd annual Hillbilly Chili Cook-off and festival is almost here. ......
View ArticleDealBook: From Bezos to Walton, Big Investors Back Fund for ‘Flyover’ Start-Ups
The fund started by an AOL co-founder and an author has attracted a Who’s Who of American business to invest in the heartland’s entrepreneurs. ......
View ArticleThe Run-Up: Understanding the Trump Voter
In the latest episode of The Run-Up podcast, J.D. Vance, the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” explains Mr. Trump’s political rise. ......
View ArticleEgos: New Memoirs Show How the Other Half Lives
Two new books and one recently discovered manuscript shine a light on the tribulations of life in neglected corners of white America. ......
View Article
