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"Cleveland, where I experienced horizon-expanding art, culture, and cannoli, was often referred to as 'the Mistake on the Lake.' The nickname stung." @rebeccamoonruark.bsky.social reviews Matthew Meduri's COLLEGIATE GOTHIC, out now from Bordighera Press. beltmag.com/campus-weird/

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“Instead, my long-held distaste for RFK Jr. and his antivaccine furor boils down to a far more basic impasse: You simply cannot make me see my brother as broken.” -- Julia Shiota beltmag.com/my-brother-i...

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To the juggalos I went to high school with, especially Josh who showed me their music on the bus and for being a friend

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“Mother covers the sunset on her bedroom wall with a black velvet Elvis from a five-and-dime.” Read “From a Five and Dime,” a new poem by William R. Stoddart. beltmag.com/from-a-five-...

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“The Juggalo identity and the internet emerged in tandem as secularism gave way to pop cultural spirituality.” An excerpt from 1999: THE YEAR LOW CULTURE CONQUERED AMERICA AND KICKSTARTED OUR BIZARRE TIMES by Ross Benes, out now from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. beltmag.com/church-of-th...

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"Unexpected guidance came in the form of a job with yet another Detroit legend, James Osterberg, who if you know anything about rock music, you recognize as Iggy Pop." A tale of rock ‘n roll guidance from Michael Zadoorian. beltmag.com/the-tao-of-i...

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"Unexpected guidance came in the form of a job with yet another Detroit legend, James Osterberg, who if you know anything about rock music, you recognize as Iggy Pop." A tale of rock ‘n roll guidance from Michael Zadoorian. beltmag.com/the-tao-of-i...

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"Unexpected guidance came in the form of a job with yet another Detroit legend, James Osterberg, who if you know anything about rock music, you recognize as Iggy Pop." A tale of rock ‘n roll guidance from Michael Zadoorian. beltmag.com/the-tao-of-i...

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“As a child in the hometown lake, I would dive to feel the rocks at the bottom, lining them up on the shore before they became dull in the sun.” A Poem by grace (ge) gilbert. beltmag.com/a-poem-by-gr...

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“If we are going to care about the environment and preserve natural spaces in the so-called ‘rust belt,’ then we must love rust. We must practice terranexus and accept and even love the chaotic intersection of civilized and natural worlds.” -- Eric D. Lehman beltmag.com/terranexus-i...

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“In 2022 I published a photo book called When There’s a Trouble Around. It documented the Trump era in the Rust Belt and Appalachia. I thought I was done and then the 2024 election showed that it still mattered.” A photo essay by Matthew Chasney. beltmag.com/when-theres-...

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“In 2022 I published a photo book called When There’s a Trouble Around. It documented the Trump era in the Rust Belt and Appalachia. I thought I was done and then the 2024 election showed that it still mattered.” A photo essay by Matthew Chasney. beltmag.com/when-theres-...

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“once a stargazer promised to take you somewhere a mute chrome diner empty as a register” Read “tanka(s) written on gas station recipes” by Zoe Grace Marquedant. beltmag.com/tankas-writt...

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“In those years after I returned to my job as a reporter at the Free Press from the lengthy newspaper strike in 1997, Detroit was touching bottom. The population was sliding, employers were still leaving...” An excerpt from John Gallagher's RUST BELT REPORTER: A MEMOIR. beltmag.com/a-rust-belt-...

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“Those who did it from a distance erased the people’s language. Once they could claim their fiction of terra nullius they flooded in close and put up fences. They erased the history of their conquest and they erased the lake’s history too.” - Peter Gelderloos, "Turtle Lake." beltmag.com/turtle-lake

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Pittsburgh: our Editor-in-Chief will discuss his latest book this evening at Riverstone Books in Squirrel Hill. ⬇️

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“Those who did it from a distance erased the people’s language. Once they could claim their fiction of terra nullius they flooded in close and put up fences. They erased the history of their conquest and they erased the lake’s history too.” - Peter Gelderloos, "Turtle Lake." beltmag.com/turtle-lake

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“For fifty years I knew that eye, its milky look of no surprise…” Read “Civilian,” a poem by D. R. James. beltmag.com/civilian/

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Bill Morris interviews rock journalist Jaan Uhelszki, a Detroit native who co-founded the influential rock magazine CREEM, about MC5. Uhelszki talked about her new book’s journey to publication — and the MC5’s enduring relevance to American politics and pop culture. beltmag.com/mc5-detroits...

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Bill Morris interviews rock journalist Jaan Uhelszki, a Detroit native who co-founded the influential rock magazine CREEM, about MC5. Uhelszki talked about her new book’s journey to publication — and the MC5’s enduring relevance to American politics and pop culture. beltmag.com/mc5-detroits...

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We made the decision to leave Twitter today. Can you help our stories find their readers as we continue to grow our audience here, by engaging with our posts, reposting, and sharing with friends? We appreciate it! You can also sign up for our free weekly newsletter ⬇️ beltmag.com/newsletter/

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We made the decision to leave Twitter today. Can you help our stories find their readers as we continue to grow our audience here, by engaging with our posts, reposting, and sharing with friends? We appreciate it! You can also sign up for our free weekly newsletter ⬇️ beltmag.com/newsletter/

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“We must remain a kind, resilient people who are not afraid to be vocal and broadcast empathy. We are never too old to learn and embrace new information.” Read “Martin Luther King in Dayton” by Janyce Denise Glasper. beltmag.com/martin-luthe...

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“it was all too long and all too short, in the way only great disaster can be.” Read “Iowa, Derecho, 2020,” new poetry by Tara Labovich. beltmag.com/iowa-derecho...

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“it was all too long and all too short, in the way only great disaster can be.” Read “Iowa, Derecho, 2020,” new poetry by Tara Labovich. beltmag.com/iowa-derecho...

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Slap Shot — the rare sports comedy about capitalism's transition from Fordism to FIRE industries! — doesn’t give a shit about winning. Noelle Mateer @nemateer.bsky.social on Johnstown’s varied histories. beltmag.com/slap-shot-in...

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My wife @allisonburtka.bsky.social wrote this story about our weekend in a tiny cabin in #Michigan. Enjoying the #outdoors doesn't need to be an ordeal. You don't need to camp (great if you do) or spend a fortune on gear. Even our most populated urban areas aren't far from nature. Find it! #ParkChat

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Happy to have new work out over at Belt Magazine @beltmagazine.bsky.social

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“Soulard today is seen as one of St. Louis’s most vibrant neighborhoods. It's gained residents while the city’s population has fallen. However, it remains the exception to how the city pursues redevelopment." Read “Homesteading in Soulard, St. Louis” by Peter Downs. beltmag.com/homesteading...

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“The future has no eyes or tongue or hair. Like a trout, It wants most to cease being examined.” New poems by Ohio poet Andrew Grace @andypgrace.bsky.social, from Boyne River Daybook. beltmag.com/from-boyne-r...

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I spent a weekend in a tiny cabin--in a town I'd never heard of, but only 90 minutes from home--with my husband, kids, and dog. It shifted my perspective on nearby getaways--and different ways to spend time in "nearby nature."

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“The woods and parks where we spent our time were beautiful, but they weren’t exactly remarkable. You can find woods and parks like them all over the country, and that’s the point.” @allisonburtka.bsky.social on the tiny cabin life with @postcardcabins.bsky.social. beltmag.com/living-the-t...

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My recent essay just published in Belt Magazine!

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“How do you forget,” my father asks, “to put gas in your car?” Notes on fatherhood and petroleum in “On Running Out of Gas in Rural Missouri” by Matthew Moore @mattmo-washu.bsky.social. beltmag.com/on-running-o...

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We are currently at $7,248 of matching funds, which will go far toward helping us share more stories in 2025! Thank you to all who have contributed so far. There's still time....

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Explaining what Belt is to somebody who hasn’t been lucky enough to make it part of their regular reading can be difficult. More than a circumscribed region, what we cover is a mentality, a disposition, a state of being. Read our top stories of 2024 here: beltmag.com/belts-top-st...

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Help us keep sharing true glimpses of our region. We've secured $7,053 of a possible $15,000 in matching funds in our #NewsMatch fund drive. Can you commit your support by the end of 12/31 to help us get to the finish line? Every $10 counts! beltmag.com/membership/

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Explaining what Belt is to somebody who hasn’t been lucky enough to make it part of their regular reading can be difficult. More than a circumscribed region, what we cover is a mentality, a disposition, a state of being. Read our top stories of 2024 here: beltmag.com/belts-top-st...

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“On this day in end-times 1999, Jimmy Carter, that sweetheart, was on a flight I was working. It was a shuttle flight, D.C. to New York, maybe. No First Class, no fuss.” Lori Jakiela on our longest-lived president, as he turns 100, beltmag.com/hands-that-c...

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“before god and the devil went to war, there were rivers, human hearts plump as radishes and love that sat in them like swollen red bellies warm in the hand like a freshly laid egg.” Read “before there were settlers,” a new poem by Rowan Tate. beltmag.com/before-there...

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A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they turn to artificial intelligence. Read a story shared from the Interlochen Public Radio #PointsNorth podcast. #Michigan beltmag.com/can-a-i-cari...

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In “Ohio Pie - Columbus Style Pizza Pioneers” Matthew Meduri explores how Columbus pizzerias developed a distinct style and taste all their own. beltmag.com/ohio-pie-col...

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THANK YOU to all the supporters who've helped us reach $6,583 in matching funds during this year's #NewsMatch drive! You can start a new membership or make a donation by 12/31 to help us unlock our full $15k in matching funds! beltmag.com/membership/

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“There are cities that get by on their good looks, and cities like Detroit that have to work for a living.” Via @beltmagazine.bsky.social beltmag.com/photographin...

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“Ash heaps, radio static, knotweed, a chainlink fence…” Read “Bloomfield,” a new poem by Margaret Saigh. beltmag.com/bloomfield/

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Do any planning / public policy / history folks have recommended reading about Indianapolis's Unigov city-county consolidation scheme? I've read some lit from the early 2000s analyzing impacts, and Nicole Poletika's @beltmagazine.bsky.social piece. I'd love more papers, articles - maybe even books?

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Photographing Mid-Century Detroit: Bill Morris reviews this riveting father-son collaboration at the Library of #Michigan in Lansing, open through December 20. #photography #art beltmag.com/photographin...

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“I never watch sports teams, But the Lions were in the playoffs, and I desperately begged San Francisco to lose.” Read “A Sunday Resident,” a new poem by Michigan writer Taylor Kovach. beltmag.com/a-sunday-res...

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