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Actors as Priscilla and Elvis Presley by a wedding cake

Arts & Culture

February’s standout series and movies with Southern ties

A photo of young Elton John in a white suit and hat holding a staff by a piano

Arts & Culture

Classic outfits, artwork, a Braves jersey, and more

Two men dressed up for Mardi Gras stand in front of poles by a building with gold and white balloons

Arts & Culture

The bawdy, hilarious French Quarter contest started out as a public safety measure

An illustration of a man and a woman touching cufflinks and earrings on themselves

Southern Conundrum

One Southerner reconsiders how inherited pieces can escape the dust and shine with new life

Mathis’s 150-vessel-strong Ozark Roadside Tourist Pottery collection in his Oklahoma City living room. The vessels have swirling, colorful patterns.

Arts & Culture

How the vibrant roadside vessels inspired an obsession

A painting of a man wearing black standing on a cliff looking out over a foggy, grey city.

Country Accents

Gut feelings versus map apps: an unplanned showdown

An illustration of a man playing paintball with a blue, pink, and yellow splatter

Arts & Culture

From the woods of New Hampshire to the Black Belt of Alabama to 112 countries across the globe, Charles Gaines recounts the evolution of the survival-inspired “little game” that spawned an industry

Dolly Parton in front of a black background, wearing a silver sequin jumpsuit.

Arts & Culture

Looking back at a life in rhinestones

The front of a white house with brown trim and details. A brick walking path curls in front of the yard and shows a bronze statue of a man and a horse.

Arts & Culture

With a simple walnut desk and stories to fill volumes, President Lincoln’s retreat is a heartbreaking time capsule of American history

A man sitting down on a rainbow xylophone wearing a red sweatshirt that says "It is what it is... Red's" on it.

Music

Remembering the late juke joint owner Red Paden and a soul-shaking visit to his Clarksdale beacon for blues lovers

A woman in a long purple floral dress sips a cocktail at a patterned velvet and floral booth

interview

How did the Tennessee comedian find stardom in her fifties? It’s kind of a funny story

A woman reaches into a miniature model of a juke joint.

Arts & Culture

The legendary North Mississippi nightclub roars back to life, in miniature

A collage of many book titles, broken into three rows

Books

A reading list for the dreary days of winter

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a writing desk with a pen in his hand and a writing pad on the table

Arts & Culture

The bestseller’s author, John Berendt, on what he’d do differently and what it’s like as the book’s sole surviving character

Nick Saban in front of a group of players

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

It’s not just the number of national championships—it’s the way he won them

Three photos, one showing June Carter Cash, one showing Sofia Vergara as Griselda Blanco, and one showing Willie Nelson

Arts & Culture

January’s standout series and movies with Southern ties

Arts & Culture

From fiction to poetry, and Appalachia to Kansas, the North Carolina author shares his favorite reads of the year, plus a few gems soon to come

A man on a surfboard smiles in the water with a hilly town behind him

YEAR IN REVIEW

Meet the makers of the world’s best bourbon, listen to music from a Mississippi trio, read about a bewildering kidnapping, and more

A king cake, sliced, with white icing drizzle, yellow, purple, and green spinkles, and a small pink plastic baby

Arts & Culture

Carnival season is so much more than a Fat Tuesday

An illustration of a boy wearing a Santa costume in a mall with a Christmas tree

traditions

For a young boy, holiday magic arrived in the form of a little red suit