Arts & Culture

Until July 1, uttering a swear word in the Commonwealth could have cost you $250

The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet on telling the South’s stories through verse, her mother’s role as her muse, and the power of wearing red-soled pumps

Novelist and film buff Ace Atkins on why a bit of classic movie-theater magic is just the thing we need this summer

If stranded on a desert island, these Southerners would read…

Twenty Southern literary treasures, novels, cookbooks, escapist thrillers, and the stunning memoir you need to preorder now

A round-up of Jubilee celebrations taking place across the region—and online

Reconsider Spanish moss and picket fences in a must-see contemporary art exhibition that’s now open in Charleston

The Polish-born painter Andre Pater found his calling amid the rolling hills and stone fences of Kentucky horse country, where his gift for capturing the soul of his subjects has taken him to the pinnacle of the sporting art world

A century-old photo sparks new research on the Louisville Unions, a black baseball team—one of the best in the South—with a story almost lost to time

Houston-based Hibiscus Linens’ online embroidery classes foster imagination, community, and calmness

Fourteen gift ideas to celebrate Southern Dads

Swamps, spoonbills, second lines: Annie Moran captures the essence of Louisiana

G&G’s statement about recent events

The people who help shape us might not always be with us long, but a wild spirit can live on forever

A few thoughts on looking forward while remembering the past

What happens when an interiors expert is stuck in her interior? Six tastemakers tell us how they’re sparking creativity at home

Some Go Home, Odie Lindsey’s charismatic debut novel, puts another fictional Mississippi town on the map

Finding hope— and promise—in the backyard

How the Made in the South Awards boosted Covered in Cotton

Bruce Munro’s landmark exhibition of light and sound opens this week at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina