Fresh off the release of the Avett Brothers’ new album Closer Than Together, the singer-songwriter and frontman shares his large-scale oil paintings in a new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh

Artisans turn pumpkins into a canvas for elaborate works of art / Five thousand pumpkins transform a Kentucky park into a ghostly escape

The actress’s new book shares her black and white photos of Highway 61

Public radio vet Jad Abumrad set out to define Dolly Parton’s influence. He came away with a new nine-part podcast series unpacking the past—and a story that’s still unfolding

In honor of the debut of our new book Southern Women, Holler Beach Productions created a special film celebrating dynamic Southern women in the book and beyond

Whitesburg, Kentucky’s Appalshop celebrates a milestone of preserving the culture of the Southern mountains

A new exhibition celebrates the way artist William Christenberry saw the South

There may be no more versatile a Southern actor, writer, and director than this son of Georgia

Just so you will know—and your children will someday know—you can stream all seven seasons on Hulu next week. Here, five super-fans share their favorite episodes—and explain why the iconic series still matters

Fake maladies, cussin’ advice, and storm protocol

A love letter to a bewhiskered Southern favorite

The art of being Elvis

How the Today show news anchor wears his Southern pride on his sleeve

A Birmingham artist’s botanical tapestries update a centuries-old technique

Julia Reed on the joy of being set free in D.C.—and how her summer trips have evolved since

Author Winston Groom looks back at the Oscar-winning film adaptation’s debut—and the journey that led him there

Artists light up Alys Beach with extravagant digital displays

A few thoughts on a Southern debate for the books

Bourbon wars, Derby nerves,
and Bluegrass shade

A dispatch from a music-filled night in Nashville with Mama