Arts & Entertainment

Ruminating on the many virtues of black-eyed peas

The film that brought to life Fannie Flagg’s beloved novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café turns twenty-five in December. Here are five ways to celebrate the milestone

The Mercy Street actor is on cue for a breakout year

Art by—and for—the people

You’re never too old for the beach—just the water

One man and a crazy broadcasting experiment

We spoke with Flagg about the anniversary of the film and her latest book

Tom Colicchio shares some scoop

An Asheville, North Carolina artist puts one of the South’s most abundant nuisances to work: Kudzu

How Birmingham, Alabama provided a crucial piece of inspiration for the hit 1977 film

Ray McKinnon talks Southern storytelling as Rectify comes to an end

A decidedly Southern take on healthy eating

Thoughts on a brand-new stride

The Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History brings a stunning addition to Washington, D.C.

Get ready to say goodbye to the bow tie

Blue Velvet explored the darkness that can lurk beneath the shiny veneer of a small town

A celebration of Surry County’s most famous native son and the series that defined America’s small-town idyll, The Andy Griffith Show

The man behind Austin’s singular neon signs

More from Evan Voyles’s sign outpost in Austin, Texas