Arts & Entertainment

Living in a world without smells

Thoughts on summer style, addressing your elders, and the right way to make ice cream

With three high-profile roles this year and more on the way, the actress is poised to shine

Some may call it bragging. We call it counting our blessings

Etiquette expert Elizabeth Edwards, of Arzberger Stationers in Charlotte, North Carolina, shares the ABCs of a well-written thank-you note

Thoughts on skinny-dipping, tailgating with style, and making Mom happy

An appreciation of an under-appreciated fish

Marty Stuart may be one of country music’s greats, but these days he’s more concerned with preserving the legends of those who came before him

In Mississippi, good times are often just a boat ride away

More than fifty years after his pivotal role in the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, Georgia congressman and civil-rights icon John Lewis marches on

A Southern take on the answers to some of life’s thornier questions

With a series of intense Southern roles and an Oscar behind him, and a Civil War drama on the way, Matthew McConaughey has redefined his career by coming back to the place that shaped him

In defense of the season’s most loved (and hated) song

Taking on stereotypes one paddle stroke at a time

A closer look at the tintype photos of Lisa Elmaleh

Lisa Elmaleh turns to a near-lost photographic process to capture a Southern music tradition

The actress gives an inside account of the most successful film of all time

For the painter Eldridge Hardie, his art isn’t just a vocation. It’s a way of life

Navigating life’s calamities with perfect Southern poise

The tale of an unwanted dog who found his true calling