Arts & Culture

John Coykendall’s beautiful journal details the everyday struggles and joys of tending gardens on Blackberry Farm’s 4,200 rolling acres

Before the war photographer came the war illustrator

G&G celebrates intriguing objects and beautiful spaces

Get inspired for this year’s race with a look at some amazing Derby hats

Nearly fifty years ago, six musicians posed on the front porch of a regal but dilapidated antebellum mansion in Macon, Georgia. Vines crept over the porch and paint peeled from the white columns. But the resulting image was a stunner, and those musicians—the Allman Brothers Band—used it as the cover of their 1969 self-titled debut album. […]

Thoughts on party exit etiquette, Mardi Gras destinations, and fox hunt libations

For the former rock drummer Cary Bonnecaze, collecting absinthe spoons is a way to preserve his heritage

Scalawags, shrimpers, the spill, and a wild ride through the bayou

An appreciation of an under-appreciated fish

This season’s evening looks are as vibrant as the people, places, and music of Mississippi’s storied Blues Highway

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

A North Carolina denim outfit specializes in expert craftsmanship and exceptional fit

A breakout Georgia designer finds inspiration in her Southern roots

Goings-on in the South and beyond

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

Five Southern locales go green (in a big way) on the luckiest day of the year

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