Arts & Culture

The painter emerged from a hardscrabble youth to become one of the most quietly successful Southern painters of his generation, embracing the trials and triumphs of his career by keeping his heart—and his art—grounded in his home state

The drawls are receiving a lot of flak across the internet, but a North Carolina linguist argues they’re actually pretty accurate

On the sixtieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday, locals and visitors will retrace one of America’s most famous marches

And how a New Orleans event brought wearable flowers back, if only for a moment

In an open-air studio, one artist transforms tangles of invasive plants into functional objects

The novelist’s writing plumbs the everyday to make magic

Next week, the coastal South Carolina town will be abuzz with fans of the silver screen

How the cafés, antiques, and community in this Atlanta suburb stole a gothic novelist’s heart

The Natchitoches visitor center got a recent revamp, but doesn’t varnish the past

No glass separates viewers from dazzling sequins, ruffles of tulle, and whimsical headdresses from designers like Alexander McQueen, Dapper Dan, and Comme des Garcons

Paula Whyman dreamed of restoring a plot of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains—and found fertile ground for a memoir

Savvy booksellers are stepping up to satisfy readers’ cravings for spicy stories

Hop on the bandwagon and start dinking

Punxsutawney Phil who? This February 2, turn your attention southward and see what these forecasting critters—from armadillos to opossums—are predicting for spring.

Lost at sea and linked to a puzzling portrait, the beloved daughter of an American antihero still intrigues

The Emmy Award–winning anchor and Atlanta native goes hard in the paint for women’s basketball

When the blacksmith behind Heartwood Forge in Jonesborough, Tennessee, severely injured his hand, he thought it was all over. Thanks to an outpouring of community support and months of healing, he’s back at it—with a new perspective on work, community, and what really matters.

Equal parts bodyguard and friend, Charleston Miles became an irreplaceable member of the late singer’s inner circle

Service opportunities to celebrate the life of one of the nation’s greatest leaders

The queen of Southern cooking was “a force of nature,” “generous with her wisdom and her time,” and “dedicated to making the world a more colorful and delicious place to live”