Arts & Culture

The comedian reflects on Mississippi, motherhood, and the charm of eccentricity

The Savannah native had a knack for memorializing the Southern sensations of heat and humidity

Summer is here and so are new novels, a collection from Julia Reed, beach lit, a beautiful typography book, and one wiggly memoir.

Twenty of the most-read items published this year on gardenandgun.com

Experience life around the South with these great accounts

A summer soiree at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville.

Notables such as Emmylou Harris and Ethan Hawke hop in the back of Elvis Presley’s Rolls-Royce to muse on the rocker and America in a new documentary

We’re halfway through the year, but still just getting through our pile of great Southern reads. Make time for some—if not all two dozen—of these novels, cookbooks, and coffee table tomes before the second half of the year brings even more goodies for book lovers

Photographer Kenny Braun highlights the many, many natural wonders of the Lone Star State

Just looking at Charleston-based photographer Leigh Webber’s underwater photos makes it feel 10 degrees cooler. Enjoy a whole new perspective on summer, and learn how she captures these images.

A weekend of beach, BBQ, bourbon, and beer at The Gasparilla Inn & Club in Boca Grande, Florida.

Fabergé Rediscovered, a new exhibition at Hillwood (and book of the same name) shares nearly 100 of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s priceless pieces

Long before he won the Triple Crown, the Kentucky-bred horse showed promise. Plus more news from around the South.

Thirteen thoughtful gifts for the Southern dad that’ll arrive in next-to-no time

Welcome summer with a stellar new book haul, including buzzy debut novels, a visually stunning tour through mezcal territory, and two story collections by Southern authors that are perfect for poolside afternoons. Oh, And a Bottle of Rum

Texas’s Dos Carolinas turns guayaberas a— Latin American wardrobe staple—into bespoke works of art

Roy Blount, Jr. on why the South just wouldn’t be the same without sweat

Goings-on in the South and beyond

Clinging to memories of my dad became second nature—until a new generation shifted my understanding of the things he had passed down

Whether you’re headed to the mountains or the beach, leave enough room in your trunk for these must-haves