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“Nobody talks racing. They say, ‘Hey, Richard, how you doing?’ I’m part of the woodwork.”

Cowboy boots, floor-to-ceiling jewelry cases, a customizable hat bar, and a real bar celebrate Texas and Tennessee

Classic films, clever owners, and a leg up from Andy Griffith have kept the lights on at Manteo’s Pioneer Theater for 108 years

How a daughter’s notes in the margins became the greatest Father’s Day gift of all

Humorous Southerners aren’t made, they’re born

Remembering the mighty influence of the late chef Joe Randall, a titan of Black culinary history

Whether trick-or-treating or trading movie quotes, the Great Santini left an indelible mark on Beaufort, South Carolina

Or is gifting bespoke china and serveware overrated?

How the swank menswear shop Kilby celebrates the spirit of the Crescent City

What happened when “thunder ice” came to my home in Mississippi

G&G editors and contributors suggest forty Southern novels, memoirs, and cookbooks to put at the top of your reading list this year

The Tennessee comedian is everyone’s darling

These spots foster local and legendary talent alike

Here’s everything you need for the icy weather coming up—plus our coziest cold-weather recipes

As told by Henry Cho

Comics to catch on tour and social-media darlings to stream prove that more than ever, the South has something (funny) to say

The tireless Reba isn’t afraid to start over

Standout, classic venues across the South that are just as special as the day

The hottest comic on earth is building more than just a Nashville hub of humor—he’s pulling a parade’s worth of funny people behind him

A forthcoming reopening of Martin Luther King Jr.’s boyhood home and a recent expansion of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights let visitors step right into history