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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

Charleston will welcome the likes of Béla Fleck, Ken Burns, and Brandi Carlile to the performing arts festival, which marks its fiftieth season

Whether your dream honeymoon entails a cozy private retreat or a glamorous getaway, these romantic escapes let newlyweds bask in bliss

The queen of Southern cooking. A titan of fly fishing. A legendary “soul man.” Remembering difference makers in music, politics, cinema, sports, and beyond.

An ode to the Cold War, Rocky, James Bond, pulp fiction, and an Atlanta lost to time

Life lessons from those who shared a name

“We garden for fresh food, to beautify our homes, to create habitat for wildlife, to conserve native plants, to create sanctuaries for ourselves, to cool our yards and cities, to express ourselves creatively, to be outdoors with hands in the dirt”

The Oscar-winning Arkansas virtuoso strikes black gold with the new drama series