Talk of the South

Food & Drink
The Hot (Or Cold) Question: What’s the Best Way to Eat an Oyster?
Fire or ice? Readers weigh in

Interview
In the Briefing Room with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
The chief White House correspondent never misses a beat (or an Alabama game)

Style
Rare Pairs of Footwear from Miami
Miami’s Alepel collaborates with artists to create truly singular shoes

Style
Custom Hats Created the Bygone Cowboy Way
Shorty Koger honors a lost art at her Oklahoma City hattery

Arts
A Virginia Artist’s Unusual Canvases
Hillary Waters Fayle ties together embroidery and nature in her Richmond studio

Books
Geraldine Brooks Rides a Horse for the Ages
Her new novel traces an incomparable equine down the stretch of history

Interview
Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. Is on Key
The rising star can swing from New Orleans jazz to Hollywood’s latest hit without skipping a beat

Arts & Culture
What Is the Scent of the South?
Our noses know honeysuckle, magnolia, fried chicken, and…

Talk of the South
Readers Recall Their Most Memorable Childhood Gifts
Bicycles, dolls, hand-made presents, and more that made the holidays special

Sporting Scene
Restoring Classic Side-by-Sides
A North Carolinian readies vintage guns for new days in the field

Interview
J. Smith-Cameron on Success and Succession
The HBO show’s scene-stealer makes all the right moves

Good Dog
To the Dog I Loved First
Because you never forget the name of your first best friend

Arts & Culture
Justify Was Special from the Start
Long before he won the Triple Crown, the Kentucky-bred horse showed promise. Plus more news from around the South.

Music
The Interview: Norah Jones
The Texas songbird on her latest album, Willie Nelson, and dirty jokes

The G&G Interview
Sissy Spacek Opens Up
The first-time author finds inspiration on her Virginia farm

Conservation
The Grease Experiment
How Jimmy Buffett is helping shrimpers with a slick idea

The G&G Interview
Miranda Lambert – The New Queen of Country
Marshall Chapman sits down with singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert