television/film

White Lotus’s Victoria Ratliff, played by Parker Posey, wears a patterned caftan from Susan Dumas.

Arts & Culture

The fabulous finds of vintage clothing collector Susan Dumas have flown all the way to the set of “The White Lotus,” but she insists shoppers try them on in person because “a caftan is a feeling”

Sturgill Simpson and Stephen Colbert at Waffle House in Charleston.

Arts & Culture

That time Colbert and Sturgill Simpson rolled into a Charleston Waffle House to premiere their new jukebox tune ranks as one of the Late Show’s most iconic moments

Three men sit at a table with seeds

Arts & Culture

We caught up with David Shields about his new show, “The Savers of Flavor,” and the quest to unearth ingredients nearly lost to time

A portrait of Billy Bob Thornton

Arts & Culture

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

A movie still from Sweet Home Alabama of a man kneeling in a jewelry store to propose to a blonde woman

G&G Weddings

With a road kill–inspired groom’s cake and “superfluous buns,” these Southern pop-culture nuptials are chock-full of lessons on life and love

A black and white portrait of Ken Burns

Arts & Culture

America’s documentary maven previews his most ambitious series yet—and the South’s pivotal role

SEC coaches, players, and mascots collage

Arts & Culture

Drama? Comedy? A new television series will have it all

A man and dog stand on a rock against a mountain landscape

Land & Conservation

“Countries have so much divisiveness. Our Earth is the common denominator, and we keep missing the point that we’re all tied together.”

A couple stands by a pool

Arts & Culture

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

A portrait of a blonde woman with Dolly Parton

Arts & Culture

A Natchitoches local shares behind-the-scenes details about the iconic film—and the star’s Southern snack of choice

Reba McEntire being carried on a throne

Music

A full 85 percent of the chosen contestants—and don’t forget judge Reba!—are Southern…and Michael Bublé cannot stop practicing a dramatic Southern accent

A portrait of a man against a black background

Arts & Culture

With Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage set to premiere tonight, we caught up with the Cooper family’s lovable breakout star

A man holds a fish in a marsh setting

The Wild South

From redfish to wild hog, the avid hunter and fisherman’s new series showcases game-cooking outdoors and the region’s bounty

A black and white portrait of Eudora Welty

Arts & Culture

Eudora, a documentary premiering this month at the Mississippi Book Festival, reveals the fierce, fun-loving side of the literary icon

Two men crouch by a tree

Arts & Culture

A new documentary showcases how Andy Sarjahani melds his Ozark roots and Iranian heritage to create powerful films

A lounge with a green velvet sofa and a mural

Travel

Opened last month south of Atlanta, it’s a bucket-list stay for Southern film buffs

Forrest Gump sits on a bench

A G&G QUIZ

Twenty questions to cement your cinephile status

A collage of characters from Forrest Gump

Arts & Culture

Three decades after the release of the film, a collective story of its making reveals Gump still looms large in the lives of the stars and the locals who helped turn a movie no one wanted into an Oscar-winning smash

Arts & Culture

With a surprise appearance by Maya, the father-daughter team delved into their lifelong fascination with the Georgia literary icon and iconoclast