Knock, and the Door Shall Be Opened
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How did people like Danica Roem manage to win in Southern elections last week? They knocked on thousands of doors — and actually listened when they were opened.
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Tank Ball’s Abundant Life in New Orleans
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Tarronia Ball — the Tank of New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas — reminds us how “freakin’ beautiful” life is.
Read MoreIn Praise of the School Nurse
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Southern Schooling columnists Adam Jordan and Todd Hawley bring in an expert (who happens also to be Adam’s wife, Kasey) to talk about the critical importance of school nurses in public education.
Read MoreA Hip-Hop Mayoral Race
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Atlanta is about to elect a new mayor. What does that mean for a city where hip-hop music and culture are major economic exports?
Read MoreIt Ain’t Just Our Music
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You already know that Southern music changes the world. It appears that Southern music technology is about to do the same.
Read MoreDrinking the “Dirty Dash” in Winston-Salem
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Winston-Salem is mostly known for its universities and ties to tobacco farming, but in recent years, it’s undergone a transformation into a drinking destination.
Read MoreGainesville Says No to Richard Spencer
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It was a lovely autumn day on the University of Florida campus. Mild temps, gentle breeze. A perfect setting for a few thousand people to gather and express a simple sentiment: Nazi Punks, F**k Off!
Read MoreUnsportsmanlike Conduct
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Novelist Thomas Mullen, author of the great “Darktown” series and a lifelong sports fan, ponders whether any of us can “stay on the sidelines” this NFL season.
Read MoreTranslating Bob Corker
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A decade ago, Tom Lee's job was to get inside Bob Corker’s head as he ran for the U.S. Senate. Today, he tells us what Corker really means when he calls the White House an “adult day care center.”
Read MoreBeer, Cigars, and the Great Hunahpu
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More than 20 years ago, an Enterprise, Alabama, boy started brewing his own beer — an act that made him an outlaw of sorts at the time. Today, Wayne Wambles is the brewmaster of Tampa-based Cigar City Brewing — one of the South’s best loved and most successful craft brewers.
Read MoreArts Dollars Make Business Sense
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After writing a feature story for us about how Knoxville’s arts scene drives the city’s economy, Rob Rushin follows up with a look at the numbers — and some recommendations for communities that want to nurture their own arts economies.
Read More“Like Sonny Liston”: An Appreciation of Tom Petty
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Writing songs that are truly great is a hard enough job. Writing a perfect song is rare indeed. But in this remembrance of Tom Petty, Drive-By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood argues that Petty achieved perfection repeatedly, perhaps more than any other Southern-born songwriter.
Read MoreCan Teachers Lead a New Revolution Against Racism?
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Todd Hawley and Adam Jordan argue that teachers and parents have a unique opportunity in these troubled times — to lead a new revolution against racism.
Read MoreAll Hail the Queen of D.C. Cocktails
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Kapri Robinson grew up in Buford, Georgia — and not in a royal family — but now, the young woman wears the crown among Washington bartenders.
Read MoreWhat Do You Call Post-funeral Meals?
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Tardy for repast, and not expecting much else in town, it was a wonderful surprise to find terrific dining options in Columbus, Georgia.
Read MoreThe United States of Mississippi
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Mississippi’s Michael Farris Smith is one of the South’s greatest young novelists. His fiction shows us our region and ourselves with a striking, singular voice. He also spends his real life in Mississippi, and makes a strong argument that when it comes to politics, we all live in Mississippi now.
Read MoreSouthern Startups Pioneer Wearables Beyond Exercise
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Southern startups are developing wearable technology to monitor head injuries, develop new medical treatments, and even to help dairy farmers keep their herds more productive and happy.
Read MoreRiding On A Cool Note With The Not So Reverent Ale Sharpton
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Meet Ale Sharpton, who documents Georgia’s craft-beer scene in a language that suits Atlanta perfectly: the language of hip-hop.
Read MoreOur Man in Biloxi
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The past might not even be past, as Old Bill said, but it clashes head-on into the future at the annual Southern Legislative Conference.
Read MoreGregg Allman’s Last Ride
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The great Southern musician’s final album comes out today. Chuck Reece interviews Allman’s producer, Don Was, along with Gregg’s manager, guitarist, and best friend about why “Southern Blood” might be the purest expression ever of Allman’s musical soul.
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