The Lovell Brothers Shine Again
A pair of legendary Georgia brothers revive their moonshine business — this time with a liquor license and distillery open for tasting.
Fashion Forward South: Nashville
Music City takes the stage with apparel as the star during Nashville Fashion Week.
Perfect (Sundrop) Pound Cake
A dessert staple made better by the addition of North Carolina's lemon-lime soda.
Inside Tennessee Williams' Key West Birthday Party
The Florida town where the playwright was known simply as "Tom" celebrates his birthday publicly for the first time.
Literary Friday, Edition 96
Celebrating Tennessee Williams' birthday week, Flannery O'Connor's homemade parade and a prequel to Gone With the Wind, lots of Literary Events and a story about the French lady who opened the first gay cabaret nightclub in Lafayette, Louisiana. Happy Literary Friday!
Stellaaaaa!
An interview with the 2014 Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Stanley and Stella Shouting Contest winner.
Chez Gisele Is Born
Chez Gisèle’s entrance door creaked open and three scrawny young men tiptoed into the bar. Gigi read fear on their faces. As if a hungry bear was going to jump out of the shadows and eat them alive any second. “Come on in boys,” Gigi said with spirit
American Horror Story, Season 4, to be Set in Florida, Filmed in New Orleans
Yesterday, "American Horror Story" creator Ryan Murphy tweeted the news fans of the show have been waiting for: the title and premise of season 4. His image of a logo that reads "Freak Show" led to more news revealed — all good for the South. A spokesman for 20th Century Fox confirmed the show will be filmed in New Orleans again, after the city played perfect host to "Coven" and its stars last season. But while AHS will be shot in New Orleans, which has plenty of freaks of its own, the show will be set in another Southern state. No offense here, but Florida may be the freak mecca — just read the #ohflorida hashtag for headlines coming out of the state — and Murphy and co. have chosen the town of Jupiter for their freak show. The year will be 1950 and the premise a carnival theme with Jessica Lange returning to play a German expatriate managing a fading freak show. (Sounds like a Karen Russell novel, right?) Most of the other stars from "Coven" are also returning, including Kathy Bates, Sara Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett and Francis Conroy. No mention of Taissa Farmiga yet. She was underused as