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Category: Southern Culture
A Trip of Many Firsts
Photo by Latoya Shelton Walkin’ — A contingent from the University of Arkansas at Monticello walks in The Big Apple over Spring Break. ** Editor’s Note: Through the generosity of an unidentified donor and the New York Times’ American Democracy…
Troubled Actor Brad Renfro Dies at 25
We do not cover a lot of celebrity, tabloid-style news on this Web Press, but it’s different if we know someone who pops up in the news, especially when that someone dies tragically and unexpectedly. Brad Renfro, the young actor…
Crazy In Alabama?
Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson Have you ever wondered why so many movies depicting the South also contain an underlying crazy theme? I guess that’s what they think of us in New York and LA. One of my favorites…
Norman Mailer Dies at 84
by Glynn Wilson It is hard to believe Norman Mailer is dead. I just met him in September on a subway ride from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and I had planned on writing him a long letter after studying the Harper’s…
Water Problems in Georgia
ATLANTA (Oct. 27) – Water problems abound in Georgia, leading to $1,000 fines and jail terms for people who’ve watered their lawns at night, as well as this toon from my dad.
Escaping Shadows: The South as a Backdrop for Art
Photo by Glynn Wilson David Rae Morris in front of the Southside Gallery in Oxford, Mississippi and the image of his father, the writer Willie Morris. The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial…
Exhibit Features Photographs of Willie Morris, Hurricane Katrina
Award-winning photographer David Rae Morris will present “Willie and Katrina” at the Southside Gallery in Oxford, Mississippi July 9 to Aug. 4. The first half of the exhibit, “Willie Morris in Oxford,” is a series of portraits he took of…
One Night at the White Water
NORTH LITTLE ROCK (June 1) – Believe it or not, I still get out to live music on occasion. Just not as much as I’d like. Two weeks ago, I missed the Towncraft festival. I really wanted to catch the…
A Retirement Home For Out of Work Journalists?
The newspaper industry is in trouble, and in no measure, it’s because of out of touch people like William Bunch, a senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News who also publishes a blog. His latest misinformed missive was the lead…