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How a retired Georgia waiter turned his home into folk art preserved by the Smithsonian

In 1961, Dilmus Hall stepped away from his working life in Athens, Georgia, and began spending more time on the creations that had interested him since childhood. Concrete, wood and whatever else he could find became materials for figures that gradually filled the yard and walls of his modest home.…

The Times of India · Nov 1

How the High Museum of Art grew from one home to a cultural landmark

A century ago, a private home on Peachtree Street became the starting point for what would grow into one of the American South’s most significant cultural institutions. Today, the High Museum of Art stretches across more than 300,000 square feet, houses a collection of over 20,000 works and is nearing…

The Times of India · Oct 22

80 Hilarious But Not-So-Relatable Memes That Prove Rednecks Are Really Something Else

Redneck is not just a descriptor for someone who lives in the American South and sports a cowboy hat. Being a redneck is a way of life, and the memes from the Instagram page “Redneck” are all about that lifestyle: mullets, pickup trucks, the ultimate ‘Murica! vibes, and generally bad…

Bored Panda · Oct 10

How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, but about 5% of that original forest remains. It was one of North America’s richest…

The Conversation · Jan 27

20 Best Southern Cities To Retire Without a Car

Retirement can be expensive, even in the fairly affordable American South. As such, retirees on a budget would be well served to find ways to cut line items from their budget -- especially when it comes to cars.

GOBankingRates · Dec 17, 2025

JoAnna García Swisher offers coffee, flan, and Cuban grandma for the new season of 'Sweet Magnolias' - INTERVIEW

Cuban-American artist JoAnna García Swisher is accustomed to portraying charming women from the American South, but always with a sense of belonging to her Latina roots, so don't be surprised if her character Maddie Townsend appears with a Cuban coffee in hand in the sixth season of Sweet Magnolias, her…

Latin Times · Oct 16, 2025

HIV rates are highest in the American South, despite effective treatments – a clash between culture and public health

The American South has the highest HIV rates in the country, accounting for more than half of new HIV diagnoses nationwide in 2023. This is despite growing availability of a highly effective HIV prevention medication that has made it possible to live a long, healthy life with this once fatal…

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025

Plantation tourism, memory and the uneasy economics of heritage in the American South

The American South – and the nation more broadly – continues to wrestle with how to remember its most painful chapters. Tourism is one of the arenas where that struggle is most visible.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025

Rejoice, America: Waffle House Is Getting DC Fast-Charging

In the American South, the Waffle House is always there for you when you need a breakfast fix. (If it's closed, you should probably get the hell out of town.)

InsideEVs · May 20, 2025

How an unexpected observation, a 10th-century recipe and an explorer’s encounter with a cabbage thief upend what we know about collard greens’ journey to the American South

For generations, collard greens have formed an important part of African and African-diaspora diets around the world.

The Conversation · Mar 13, 2025