This past Friday afternoon, my good friends and I drove on a two-lane back road en route to a large hunting camp in central Alabama. As we left Tuscaloosa behind, we entered the beautiful open lands rich...

In a secluded local bar in St. Petersburg, Russia, my love for the state of Alabama was solidified when that familiar “bum-bun-bumna” from “Sweet Home Alabama” stopped me mid-conversation. An overwhelming...

An article by Leigh Terry entitled “Southern women face prejudices in job market, benefit from chivalry” argued that, despite the “privileges of Southern womanhood,” women from the South are leaving...

When musician Lee Bains III talks about his roots, one thing becomes apparent: Everything about him – the content of his lyrics, the overdriven sound of his guitar, even the twang of his voice –...

Prefunking. Don't know what it means? Neither did I until this past weekend. Prefunking, also known as pregaming to those of us in the SEC, is the Seattlite version of drinking prior to the actually party....