Where Exactly Is the South?

My colleague and friend Matt Shipman expertly explores what is the geographic location of The South in a new piece over at Bitter Southerner.   Definitions of the South tend to be intensely …

The Ghost of Ivory Bills

A century ago a swampy forest, The Big Woods, stretched from Memphis to Little Rock, nearly 24 million acres worth. This was the treasured territory of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the …

Map Friday: Casual Drinking

Given the post on bourbon, thought a map about drankin’ would be appropriate.  I expected the South to be lower (its not when you look at the stats).  I blame …