by Stephen McDill Published: March 22,2013
Tags: cigar smokers, Country Squire Tobacconist, Easter Flood of 1979, Hayes Dent, JACKSON, James Eastland, Lakeland Drive, pipe smokers, The Quarter on Lakeland, tobacco, William Faulkner
Tobacco is as much a part of the Old South as bourbon and blueticks. There’s a light-hearted exchange on the leaf’s virtue in the 2003 Civil War movie “Gods and Generals.” “Colonel Stuart, do you use tobacco?” Confederate general Stonewall Jackson asks a junior officer. “No sir, not in any form,” answers Stuart. “Neither do [...] [...]
Listen up book lovers who like to visit New Orleans. Here’s an idea whose time has come. This city of notable bars now has one for readers and it pays homage to literary tradition and history. It’s Backspace Bar & Kitchen, which opened Nov. 9, and is located at 139 Chartres in the French Quarter [...] [...]
There are a wealth of books written about New Orleans and/or set in that quirky, historical city that hugs the Mississippi River. Even with a plethora of Crescent City literature, it’s doubtful we’ll run out of material for books any time soon. It’s a unique place among American cities and the interesting stories are certain [...] [...]
There are times when a book is worth struggling through 50 pages or more to make us want to finish it. However, – like many readers – I prefer that a book grabs me from page one and will not let me go. The latter is the most welcome case with “The Weird Sisters” by [...] [...]
If you don’t smile at the title of this book, you haven’t been in Mississippi long or you have absolutely no interest in speech patterns. I can just imagine some good ole boy looking at these two girls, who look exactly alike and are dressed exactly alike, taking a second look and asking (rhetorically), “Y’all [...] [...]
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