HeyJaredSouthern Hospitality for Beginners
Does Southern hospitality still exist? This writer hopes to find out.
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The Boy Who Lived in My Phone (opens the original)
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I fell in love when I was 15 the only way a 15-year old girl can fall in love: with the idea of it. I was a couple years removed from devouring Twilight in middle school and suddenly had a concept of what romance was. I wanted someone to love me the way Edward loved Bella, a pale, awkward, bookish, clumsy teenager who reminded me of myself. But experiencing true romance as a sophomore at an all-girls boarding school seemed about as likely as meeting a vampire with old-school manners.Fate took an
How Dolly Parton's Southern charm made her an American icon (opens the original)
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Editor’s note: Not sure how Substack Podcasts work yet, so if you see two of these posts, that’s why.It’s been about three weeks since America lost its truest sweetheart, Dolly Parton, our Queen of Country Music. Her death prompted tributes across the news and all over social media. Even the president ordered flags at half-mast until Sept. 1 to honor the Smoky Mountain Songbird.We hear every day about how our country is divided beyond repair. We’re surrounded by outrageous news all the time. But
How Dolly Parton's Southern charm made her an American icon (opens the original)
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It’s been about three weeks since America lost its truest sweetheart, Dolly Parton, our Queen of Country Music. Her death prompted tributes across the news and all over social media. Even the president ordered flags at half-mast until Sept. 1 to honor the Smoky Mountain Songbird.We hear every day about how our country is divided beyond repair. We’re surrounded by outrageous news all the time. But something unique happened in the wake of Dolly’s death: people from across not only the United State
A case against true crime (opens the original)
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I was 25 years old when my boss asked if I could go to Wyoming to report on a missing 22-year-old woman named Gabby Petito. I’d never been to Wyoming, and up until then, I’d only done work travel within the gray walls of Washington, D.C.Eager to cover a big story, travel to a new place, and report on something other than politics and COVID-19, I told her yes. Little did I know, I was unlocking a door into the dark, spectacular, and immoral world of true crime.They sent me to Jackson Hole—a place
8 simple necessities for good hosting (opens the original)
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When I was in college in Boston, I’d often walk past these beautiful, extravagant brownstones on my way home and see windows glowing yellow with families and friends gathered inside for dinner, and I’d think, “That will be me one day.” I stared into John Kerry’s house so often that I once caught his wife looking back, and she waved at me. Oops.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RAtM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsub
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