Second 100 Greatest: Ranked from 2013-'24. Highest ranking: 162nd, 2017-'18. Best in State: Ranked inside the top 5, 2001, 2005, 2013-'26. Ranked inside the top 10, 2003, 2007-'12. 2025-'26 ranking ...

There is no single “American” culture. Rather, we have a patchwork of diverse histories, traditions and dialects—a culmination of the experiences of those who live in each region. Language is an ...

These days you'll find her on Bravo's Real Housewives of New York, but Tinsley Mortimer is very much a southern gal at heart—which is why we decided she'd be the perfect person to school us on the art ...

I moved from Houston, Texas, to Morristown, Tennessee, when I was 13 years old. Not long after, I had my first serious run-in with the Confederate flag. A high-school classmate of mine was wearing a T ...

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1966. Highest ranking: 8th, 1993-'94. 2025-'26 ranking (and previous): 28th. Best in State: Ranked first since 1983. 2025-'26 ranking: 1st. “The changes that Gil Hanse made ...

Well, bless their hearts — Gen Z is killing the Southern drawl, y’all. That’s according to a new study published in Language Variation and Change, which claims the classic Southern American accent has ...

New research from the University of Georgia shows that the Southern accent is fading. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks linguistics professor Margaret Renwick about the trend. Let's talk about accents for a ...