A small sample of what others are saying about the South:
From AlterNet, Kristin Rawls exposes the “5 Big Media Stereotypes About the South.” To which I say, only 5?
Raise your lighters and holler “Free Bird” for the new BBC4 documentary Sweet Home Alabama, about the rise of Southern rock, reviewed in the Guardian’s music blog.
And tomorrow night, the USA Network will air a 50th anniversary broadcast of To Kill a Mockingbird, with a special introduction by the President of these United States. Now excuse me while I make sure my mother has stocked up on tissues.