In the South, ugly is a behavior. “Quit being ugly and give me a hug,” or, my favorite, “be ugly to me and I’ll get you some ugly.”
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Populism
Good country folk historically hate big business, cops, authority of any kind, and rich folks. What happened? Nothing, really.
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Review: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Poverty is a state of emergency.
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Review: William Gay’s Little Sister Death
William Gay could tell a story. Even a scary one. Especially a scary one.
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A Mississippi miss will set you free
Ode to Southern women, the girls who’ve been whooping asses longer than anybody should have to.
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Sometimes, Evil Prevails: Dry County Economics
Liquor money is green as anybody’s.
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Still on Subsistence: Redneck Survival and The Walking Dead
Crossbows, accents, and bad bitches. The Walking Dead is the white trash Game of Thrones.
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