Columnist and graduate student John T. Edge combs the South's big cities, backwater towns and sleepy hamlets, exploring the region's culture, roots, and funkier side. Edge, who recently co-authored a guide to Atlanta, moved last year from Atlanta to Oxford, Miss., where he is studying southern culture, with an emphasis on foodways, at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture.
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Columnist John T. Edge is looking for a clean, well-lighted place. |