Let’s Discuss … Landon Bryant
By KELLI WILLIAMS • Photos courtesy of LANDON BRYANT Mississippi-native and social media star talks accidental fame, his love of the Delta, and affection for all things Southern If you’ve come across the account Landon Talks on Instagram or TikTok, it’s likely that his reels resonated with you on some level. Landon Bryant’s […]
Italian Tradition and Delta Roots Intertwine in Bethlehem Tree Display
By SHERRY LUCAS Photos courtesy of GAY GRAEBER STUBBS Centuries-old Italian figurines are once again a featured part of the holiday season at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, in a colorful, captivating display of the Nativity, the Magi, a host of angels and a swirl of 18th-century townspeople and activity. […]
Viral Recipes
Compiled by Delta Magazine Four trending recipes that just might make your holidays a little easier Like many, there is something innate within me that wants to rebel against the latest Tik Tok foodie trends. But there’s also the little voice that says “all those people can’t be wrong, can they?” So we conducted some […]
Papa and Piggott
by HANK BURDINE How a small Arkansas Delta town helped change the course of American literature It was cold in Paris in the winter of 1924-25. Ernest Hemingway was living in an apartment with his wife Hadley and young son, John (Jack, aka Bumby), at 113 rue Notre-Dame des Champs. He was eking […]
EUPHUS RUTH
By SUSAN MARQUEZ • Photography by RORY DOYLE Photographer uses antiquated photography techniques to capture images of obscure subjects and modern-day ruins Since he was a young teen, Euphus Ruth (“Butch” to his friends) has been interested in photography. “I used to play with my Brownie camera under the living room couch,” he recalls. […]