Amanda Heckert

Apr 3, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Amanda Heckert |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Arts & CultureApril’s standout series and movies with Southern ties Despite the pollen, spring days have been calling me outside—and perhaps the rest of the streaming world, too, if the paltry number of April releases says anything about the lack of attention TV execs expect to face this month. Below, though, are a few nuggets to tempt us otherwise, along with two regional favorites returning for new seasons: The Big Door Prize, based on G&G Good Dog contributor and Baton Rouge native M. O.

Mar 30, 2024 | tommytomlinson.substack.com | Tommy Tomlinson |Amanda Heckert

First up, some DOGLAND updates! Since I posted the original set of tour dates on Wednesday, we’ve confirmed two more events. I’ll just put the whole list here with the new ones in bold. All events free unless otherwise noted. April 23: Book launch at ImaginOn library in Charlotte. Free but registration required; tickets and more info here. April 30: Mary C. Jenkins Community Center in Brevard, NC, sponsored by Highland Books. In conversation with Lisa Rab.

Mar 19, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Amanda Heckert

Home & Garden A gorgeous new book from Haskell Harris will delight interior-design lovers Meaning, comfort, authenticity, flair, nature, and soul—to Garden & Gun’s longtime style director, Haskell Harris, these elements make a house a home, and a lover of homes a “house romantic.” Or, as she puts it, the title of her new book, The House Romantic, out from Abrams on March 19, describes those who are “just a little bit nuts about houses.” Anyone who’s met Harris knows that that describes her to...

Mar 5, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Amanda Heckert |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Basketball isn’t providing the only madness this month—March also brings a top-seeded roster of stuff to watch in between bracket busters. But first things first: Before ABC’s telecast of the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, I suggest you catch up on The Color Purple, now streaming on Max; South Carolina native (and past G&G Interview subject) Danielle Brooks is up for Best Supporting Actress.

Feb 7, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Amanda Heckert |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

When you’re not busy watching Southern stars Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, and Willie Nelson kill their parts in The Greatest Night in Pop, the Netflix documentary on the making of “We Are the World,” February offers even more love for the region in these series and films. Carla Hall of FameChasing Flavor, MaxChasing Flavor host Carla Hall.