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Good talk, whether in Charleston salon or Key West saloon, is a staple of Southern life-but only a reflection of it. Southerners actively stalk pleasure in all its forms with the avidity of a Yankee conglomerator bent on making billions. The gentle climate, only slightly exaggerated by Sir Walter...
In the past ten years, some 1,150 golf courses have been built in the South, where some of the finest tournaments -including the Masters-are held every year. With a vast expanse of coastline (2,911 miles), an abundance of streams and a proliferation of man-made lakes, upcountry...
Beyond the putting greens and polo grounds, the search for the good life has always been a pretty egalitarian affair in the South. Between good ole boys on a fishing, hunting, canoeing or camping weekend, distinctions of class or income are secondary to expertise or camaraderie. "Heaven help us," says...
Culturally, the South no longer is "the intellectual Gobi or Lapland" dismissed by Baltimorean H.L. Mencken in the '20s. The region boasts symphony orchestras, theaters and a number of enterprising museums. And even Mencken noted: "[In the South] some attention was also given to the art of living-that...
The 20-sec. tremor, which measured 8 points on the Richter scale, came shortly after midnight last Monday. Centered in the Celebes Sea (see map), it sent the colossal tsunami waves toward the scenic shorelines of the Sulu Islands and the Moro Gulf coast while most residents were sleeping. The...