By Caleb Talley | Photography by Jamison Mosley Behind every great knife is the ancient art of bladesmithing. And no other place in the world has contributed to that art quite like Arkansas. From the advent of the Arkansas toothpick and the Bowie knife – crafted by James Black in southwest Arkansas in the 1820s…
By Joe David Rice Not many Arkansas convicts have been featured in four-page spreads in Life magazine. Nor have many been the subject of a song, much less half a dozen tunes. But Joseph Lytle Hilderbrand was not your usual Arkansas criminal. Sixty years ago, Hilderbrand was transported to the Tucker State Prison Farm in…
The holiday season is over. Most of you now know just how sad that makes me. When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 26, it’s time to shift gears. But I’m not going to let that get me down. It’s a new year, and that means a new outlook on life. Who knows what exciting…
By Tyler Hale A roundup of recent releases from the University of Arkansas Press The Arrogance of Power by J. William Fulbright (50th Anniversary Edition) Originally published in 1966, The Arrogance of Power is a text that speaks deeply of current events. Longtime Arkansas Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee J. William…
By Kat Robinson BISCUITS YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW We like our biscuits so much here in Arkansas, we’ve dreamed up a dozen types of gravy to pour over them. We pack them with eggs and sausage and drizzle honey over them. Biscuits are our morning starch. The term biscuit comes from the French, meaning…
By P. Allen Smith Photography by Steven Veach, Ward Lile and Mark Fonville More than 40 percent of people in this country make new year’s resolutions, mostly related to saving money, losing weight, or starting a new hobby. But I’m not going to talk about my exercise goals, how I plan to read more, or…
By Marla Cantrell | Photos provided by resorts Trees that have lost their leaves look like pieces of sculpture against breathtakingly blue skies. In the woods, nature lovers walk past waterfalls frozen in place. Squirrels scamper from tree limb to tree limb in forests where the loudest sounds are birdcalls and your own footsteps. One…
By Andrea Johnson / Photography by Meredith Mashburn When Gilbert Gonzalez preaches, he walks onstage clutching a Holy Bible in his tattooed hands. He talks with his hands, throwing them downward in rhythmic motions as if he was rapping the words he reads. “We, as Christians, should be committed with each other — being on…
By Antoinette Grajeda | Photographs courtesy of Crystal Bridges The educational text that accompanies a painting or a sculpture at a museum is generally fairly concise. There are a few lines to tell museum guests the artist’s name, the medium of the artwork and maybe a brief essay about the piece. However, there is often…
By Joe David Rice In early 1932, Arkansas’ voters did something no other state had ever done: elected a woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. A week after Sen. Thaddeus Caraway of Jonesboro died in office on November 6, 1931, Gov. Harvey Parnell appointed Hattie Caraway, his widow, to temporarily fill the vacancy. In…
