Yellowhammer Press

Flannery, Flannery, Suits, and Whiskey

Paul Elie at Commonweal sheds some light on Flannery  O’Connor’s tumultuous personal intersection of intellectualism, Southernism, and Catholicism and just how difficult it is to keep all 3 balls in the air without letting at least one drop.

• Christopher Benfrey reviews Brad Gooch’s new Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor. Typical TNR — lengthy but well worth it.

• Well into June, Florence, AL designer Billy Reid gives us a suit for the season. This is the best kind of attire — the sort best paired with a whiskey, a rocking chair, and a well dressed woman.  Speaking of which…

• The Old Fashioned, the aptly named cocktail all but extinct in contemporary watering holes, is making a comeback. Well, it’s not — but it deserves to. The Cocktail Spirit shows us how to drink like a gentleman.