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Southern Oscars
Sunday night is Hollywood’s annual tribute to narcissism, hedonism and voyeurism known as the Academy Awards. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have only watched the Oscars a couple of times in my whole life, and I don’t think I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged academy awards, Beasts of the Southern Wild, best picture, contemporary South, Django Unchained, Fried Green Tomatoes, Georgia, Holly Hunter, josh duhamel, katherine heigl, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, life as we know it, Lincoln, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, oscars, Ricky Bobby, South, Southern, southern accent, Southern Culture, southern dialect, southern films, Southern literature, Southern Living, Southern movies, southern themes, Southerners, Steel Magnolias, Talladega Nights, the blind side, the South
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Southern sports showcase
Last weekend was a convergence of televised events that treated channel surfers with more than the usual amount of Southern accents. Unless you were under a rock you know that last weekend was the 54th running of the Daytona 500, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Bassmaster Classic, 2012 Daytona 500, 2012 Oscars, bassfishing, bassmaster, bassmaster classic, BCS, boogity, Bowl Championship Series, Cars, Chris Lane, Clint Bowyer, contemporary South, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Daytona 500, Diet Mountain Dew, ESPN2, fishing, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kevin VanDam, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Louisiana, lure, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, Pixar, racing, Red River, Sexy Dawg topwater, Shreveport, South, Southern, southern accent, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southern sports, Southerners, stock car, Strike King, television, the Oscars, the South, Trevor Bayne
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