The Cultural Ledger: July in the Lowcountry

Published on July 21, 2026
By Zoe Shields   Charleston in July is ripe. It’s a slow Southern summer, as seen in the farmers market selection on Saturday morning: sweet corn, stem-and-leaf peaches, sun-warmed heirloom tomatoes.   The season offers a palette of […]
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‘The River Is Waiting’: A Grief Observed Reviewed by Kitty Kelley

July 21, 2026
Wally Lamb’s ‘The River Is Waiting’ is both searing and sensitive.  One of the most riveting epigraphs in American literature opens John O’Hara’s 1934 novel “Appointment in Samarra,” in which he borrows […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Philly Flyer

July 21, 2026
By Jody Kurash The United States marked its milestone 250th birthday this month with much jubilation. In our nation’s capital, the festivities were tainted by politics: Trump’s “Great American State Fair” was scarred by low turnout, canceled performers, states not participating, weather extremes and an […]