A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
Jay Ruttenberg
About
Jay Ruttenberg is editor of the comedy zine the Lowbrow Reader and the book The Lowbrow Reader Reader. His work has appeared in the New York Times, MAD magazine, the Village Voice, and on newyorker.com.