John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, and Bill Evans, recording in 1958 
Bill Mazeroski, after his home run to win the 1960 World Series: James Klingensmith Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball, that turning of a cultural season to match the Spring’s turning of the fields. Above we feature a legendary photograph of one of baseball’s finest moments: Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off home [continue reading]
Crews at home in his Florida; Oscar Sosa , New York Times She felt the snake between her breasts, felt him there, and loved him there, coiled, the deep tumescent S held rigid, ready to strike. She loved the way the snake looked sewn onto her V-neck letter sweater, his hard [continue reading]
One of Farm to Family’s Mobile Markets in Saint Louis Despite its place amid some of the midwest’s most fertile soil, Saint Louis is plagued by large food deserts – both a testament to suburban migration begun in the 1960’s, but also to racially-motivated zoning and business models that survived in the [continue reading]
MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger; Abigail Marti n 
Untitled, 1960; Ralph Eugene Meatyard As folks may have noticed, over the last month The Art of the Rural conducted a retrospective of its first two years of articles and features. I appreciate everyone’s patience, as we had to delay presenting new material during this period. This was particularly [continue reading]
Cast-iron stove reclaimed by David Lundahl from a local farm; the foundation for a new sculpture 
Abner Jay, April 8, 1982, San Jose Flea Market ; selection of a photo by Jon Sievert 
Kansas Governor Brownback signing the 2012 state budget; John Hanna 
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