How are we the No. 1 city for both nerds and rednecks?

We were both amused and bemused when real estate site Movoto.com ranked Atlanta number one for nerds, then a month later declared us the “most redneck city in America.” Sure, the methodology is suspect: Our sizable sci-fi/fantasy-convention biz put us over the top for nerdiness, and we clinched redneck honors thanks to a preponderance of taxidermists, gun stores, and high school dropouts. Nonetheless, one wonders how these worlds intersect.

This article originally appeared in our July 2013 issue.