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Carrying the Flame: Shy Perry Honors Legacy and Finds Her Voice on “Daughter of a Bluesman” Daughter of a Bluesman Album Cover

Carrying the Flame: Shy Perry Honors Legacy and Finds Her Voice on “Daughter of a Bluesman”

Davis Coen May 7, 2026

In her latest album Daughter of a Bluesman, Shy Perry delivers a deeply personal body of work...

Dana Crisell: “Who Protects Bitcoin? How a Decentralized Network Prepares for the Quantum Threat” 8b714668-649c-496f-ad47-da0c92ec92dc_1536x1024

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Dana Crisell: “Who Protects Bitcoin? How a Decentralized Network Prepares for the Quantum Threat”

Dana Criswell May 7, 2026

When people hear that Bitcoin may one day need to defend itself against quantum computing, the first...

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: “Puddling Station” garden-extension

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: “Puddling Station”

Bronwynne Bailey May 7, 2026

Creating a puddling station is one of the simplest and most effective ways to support pollinators in...

Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin and the Quantum Question: Understanding a Risk That Isn’t Here Yet” db596489-69ab-4d0e-b44d-6efd9fb932ff_1536x1024

Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin and the Quantum Question: Understanding a Risk That Isn’t Here Yet”

Dana Criswell May 5, 2026

For years, Bitcoin has been described as unhackable. Its cryptography is strong, its network decentralized, and its...

Dana Criswell: “Your Bank Account and the Quantum Threat: How Safe Is Your Money Online?” unnamed (1)

Dana Criswell: “Your Bank Account and the Quantum Threat: How Safe Is Your Money Online?”

Dana Criswell May 5, 2026

When people hear about quantum computing, the conversation often turns to Bitcoin. Could a powerful enough machine...

The View Beyond The Balcony: “A Conversation at Double Decker with Joe Biden” newtrayburn_a_black_and_white_New_Yorker_style_illustration_of__c2950e1f-f57c-4003-a069-7b5c4bbd6d

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The View Beyond The Balcony: “A Conversation at Double Decker with Joe Biden”

Randy Weeks April 30, 2026

Part One During Double Decker last Saturday, I was wandering from booth to booth when an old...

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: May Garden Calendar garden-extension

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: May Garden Calendar

Bronwynne Bailey April 30, 2026

As warmer weather arrives, you may spend more time outside and working in your yard. If you’re...

Starke Miller: “Ole Miss Lyceum – Chemical Lab – Professor Edward C. Boynton, 1860” Professor Edward C. Boynton took an interest in photography, and he taught himself that art. We are indebted to the Professor for a god number of 1860 photos of the campus of the University, this one included.

Professor Edward C. Boynton took an interest in photography, and he taught himself that art. We are indebted to the Professor for a god number of 1860 photos of the campus of the University, this one included.

Starke Miller: “Ole Miss Lyceum – Chemical Lab – Professor Edward C. Boynton, 1860”

Starke Miller April 27, 2026

Edward C. Boynton was a West Point graduate and Mexican War Veteran. He came to the University...

The View Beyond The Balcony: “To the Moon and Back” "The View Beyond The Balcony" by Randy Weeks

The View Beyond The Balcony: “To the Moon and Back”

Randy Weeks April 23, 2026

I remember how as a young boy I used to lie in the St. Augustine grass in...

Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin Was Built to Check Government Power—Not Expand It” Bitcoin-StateTreasury

Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin Was Built to Check Government Power—Not Expand It”

Dana Criswell April 10, 2026

State Bitcoin Reserve Proposals Bitcoin is one of the most important monetary innovations in a generation. It...

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: April Garden Calendar

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: April Garden Calendar

Bronwynne Bailey April 2, 2026

Planting Fertilizing Pest Control Pruning Mulch Miscellaneous Home Accent In Bloom The Lafayette County Master Gardeners are...

The View Beyond The Balcony: “The Talking Stick Method” "The View Beyond The Balcony" by Randy Weeks

The View Beyond The Balcony: “The Talking Stick Method”

Randy Weeks April 2, 2026

I have a dream. It is a dream that is unlikely to come about, but isn’t that...

Dana Criswell: “From Endless Debate to Silent Veto: The Evolution of the Senate Filibuster”

Dana Criswell April 1, 2026

The filibuster is one of the most distinctive and often misunderstood features of the United States Senate....

Dana Criswell: “‘Voting How the District Wants’ Is a Dangerous Misunderstanding of Representation” RepresentativesDuty

Dana Criswell: “‘Voting How the District Wants’ Is a Dangerous Misunderstanding of Representation”

Dana Criswell March 30, 2026

In a recent conversation between a colleague of mine and a candidate running for state legislature, the...

Starke Miller: “The DEAD HOUSE at OLE MISS” The Dead House at Ole Miss.

Starke Miller: “The DEAD HOUSE at OLE MISS”

Starke Miller March 27, 2026

This was the small, two room, “Magnetic Observatory” built in 1860, right next to the Old Observatory,...

Dana Criswell: “Democracy vs. Republic: Why the Difference Matters” DemocracyVSRepublic

Dana Criswell: “Democracy vs. Republic: Why the Difference Matters”

Dana Criswell March 23, 2026

Americans are often told they live in a democracy. The word is used as a synonym for...

Starke Miller: “The Bell on Top of The Lyceum and Time”

The Bell on Top of The Lyceum at the University of Mississippi.

Starke Miller: “The Bell on Top of The Lyceum and Time”

Starke Miller March 19, 2026

From 1848, until long after the Civil War, wrist watches did not exist. Pocket watches did exist,...

The View Beyond The Balcony: “’Conversation’ with a Pop-up” "The View Beyond The Balcony" by Randy Weeks

The View Beyond The Balcony: “’Conversation’ with a Pop-up”

Randy Weeks March 19, 2026

I was sitting on a bench on the Courthouse lawn, quietly working on a Local Voice crossword...

Starke Miller: “The University of Mississippi – About 1861” The South side of The Circle at Ole Miss, about 1861. In 1860, from an "Oxford Intelligencer" newspaper article, they "topped" the trees. They thought it made them grow out thicker at the top, producing more shade.