Nick White signed his brilliant collection of short stories “Sweet & Low” at Off Square Books on June 21. Following his debut novel “How to Survive a Summer,” White explores topics like sexuality, identity, relationships and trauma in “Sweet & Low.” White grew up in Possumneck and attended undergraduate at Mississippi State University. He now […]
Over the weekend, a smell most accurately described as rotting flesh seeped into the atrium of the Thad Cochran Research Center. The smell came from a six-foot-tall plant that bloomed Saturday morning. The Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum), known as the corpse flower due its unique scent, is one of the largest unbranched flowering plants in […]
The press is only as free as publishers and editors allow it to be. In the age of Trump, there has been a frightening trend of self-censorship from some news organizations and associations. From the White House Correspondents’ Association considering no longer featuring a comedian, a tradition since 1983, to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s firing of […]
In the three years I have worked for The Daily Mississippian, creating the cover of the Pride issue is one of my most meaningful projects. Being gay in Mississippi can be frustrating, challenging, and sometimes even scary, but overall being in the LGBTQ community here is bold. I created the cover with this queer Southern […]
Pride Month is a great time to not only celebrate LGBTQ people but also LGBTQ literature. While there are so many worthy queer books, the following works are a great introduction to different facets of queer life with an emphasis on the LGBTQ community in the South. How to Survive a Summer – Nick […]
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