The living culture of the Sip — the change makers, the language, the nightlife, the sights, faith, family, and everything that makes a place a home.
#tpvMississippi's economy is eying roughly $49 billion in data center investment. Is it really the anchor Mississippi's waited a century for, or technical extraction in a hard hat?
By Views·Jul 11, 2026·5 min read
#main-featureIt's time for everyone to see the Sip from the inside. Come home. You're welcome.
Views·Jul 4, 2026
#tpvFrom Audre Lorde's political framing to today's $1.8 trillion wellness economy — perspectives on whether self-care has become a substitute for the community work it was originally designed to support.
Views·May 31, 2026
#voting-rightsWhat the April 29, 2026 Louisiana v. Callais ruling does, who it affects most, the data behind it, and how Mississippi's May 20 special session will reshape the state's electoral maps.
Views·Apr 29, 2026
#thought-provoking-viewsOn Saturday evening, April 25, 2026, Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram to publicly end her relationship with Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson. The post was direct in a way celebrity breakups rarely are. Cheating, she wrote. Had me around your whole family playing house. She gave a follow-up statement to Page Six the same evening: Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there's no real path forward. The story moved
Views·Apr 26, 2026
#creativesJesmyn Ward — two-time National Book Award winner, MacArthur Fellow, DeLisle resident — releases her first essay collection *On Witness and Respair: Essays* on May 19, 2026, from Scribner. Mississippi readers should pre-order now.
Views·Apr 23, 2026
#community-newsThe 11th Mississippi Book Festival drew thousands to the State Capitol on September 13, 2025. The 12th festival is scheduled for September 26, 2026. Here's what made 2025 work — and what we're hoping to see in 2026.
Views·Apr 21, 2026
#sundayviewsMorgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience ended at Thalia Mara Hall on March 27, 2026, with Mayor Horhn proclaiming Morgan Freeman Day. The "Sinners" film and a generation of Delta blues artists are driving a real renaissance.
Views·Apr 7, 2026
#community-newsA James Beard-winning soul food institution and the Jackson Black-owned restaurant scene that built the city's food culture — Bully's, Sugar's Place, Big Apple Inn, Johnny T's, and more.
Views·Mar 20, 2026
#main-featureIt's time for everyone to see the Sip from the inside. Come home. You're welcome.
Views·Jul 4, 2026