Nashville's Most Mysterious Man
The story of Ben Allen, a Buddha statue, and a mysterious creature called The Thing
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"My tourist attractions runneth over..."
🕶️ Anti-tourism sentiments swell globally · Jillian Ludwig's killer on trial · Alternative budgets on tap · Illegal offender all-star · Week in streaming · Much more!
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📅 Visit our On The Radar list to find upcoming events around Nashville. 🎧 On Spotify: Pamphleteer's Picks, a playlist of our favorite bands in town this week. 👨🏻‍🌾 Check out our Nashville farmer's market guide. Monday, 6/16 🪕 Kyle Tuttle's Bluegrass Monday @ Dee's Lounge, 6p, $10, Info 🎸 Mt. Joy @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville,
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This Week in Streaming (May 13th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling
Rod Dreher Lives Not by Lies
The renowned conservative intellectual discusses his new documentary series and the unwavering threat of totalitarianism.
Review: Sinners (2025)
The most exhausting aspect of Art in the Age of Trump is the tendency to boil down complex works to vapid lefty platitudes. But, for the pas
Chris Cobb Can’t Stop Reenacting “The Battle for Nashville’s Soul”
A new documentary deifies the former EXIT/IN owner, but the facts have been easily accessible for anyone curious enough to look.
Memphis, Andy Kaufman, & Inter-gender Sports
Step back fifty years in time with me if you will. A simpler time. You wake up in the house you could afford on a single income. Instead of
This Week in Streaming (April 29th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Review: Conclave (2024)
Back in early March, we thought this Oscar also-ran would be going the way of many of its prestige predecessors after Anora and The Brutalis
This Week in Streaming (April 22nd)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Review: Black Bag (2025)
At some point between the frenzy over Killing Eve, Apple’s relentless PR push for Slow Horses, and Netflix’s binge-ready Treason, the Britis
This Week in Streaming (April 15th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Hot Chicken Across The U.S.A.
A dispatch concerning Nashville's spiciest export
Spring Activity: Cheekwood in Bloom
For longtime Nashvillians, the official start of spring isn’t a week off with the kids or the sundry 80-degree days that dot early April, bu
The Suppression of the Cottage Food Industry
Local food producers feel the srain of the state's cottage food laws
This Week in Streaming (April 9th)
Val Kilmer Tribute Edition