Forever 2002
Why the Long Post-9/11 Summer still defines our cultural imagination.
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What’s Next for Old Nissan?
🏟 East Bank officials tease a signature park in place of old Nissan Stadium · CATS, Not The Musical · First glance at the latest Beacon Poll · Much more!
This Week's Events >>
Good morning everyone! Behold my summary of the best shows this week around Nashville: Eclectic jazz bassist-composer esperanza spalding will be performing at City Winery Tuesday and Wednesday. This week also brings nostalgia for a simpler time, when your only responsibilities were collecting $3.50 in change to buy
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Growing Power Levels
☀️ Someone turn up the heat · Lamberth calls for federal ban · Walking away from Pride · Chinese batteries · Art for Everybody review · Much more!
Review: Art for Everybody
“I have about twenty of his paintings,” a woman says in the trailer promoting Art for Everybody, the new documentary about Thomas Kinkade. W
The Wrecking Ball of History
💥 Damaged institutions do not magically heal themselves · Councilmembers sue · East Bank puppet · Assessment audit · Local activist all-star · Much more!
O'Connell out on the tightrope
🏛️ The mayor tries to balance pragmatism with politics · Drake cleared · Bad drivers · Metro priorities · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (June 24th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
What are we calling hot weather this year?
🔥 It's hot outside · Immigration conflicts · Abrego Garcia · VUMC reductions · Sexton's tease · Much more!
The State of Protest
🪧 MAGA is putting protestors out of jobs · Honoring Frank Niceley · O'Connell hands over the papers · Visions of Nashville past · Film rundown · Much more!
Protest as Performance Evaluation
No Kings wasn't an altruistic groundswell. It was an act of self-preservation that brought the Left into an era of Capitalist Magical Realism.
The Locomotive of Progress
🚨 Who commits the crimes · Bar Hours · Free speech ruling in Franklin · AG's lawsuit upheld · Orcale rising · Phoenician Scheme · Much more!
Review: The Phonecian Scheme (2025)
With 2023’s Asteroid City, Wes Anderson fully waded into political terrain for the first time in his thirty-year career, offering up a COVID
This Balloon Runs on Hot Air and Higher Taxes
🏛️ Last night at the Metro Council · A new Metro office · Ban on transing kids · MNPD expands its slush fund · Much more!
"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!
This Week in Streaming (June 17th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
A weekend of rallies
🕺 Tons of protests happened over the weekend · Airport secrets · Budget season drawing down · Downtown library update · State park proposals · Much more!