Dispatch from the Heart of the Beast Premiere
Paramount may stay in California for the time being, but Hollywood is already moving to Nashville
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The Big Slice
🔪 State cap takes a slice out of Metro Council · Judge blocks state on immigrant licenses · Nashville’s ultra-luxury home boom · Much more!
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Good morning everyone! I hope you all are recovering nicely from the coalescing forces of Halloween festivities and government mandated time changes. My weekly playlist is particularly chill this week, you can listen to it here. Tonight, there is a lovely indie-folk bill over at The East Room with
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An Instant Classic!
📚 The summer's most anticipated release · O'Connell acts unfazed by DHS probe · A look at housing policy · Repeat offender all-star · Film rundown · Much more!
The Only True Invasion
🗺️ Immigrant Caucus sounds off · Penny Schwinn cleans up for federal post · Dueling DEI boycotts · Bussing and Biking on the East Bank · The Unbreakable Boy· Much more!
The Unbreakable Boy Makes Good
Filmmaker Jon Gunn has remained a fixture of Franklin’s Kingdom Story Company and its efforts to challenge the reputation of faith-based movies. His latest project does the same for disability on screen.
Areas of Concourse and Rendezvous
🌆 What HG Wells said about cities · Pardon me · Getting ahead of AI · Divvying up property tax · Repeat offender all-star · Much more!
MNPS asks for even more money
🏫 Director Battle defends her budget proposal · MNPD asks for more money too · CMs scrutinize mayor's budget · O'Connell in the big leagues · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (May 27th)
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What did I miss?
📰 Allegra Dru Milisitz talks Greg Gutfeld's new show · Against the property tax increase · WeGo ridership falls · Underperforming green energy · Film rundown · Much more!
A Game Show for Trump 2.0
Allegra Dru Milisitz has been in isolation since Inauguration Day for Greg Gutfeld’s What Did I Miss? Now, she’s ready to enter an entirely different world.
Laced with good intentions...
👃 Naloxone vending machine goes live · Public safety concerns · Great Grant Thawing · Trans IDs ACLU suit · David Mamet's new movie · Much more!
Review: Henry Johnson (2025)
The last time David Mamet directed a movie, Barack Obama was still wrapping up the primary season for his first stint in the White House. Me
A breezy evening in the chambers
🏛️ Last night at the Metro Council · Clean audits · New FOP President · Eviction assistance softening · Repeat offender all-star · Much more!
Sticking it to the man
🪖 Kimbrough balks on military exercise · Budget season · Lee doesn't grant clemency · Repeat Offender All-Star · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (May 20th)
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Visions of Nashville's Past
🪷 The story of Ben Allen · Freddie won't interfere with ICE · Segall balks at tax hike · Casada / Cothren decision · Civic engagement · Much more!
Nashville's Most Mysterious Man
The story of Ben Allen, a Buddha statue, and a mysterious creature called The Thing