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Murfreesboro Founding Fathers’ Grave Destroyed By Vandals
By Warren SteuryCulture
On Tuesday morning, the Murfreesboro grave of a Revolutionary War Hero was found destroyed. In addition to his own, the graves of his family were found…
Review: Weapons (2025)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
August long ago gained the moniker of Hollywood’s dumping ground, a reputation that has only worsened in the age of franchise IP. But the surprise $42 million…
A Sketch of Nashville's Film Industry
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Steve Taylor has been a pillar of Music City’s film scene for decades. Now he’s produced the movie of the summer in our own backyard.
The Week in Culture (August 7th)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
WATCH Hot Ticket: Freakier Friday and Weapons The former reunites Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis for a nostalgic family romp 20+ years on from their last…
Review: Gary Rivlin’s Saving Main Street
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldBooks
From 9/11 to the Great Recession, epoch-defining events often provide a windfall for America’s largest publishing houses. Yet, five years after 2020, the…
No Country for Coeds
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldEducation
How the Right’s scorched-Earth approach to higher ed compromises its fundamental principles.
The Week In Culture (July 31st)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
WATCH Hot Ticket: The Naked Gun Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson star in a reboot of the classic 80s cop movie sendup. Turns out, the guy behind Popstar: Never…
Review: Oh, Hi!
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Twilight and some Freddie Prinze Jr. teen movies notwithstanding, millennials never got their Hollywood romance. Blame the Great Recession or the rise of the…
Pandemic Multiplex
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
From Eddington and 28 Years Later to Jurassic World: Rebirth and Death of a Unicorn, the movies are the only medium coming to terms with the aftermath of COVID
The Week in Culture (July 24th)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
MOVIES Hot Ticket: The Fantastic Four: First Steps By all accounts, Marvel has finally regained its mojo with this 60s-set reboot that finds its most famous…
Summer Spotlight: County Highway Comes to Grimey’s
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
The months after the pandemic may not have seemed like the best time to start a print newspaper modeled after the 20-page broadsides of the 19th century. But…
Superman Isn’t The Problem
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
Understanding the motivations behind the online rage is the key to countering America’s cultural rot.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 18-24
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Guide. Eddington (Dir.…
Summer Spotlight: Liquor Lab
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
In a city of wayward pedal taverns and $12 PBRs, many a Nashvillian has vowed to drink more at home. But few have the type of innate Patterson House mixology…
Week in Streaming: Special Edition
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Interview with Everything’s Going To Be Great director Jon S. Baird and writer Steven Rogers
The Case for Ring County Rights
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldTennessee
Though their populations are stagnating, Tennessee’s Blue Dot cities have undue power over the entire state. It’s time to level that playing field.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 11-17
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Guide. Superman (Dir.…
Review: Materialists (2025)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
For the past two weeks, pundits and armchair politicos alike have struggled to explain Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in the New York City Democratic…
Major Lewis & Nashville’s Pyramid
By Warren SteuryCulture
A profile of one of Nashville's most impactful patriarchs
