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Is the transit plan even about transit?
🚦 Where transport starts and transit ends · The Law · Meta · Kinds of Kindness · Weekly film rundown · Much more!
Review: Kinds of Kindness (2024)
Gen Z hates the salacious. It’s become a truism with Hollywood sex scenes declining 40% since the pre-9/11 days. Blame #MeToo or the psychol
Teed Up for an American Week
📆 What's going on this week · Back to school · Dazed and Confused · West from the Fallen Wall · Much more!
Review: West from the Fallen Wall
West from the Fallen Wall, Short Stories from the Pax Americana in Europe, is an impressive debut. Author Ryan Henderson’s unembellished yet
Q&A with Rep. Andy Ogles
🗳️ Andy Ogles talks about his policy priorities · Hate for me, but not for thee · This week in streaming · Much more!
One-on-one with Rep. Andy Ogles
The state's 5th District Congressman Fifth District Congressional candidate talks reelection plans
Nashvillians in the Olympics
🏊♂️ The Walsh sisters take to Paris · Ch-ch-changes · If You Like Pina Kamalas · Much more!
Lessons from an Old Marvel Movie
💥 What Punisher tells us about the country · Best Fish Sandwich in America · Country Clubbers · Much more!
The Populist Warning of Punisher: War Zone
How a 16-year-old Marvel flop predicted our current political moment.
Q&A with Courtney Johnston
🗳️ Johnston's top priorities · Affordable Housing · New Authority · Crumb Catcher review · Much more!
Review: Crumb Catcher (2023)
Dissecting the American class system is just fine when Bernie rails against the banks or Trump assaults the D.C. swamp, but always-online ar
The Circus Must Go On
📅 The Metro Council fails again · Civil Rights issue of our time · Deepfakes are coming · Much more!
The City, It Is A-Changin'
🌇 The New New Nashville · Transit on the ballot · Born this way · This week in streaming · Much more!
Raging Against the Machine
⚙️ Trump treated as machine · Something in the air · Early voter turnout · RNC coverage · Much more!