Ornamental Ivies
The Holdovers is the ultimate fable of academic populism.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: January 12-18
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. Memory Jessica Chastain stars as a social worker recovering fro
State's Complaints Against Meta Revealed
“I am the most well-known person of my generation," replied Mark Zuckerberg to an email from four billionaire META investors who called him
The Anti-Nostalgia of Bret Easton Ellis
A review of 'The Shards'
THREE BILLS YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT, BUT LIKELY WON’T PASS
By the time you receive this newsletter, the Tennessee state legislature will have reconvened for the second half of the 113th General Assem
HOUSE SETS UP RULES BEFORE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The 113th General Assembly reconvenes tomorrow, January 9th; so far, 62 bills have already been filed for introduction in the House, with a
Titans Play Kingmaker in AFC Playoff Race
Stunning victory over division rival sends Jags packing, Steelers, Bills clinch playoff berths
THE PUSH AND POLL OF POLITICS
Yesterday, we got hold of a link to a mysterious poll labeled “Local Issues Research.” The survey contained a series of pointed questions al
BEACON POLL SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR ESAs
The numbers are in for the Beacon Center’s third quarterly poll, giving some insight into a number of topics important to Tennesseans days b
What G.K. Chesterton Saw in Nashville
G.K. Chesterton's commentary on Nashville and the broader South from his 1921 tour of the US still resonates
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: January 5-11
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a list of new and upcoming films, check out our 2023 Movie Guid
The Pleasures of Mob Rule
A review of Claire Dederer’s "Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma"
The Pamphleteer's 2023 Holiday Streaming Guide
The best streaming has to offer for your holiday viewing needs.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: December 22-January 4
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a list of new and upcoming films, check out our 2023 Movie Guid
The Professor and the Bugman
Dream Scenario takes on Culture War schisms from the defiant middle.