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Review: West from the Fallen Wall
By Roland T. GunnBooks
West from the Fallen Wall, Short Stories from the Pax Americana in Europe, is an impressive debut. Author Ryan Henderson’s unembellished yet resonant prose…

One-on-one with Rep. Andy Ogles
By The PamphleteerPolitics
The state's 5th District Congressman Fifth District Congressional candidate talks reelection plans

This Week in Streaming (July 23rd)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling

The Populist Warning of Punisher: War Zone
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
How a 16-year-old Marvel flop predicted our current political moment.

✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 19-25
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide. Twisters If…

Review: Crumb Catcher (2023)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Dissecting the American class system is just fine when Bernie rails against the banks or Trump assaults the D.C. swamp, but always-online armchair pundits are…
Metro Council Rundown (7/16/24)
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
RESOLUTIONS * Late-Filed Resolution (Not Recognized) a resolution condemning the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump's life, honoring the…

This Week in Streaming (July 16th)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling

Transit to the Hinterlands
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
“Choose How You Move” promises freedom from Nashville’s traffic woes. However, its advocates fail to understand the city’s relationship to the region.

Review: A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
There’s an unacknowledged pleasure in the apocalypse. It’s the equalizing promise that the ruling class and MAGA devout alike will all end up cast into the…

✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 12-18
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide. Longlegs…

Review: Daily Wire's Mr. Birchum
By Tyler HummelMovies
Despite taking flack online as The Daily Wire’s most recent attempt at comedy, the Adam Carolla-led Mr. Birchum is a series that has a strange and lengthy…

This Week in Streaming (July 11th)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The Beekeeper (Prime) Jason Statham stars as a retired special forces agent who just wants to spend time in his apiary. But when his elderly landlord (Phylicia…
The Politics of Moviegoing
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Film marketing and distribution are broken. It’s not Hollywood’s problem. It’s ours.

✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 4-11
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide. Maxxxine Ti…
Metro Council Rundown (7/2/24)
By Megan Lee PodsiedlikMetro
RESOLUTIONS * RS2024-568 (Deferred) A resolution giving $1,971,656.19 through the Office of Homeless Services to The Salvation Army for the provision of…

This Week in Streaming (July 4th Edition)
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Pickin' & Fiddlin' in the Upper Cumberland
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldCulture
The 53rd annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree And Crafts Festival celebrates Tennessee’s musical heritage this July 4th weekend.

✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: June 28-July 4
By Jerod Ra'Del HollyfieldMovies
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide. A Quiet…