The Transformation of Cracker Barrel
From the inside out, the Lebanon-based chain has quietly shifted its priorities away from its core customers
Dr. Ming Wang’s Persistence of Vision
The world-famous Nashville eye surgeon survived China’s Cultural Revolution. Now, he’s entering the world of the multiplex with a new movie about his life.
Memphis, City of Kings
A city of legend, of song, of hallowed and heroic memories that will endure despite its flaws
Bill Burr Takes on Lower Broad
The comedian’s pragmatic social critique offers a promising version of Nashville.
Post-Pandemic Literature and the Promise of America’s Future
Michael Cunningham and Sloane Crosley prove the book may be the only way forward from our COVID malaise.
A Genuine Cowboy Picnic
Town Creek Chuckwagon serves up great food alongside American history
Defender of the Faith
A Review of Dave Verhaagen’s How White Evangelicals Think: The Psychology of White Conservative Christians
Pamphleteer Festival Guide 2024
APRIL 4/20 Slawburger Festival, Fayetteville, TN The town just north of Huntsville celebrates its signature burger with mustard-based sl
Reality TV and the Empire of Assumed Authority
ID’s viral Nickelodeon documentary and Matt Walsh’s new court show expose the ethical bankruptcy of nonfiction television.
From Air Force Medic to Maternity Trailblazer
Caitlyn Schollmeier is building a birthing industry empire and changing the retail landscape of Hendersonville.
Staff Notes: Forging Freedom brings grassroots energy to the outskirts of Middle Tennessee
The Bloomington Springs Community Center sits at a near dead-end about three miles from the Love’s just off I-40 in a far corner of Putnam C
Atomic Hartsville
A small Tennessee town's forgotten history as a nuclear leader
EXCLUSIVE: Metro Arts launches initiative to 'return land, money, and resources' to 'Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples'
Executive Director Daniel Singh has surrounded himself with a cadre of radical consultants and has pledged to re-envision Metro Arts as an anti-racist organization committed to decolonization
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
Bookville
Plenty Downtown Bookshop furthers Cookeville’s quiet transformation into one of the state’s most impressive cultural hubs.