Culture
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The Devil Went Down To Dayton
By Tyler Hummel
The Tennessee town that played host to the Scopes Monkey Trial wants to tell its own story
Forever 2002
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
Why the Long Post-9/11 Summer still defines our cultural imagination.
The COVID War Kids
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
The pandemic wrecked Gen Z. Now, they’re upending the arts and culture status quo.
Strickland's Church
By Warren Steury
Egyptian Revival in Music City
A Game Show for Trump 2.0
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
Allegra Dru Milisitz has been in isolation since Inauguration Day for Greg Gutfeld’s What Did I Miss? Now, she’s ready to enter an entirely different world.
Nashville's Most Mysterious Man
By Warren Steury
The story of Ben Allen, a Buddha statue, and a mysterious creature called The Thing
Rod Dreher Lives Not by Lies
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
The renowned conservative intellectual discusses his new documentary series and the unwavering threat of totalitarianism.
Chris Cobb Can’t Stop Reenacting “The Battle for Nashville’s Soul”
By Davis Hunt
A new documentary deifies the former EXIT/IN owner, but the facts have been easily accessible for anyone curious enough to look.
Hot Chicken Across The U.S.A.
By Tyler Hummel
A dispatch concerning Nashville's spiciest export
Spring Activity: Cheekwood in Bloom
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
For longtime Nashvillians, the official start of spring isn’t a week off with the kids or the sundry 80-degree days that dot early April, but the 250,000 bulbs…
Demonbreun's Cave and Nashville's First White Man
By Warren Steury
A brief look at the life of Timothy Demonbreun
Spring Activity Spotlight: Christy Lee Rogers’ The Muses
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
An elementary school field trip or two aside, many Nashvillians haven’t spent much time at The Parthenon. But there’s far more to the Music City landmark than…
Spring Festival Spotlight: Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
From Nissan and Kawasaki to Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Nashville and its rise to “It City” status has coincided with a marked increase of Japanese companies with a…
Granville’s Mayberry-I Love Lucy Festival
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
Spring Event Spotlight
Gatlinburg Nation
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
How the Smoky Mountain tourist town embodies America’s political realignment.
What's Wrong With Weed?
By Tyler Hummel
Local Christians Discuss The Implications of Drug Use
Sugar and Water for Her Lemonade
By Geneva DeCobert
Diane Michel Canada made use of the lemons life gave her
Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, and the Universal Traits of American Iconography
By Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield
How a new book about the world’s reigning pop artist accidentally makes a case for the appeal of the once and future president.
The Southern Origins of Eggnog
By Chase Steely
The Christmas staple is a uniquely American libation that grounds the holiday season in tradition
