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Tao Te McKay’s
McKay’s Ultimate Road Trip offered adventure and all of its accompanying turmoil
Through the Orange-Bitcoin-Glass
H.D. Miller falls down the Bitcoin Conference rabbit hole and tries and fails to learn something
The Western’s Grand Reversion
Horizon: An American Saga and Twisters shift the western beyond its well-trodden apologist territory.
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
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
One-on-one with Rep. Andy Ogles
The state's 5th District Congressman Fifth District Congressional candidate talks reelection plans
The Populist Warning of Punisher: War Zone
How a 16-year-old Marvel flop predicted our current political moment.
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
Transit to the Hinterlands
“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)
There’s an unacknowledged pleasure in the apocalypse. It’s the equalizing promise that the ruling class and MAGA devout alike will all end u
Review: Daily Wire's Mr. Birchum
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 stran
The Politics of Moviegoing
Film marketing and distribution are broken. It’s not Hollywood’s problem. It’s ours.
Pickin' & Fiddlin' in the Upper Cumberland
The 53rd annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree And Crafts Festival celebrates Tennessee’s musical heritage this July 4th weekend.
Review: Daddio (2023)
One of the most reliable cultural barometers of the last few years should have been the fall of Sean Penn. The shorthand for the worst speci