Deplorable Mythology
The Iron Claw is a Heartland epic. Of course it isn’t an Oscar contender.
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Slash and Burn
💸 Grover Norquist stays on message · Reappraisals · O'Connell unphased · Biden's Gone · Repeat tourist offender of day · Much more!
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📅 Visit our On The Radar list to find upcoming events around Nashville. 🎧 On Spotify: Pamphleteer's Picks, a playlist of our favorite bands in town this week. 👨🏻🌾 Check out our Nashville farmer's market guide. Monday, 4/21 🪕 Kyle Tuttle Band @ Dee's Lounge, 6p, $10, Info 🪕 A Good Mix: Celebrating the Life
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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
Vols Basketball On Collision Course With Destiny?
Tennessee Men’s Hoops continue surge towards March
The Bureaucratic Force of Wonka
The latest iteration of Roald Dahl’s classic is a deeply felt ode to entrepreneurship
Ornamental Ivies
The Holdovers is the ultimate fable of academic populism.
The Anti-Nostalgia of Bret Easton Ellis
A review of 'The Shards'
Titans Play Kingmaker in AFC Playoff Race
Stunning victory over division rival sends Jags packing, Steelers, Bills clinch playoff berths
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
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.
The Professor and the Bugman
Dream Scenario takes on Culture War schisms from the defiant middle.
Titans Eliminated From Playoff Contention
A loss to rival Houston Texans end slim hopes of miraculous turnaround
Bookville
Plenty Downtown Bookshop furthers Cookeville’s quiet transformation into one of the state’s most impressive cultural hubs.
The Pamphleteer's 2023 Christmas Gift Guide
What to buy for people you love and want to impress with your impeccable taste