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Van Epps' Doppelgänger
👯♂️ D-7 copycat and other dirty political tactics · Judge blocks National Guard in Memphis · No zoning during tonight's council meeting · Much more!
This Week's Events >>
📅 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, 11/17 🪕 Leif Vollebekk @ The Basement East, 8p, $36.01, Info 🎸 Triathlon @ The Blue Room, 7p,
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Sin Taxer Du Jour
💸 You can sin, but it'll cost you · Council skips · Illegals committing crime · Flight Risk · Much more!
Review: Flight Risk (2025)
What’s always separated Mel Gibson from his 80s superstar peers is his penchant for making unparalleled art out of potentially career-ending
Housing, Housing, and More Housing
🏛️ Last night's metro council meeting · School choice and safety in Nashville · Much more!
Dawn of a New Age
💸 Transit funding pickle · Budget battles · More police · Week in streaming · Much more!
This Week in Streaming (February 4th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Riding the Gravy Train to Oblivion
🥶 Grant freeze could slow Freddie’s roll · DCRP reorganization · Bridge too far · Much more!
When Gamers Go to War
💥 Interview with Valiant One filmmakers · Going native · Film rundown · Much more!
Gen Z Goes Behind Enemy Lines
The director and producer of Valiant One aim to make the war movie resonate with the Anxious Generation.
Review: Presence (2024)
At some point during the first five minutes of Steven Soderbergh’s new haunted house movie, Presence, a hint of nausea straight from Hollywo
Breaking New Ground
🏛️ Session set to wrap · Immigration division · Sanctuary cities · Soderbergh returns · Much more!
Ousting Memphis' Activist DA
🤺 Sen. Taylor vs DA Mulroy · Education extortion · Federal funding freeze · Much more!
Mulroy against the ropes in Memphis
State Senator Brent Taylor builds his case against DA Steven Mulroy in the City of the Blues
The Fate of Nashville
📑 Changing the rules · Transit in the courts · Deportation flights · Week in streaming · Much more!
✹ THIS WEEK IN STREAMING (January 28th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.