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Paramount may stay in California for the time being, but Hollywood is already moving to Nashville
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Anatomy of a Scandal
🏛️ The Council Halvening · Brent Taylor weathers a scandal · TIRRC files another lawsuit · Much more!
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Good morning everyone! I hope you all are recovering nicely from the coalescing forces of Halloween festivities and government mandated time changes. My weekly playlist is particularly chill this week, you can listen to it here. Tonight, there is a lovely indie-folk bill over at The East Room with
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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
The Circus Must Go On
📅 The Metro Council fails again · Civil Rights issue of our time · Deepfakes are coming · Much more!
The City, It Is A-Changin'
🌇 The New New Nashville · Transit on the ballot · Born this way · This week in streaming · Much more!
Raging Against the Machine
⚙️ Trump treated as machine · Something in the air · Early voter turnout · RNC coverage · Much more!
Transit to the Hinterlands
🏕️ The source of Nashville's greatness · Deepfakes and dupes · Early voting begins · Much more!
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.
Who Makes the Rules for the Rule Makers?
📜 Metro Council rule makers don't know the rules · Illegal to like · Music City study · Film review and rundown · Much more!
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
The Bus Stop Makes the Neighborhood
🚏 How buses affect neighborhoods · Parking Wars · Answering the Call · Mr. Birchum · Much more!
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
Against Health for Health's Sake
⛲️ Best beer gardens in town · Housing market update · Dueling transit lanes · Streaming this week · Much more!
Drinkin' Beer Ain't What It Used To Be
🍻 Beer ain't what it used to be · Civic bandwidth · NeverTrumpers dine · PF downtown · Much more!
Hot Summer Nights
🎞️ Where to watch a movie · Of leaks and whistles · Rebranding upzone · Film rundown · Much more!
The Politics of Moviegoing
Film marketing and distribution are broken. It’s not Hollywood’s problem. It’s ours.
Much Ado About... Something
⛺️ About last night's Metro Council meeting · Arrest them easy · Unlucky Rule 13 · No boots for you · Much more!