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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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Stuffing your social calendar
🗓️ There's a lot happening this summer · Cause it's the law · Other referendums · This week in streaming · Much more!
Day at the Track
🏎️ Watching cars in Lebanon · Just the TIP · Running for tree cover · Much more!
Pickin' to Beat the Devil
🪕 Summer pickin' party in the Upper Cumberland · About last night · Weather reporting · Film rundown · Much more!
Pickin' & Fiddlin' in the Upper Cumberland
The 53rd annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree And Crafts Festival celebrates Tennessee’s musical heritage this July 4th weekend.
The cost of cooling everything
🧊 Cooling and flattening the world · Lamplighters light the way · Don't move, cow · Much more!
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
Milking Music City
⚙️ The tourism machine explains itself · Them damn redheads · Someone stop them cows · Much more!
The Anatomy of a Protest
🚜 Middle Tennessee farmers take to the streets · AG goes to SCOTUS · Watching the Watchmen · Who can vote · Much more!
Anatomy of a Protest
What a caravan of tractors and the heirs to Ross Perot tell us about Middle Tennessee’s relationship to its past.
Is it campaign season yet?
🗳️ It's quiet, too quiet · TNGOP Summer picnic · Council vs. Legal · Edgehill development · Much more!
The Potential of Nashville's Mad Max Future
🏁 Nashville, The Bikeriders and the new Mad Max · Clash over peace resolution · Students beating teachers · Non-stop Pride · Much more!
Journeys to the Wasteland
The Bikeriders and Furiosa chart the enduring appeal of the open road.
The Future of Cracker Barrel
🍳 What's driving change at Cracker Barrel · Shrinking council · Taser debate · Review of Coma · Much more!
The Transformation of Cracker Barrel
From the inside out, the Lebanon-based chain has quietly shifted its priorities away from its core customers
Review: Coma (2022)
The most disheartening aspect of life in Pandemica was the unified compliance of the arts community–-Rage Against the Machine requiring fans