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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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Book Review: Adult Drama
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Skrmetti On the Record
🏛️ The AG talks Title IX · Blacking out · Why don't you ride the bus · Book review · Much more!
Singh-ing All The Way To The Bank
💰 Metro Arts Director makes off like a bandit · Much Ado About Nothing · Behind the curtain · Much more!
"I can't stop yawning!"
🥱 I can't hear your concern over my yawn · Antioch's retail theft problem · Summer of carnage · Streaming this week · Much more!
A Night at the Movies
🍿 O'Connell introduces Magnolia · Looking at the sky · WeGo is not safe · Oversight for illegals · Much more!
Dr. Ming Wang's Unwavering Vision
👁️ Dr. Ming Wang's new movie · Illegal to break law · Matter of Pride · Weekly film rundown · Much more!
Dr. Ming Wang’s Persistence of Vision
The world-famous Nashville eye surgeon survived China’s Cultural Revolution. Now, he’s entering the world of the multiplex with a new movie about his life.
City Without A King
👑 A reflection on Memphis · "Gun violence" · Tainted gas · Planet of the Apes · Much more!
Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
It’s conventional wisdom that the movies of 1968 were as polarizing as its politics–a time of assassinations, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Chi
Memphis, City of Kings
A city of legend, of song, of hallowed and heroic memories that will endure despite its flaws
Chesterton in Nashville
🗺️ Chesterton observes Nashville · Local news has a normal one · Police oversight · Numbers · Much more!
Vols look strong headed into tournament
⚾️ Tennessee and Vanderbilt both make tournament · Metro Arts shakedown · Not a citizen, not a problem · Much more!
Bill Burr Speaks to Nashville
🎭 Bill Burr gets it · WeGo, TheyLeave · Swifties and Preslies · Felons and Chemtrails · Much more!
Bill Burr Takes on Lower Broad
The comedian’s pragmatic social critique offers a promising version of Nashville.