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Summer Reading

By editorial | May 20, 2026

As is our annual tradition, The Contributor brings you our annual list of books that can take you somewhere the algorithm might not allow.

“ … We Need Roses, Too.”

My Uncle Harry is 81 years old this year. He is vital and funny and very technically oriented. He had a great life as a software and hardware engineer in computers.

Q&A with Stephen Watts

Stephen Watts, 29, is a young Millennial with a Gen Z sensibility. Watts has an intersectional view of how his generation works in social justice and advocacy.

Hoboscopes: May 6, 2026

Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained waitstaff member, or a certified chainsaw operator.

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Q&A with Aftyn Behn
Time Without Housing Is Harm: Why Nashville Needs a Real Homelessness System
Hoboscopes: April 22, 2026
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Q&A with Esarrah Hopkins

By Judith Tackett | May 27, 2026

Esarrah Hopkins serves as the operations and health equity manager of Black Mental Health Village.

Features

Apex is peak Netflix, but it’s slippery at the summit

By Joe Nolan | May 27, 2026

Director Baltasar Kormákur returns to survival-thriller territory with Apex, a cliff-climbing, white-water, cat-and-mouse game in the wild.

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Making Nashville Home

By Caroline Siegrist and Chapter16.org | May 27, 2026

Sheri Sellmeyer profiles a multicultural city, one immigrant at a time

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Learn More About Homelessness and Mental Health

By Judith Tackett | May 27, 2026

“When you are in survival mode 24/7 for months or years, the likelihood of developing mental health issues is extremely high — if not to say likely.”

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Hoboscopes: May 20, 2026

By Mr. Mysterio | May 20, 2026

Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained numismatist, or a certified workout DJ.

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One Spoon of Chocolate finds RZA the filmmaker in top form

By Joe Nolan | May 13, 2026

In addition to RZA’s rap career, he’s done scores for movies by Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino, and he’s made four feature films including his new contemporary crime-fu drama, One Spoon of Chocolate.

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