Features
Low waters and high weirdness in ‘Caddo Lake’
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M. Night Shyamalan is having a moment on the small screen.
Know Your Rights
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The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) has intensified its efforts to inform and protect immigrant communities and empower their allies.
Feral: Little Pal
Part 1 of 3 of the true story of a wild (feral) cat colony over a 3-year time period. My observations and involvement.
Learn More About Community Organizing
Federal edicts and missiles over these past couple of weeks have created chaos among nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies and others who are focused on serving people who struggle to make ends meet. Among some of the confusion created by the White House was the threat of halting a large portion of federal grant funding that Congress has allocated for agencies serving some of the most vulnerable populations in our nation. It remains unclear what direction the federal government intends to take next.
‘Look Into My Eyes’ documents contemporary loneliness and the supernatural
Most Nashvillians will know filmmaker Lana Wilson for her Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana (2020). Wilson also directed the Brooke Shields documentary Pretty Baby (2023) as well as an examination of extremism and abortion in America (After Tiller, 2015), and a meditation on suicide in Japanese culture (The Departure, 2017). Wilson’s new movie, Look Into My Eyes reads like a blend of the filmmaker’s curiosities with interesting personalities and particular cultural trends.
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Q&A with Mike Hodge
Cumberland Furnace
February Art Show
Vendor Writing
The Spooky Side of Sleep
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Sleep apnea — I’ve had it since I was a teen or earlier. Why did it take me to age 63 to actually get help? The reason might be my age. Although I had inflamed tonsils as a child, no one thought to look for obstructive sleep apnea. I had frequent nightmares, dreams of falling which jolted me awake, uncontrollable daydreaming, and an inability to respond assertively in stressful social situations.
Column
Column: Learn More About Metro’s Gap Housing Fiasco
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The Office of Homeless Services (OHS) recently revealed to the Metro Council in a public meeting that they have been keeping 70-80 gap housing units open because a specific facility, currently run by The Salvation Army, is set aside for encampment closures.
Column
Q&A with Jacob Kupin, District 19
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First-term councilmember Jacob Kupin, represents District 19, which covers Nashville’s core, including downtown.
Hoboscopes
Hoboscopes: November 6, 2024
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Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained driver’s ed instructor, or a registered hot-air balloonist.
Features
Poetry Issue
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Every year, The Contributor editors gather a selection of poetry from the year to highlight the work of our Contributor Vendor poets.