Living The Bright Side
It’s a spring morning in Tennessee, but as the temperature climbs above 85 degrees, it already feels like summertime. “It’s …
Vol. IX Issue 6
Emily Harper Beard
I got very fortunate during the beginning years of Tomato Fest. I actually got an honorable mention for my art …
No Other Girl
Six years ago, Jack White performed at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles with “The Peacocks,” his all-female backing band. Two thousand miles away, legendary Sun Records alumni, producer, and songwriter “Cowboy” Jack Clement was watching in Nashville, but he wasn’t interested in one of Nashville’s biggest rock stars. He was tuning in to to see White’s fiddle player, Lillie Mae.
Wood, Wheels & Wonders
Dickie Soloperto’s Instagram page (@longboards_by_solo) is filled with photo after photo highlighting his skill and talent at crafting individually numbered …
Citizens, Kind
If you know me, you know I hate being the center of attention.” —Meg MacFadyen, May 31, 2019 It’s a …
Tomato Friends & Tomato Futures
Just a few months ago, the very idea of a Tomato Art Fest without Meg and Bret MacFadyen and the …
The Electric Koolaid Tomato(e?) Test
Sweet Solanum lycopersicum! Holy tomatoes! How do you spell tomatos? I’m not sure. I’ll ask Dan Quayle. He doesn’t know …
Salvation For Sale
I’m fascinated by televangelists. Ninety-nine percent of them are going straight to hell if I have anything to say about …
2019 Metro Elections Voter’s Guide
The yard signs, robo-calls, TV ads, small handbills wedged into your front door — they’re all back. A sure sign …
Space Race
On July 20, 1969 at 20:17 UTC, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle touched down in The Sea of Tranquility. …