Features
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 hot!” says Judah Akers, out … more
Vol. IX Issue 6
Know your Neighbor
Emily Harper Beard
I got very fortunate during the beginning years of Tomato Fest. I actually got an honorable mention for my art and it felt like I … more
Cover Stories
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 … more
Features
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 one-of-a-kind skateboards from locally sourced … more
Features
Citizens, Kind
If you know me, you know I hate being the center of attention.” —Meg MacFadyen, May 31, 2019 It’s a sunny, late afternoon in Five … more
Features
Tomato Friends & Tomato Futures
Just a few months ago, the very idea of a Tomato Art Fest without Meg and Bret MacFadyen and the Art & Invention Gallery seemed … more
Astute Observations
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 either. Is it really July … more
East of Normal
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 it, but I doubt I’ll … more
Features
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 that Metro election season is … more
Editor's Letter
Space Race
On July 20, 1969 at 20:17 UTC, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle touched down in The Sea of Tranquility. Six hours later, on July … more