Features

Immigration

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

We live in a time of partisan sniping and the politics of exclusion and extremism. A litany of political commentators and social media buzz on both the left and right continually assure us that we are in a perfect storm of political gridlock.

The Battle For John Barleycorn

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

It was more than 80 years before brewing beer resumed in Chattanooga—and even by the 1990s, it proved a difficult challenge.

Fix What’s Broken Break What’s Fixed

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

While a business incubator wants to help companies come into being, he says, “An accelerator wants to get you born or to get you to die quick.

The Body As Canvas

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I was still deciding who I wanted to be, but it seemed this dude in “The Return of The Living Dead,” all in black, pierced, and dealing with zombies, knew who he was and was damn proud of it.

Seven Top Ways to Play Outside

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

We live to play outdoors in this town—and we do it well.

Brother, is that Chair a Dime?

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Big Thrift has discovered that higher prices have not been a deterrent to moving items that are always in big demand—records, inexpensive furniture ... and any remnants of last year's Christmas paraphernalia.

Fun With Futbol

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Once the group sang ‘Darth Vader’s Theme’ for over a minute…and if someone gets ejected, they get to hear ‘Hit the Road, Jack.’ Once we get started, we do not shut up.

Nightfall at 25 Playing Good For Free

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Starting a month earlier than usual, with 18 shows scheduled between this Friday and the end of August, the Nightfall series, as always, will have some people scratching their heads in response to the many unfamiliar names on the lineup.

When Push Comes to Shove

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

In 2010, John Wiser, 27, stormed into his Stuart Heights home and beat, kicked and choked his 31-year-old wife, Shae, in front of her two young sons. By the time friends could respond to her frantic phone call for help, it was already too late.

Celebration of Southern Literature: She’s Not There

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I think what Jamie Quatro has done in this book is a weirdly beautiful blend of revelation and concealment, looking through herself as a lens to see something bigger but leaving the reader with a fascinating double vision.

A Southern Writer's Journal: Johnny Cash at Nickajack

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

But in 1967, the music men in Nashville were saying that the Man in Black was through. He stood six foot two, weighed 150 pounds and had long been strung out on cocaine, pills and booze. Johnny Cash was sick.

The Pulse 2013 Short Story Contest First Place Winner: Interloper

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Back home, we had the world’s best fried chicken, served family-style at every corner, and we heard tales from those who ventured outside our tiny farming community about how there was none to be found.

Jake Kelley

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“It’s more like you put in the hours and hopefully there will be moments of inspiration that will find you when you’re down in your studio. A lot of times I just go down there to put myself in that space. A lot of times I’ll end up sweeping the floor

Rat Farm: ‘Real Blown-Up Folk Music’

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“We wanted this album to be rustic, folk sounding, much like the material from our Out My Way/Huevos era,” Kirkwood said during a recent phone interview. “We wanted to become self-absorbed in the music without having to think about it too much.

Turbo Taxed

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Intuit, producer of the top-selling tax software TurboTax, has opposed letting the government do your taxes for free—even though it could save time and headaches for millions of filers