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Letters
Love-Hate Mail
Published: May 8, 2008
No affiliationIn the May 1 edition of the Nashville Scene, an article was published regarding an individual who calls himself Anthony Lucas (“Not Who He Says He...
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Features
Fight the Powerless
How a homeless man accused of assaulting a wealthy downtown resident beat the rap
Sarah Kelley
Published: May 8, 2008
In the fall of 2004, a well-to-do lawyer living in a luxury downtown condominium called 911 and reported that a homeless man had assaulted him in the park. The attorney claimed...
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Words of the Week
Words of the Week
Published: May 8, 2008
“This is such an innovative design and a long time coming—what a shame partisan political hacks have targeted the project out of meanness of spirit and...
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Features
Confederacy of Dunces
Published: May 8, 2008
Show and tellWhen a 5-year-old student at Tom Joy Elementary pulled two baggies from his pants pocket to show the class, his teacher quickly discovered the kindergartner...
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Desperately Seeking the News
‘We Will Prevail’
Bredesen administration delays release of First Lady’s bunker email
Matt Pulle
Published: May 8, 2008
While Andrea Conte kept a smiling, tolerant public face as critics lambasted her for digging a gigantic hole in the front yard of the governor’s mansion, from behind her...
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The Fabricator
Google Street View Saps Nashville Productivity
Feature sucks hours from typical workday
Published: May 8, 2008
Street View, the Google application that allows web surfers to virtually walk down almost any street in Nashville, has caused thousands of hours of lost productivity since it...
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Cover Story
The Terrible Infant Speaks
Harmony Korine talks about his new movie Mister Lonely and growing up in Nashville, then and now
Jim Ridley
Published: May 8, 2008
The snapshot, smudged with soot, shows a man with a puzzled expression propped up in a hospital bed. He is clearly a patient of some kind. The object cradled in his arms...
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Ask a Mexican
Speedy's Not a Gonzales
The facts tell a different story
Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 8, 2008
Dear Readers: The paperback version of my book is out in stores now, cheap enough so that even a Guatemalan can afford it. Buy, por favor! Now, on to the preguntas…Dear...
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Helter Shelter
Celebrating Mother
It all starts with a baby
Walter Jowers
Published: May 8, 2008
On January 5, 1988, at 4 a.m., I was minding my own business, sleeping on my side of the bed, not bothering anybody, when I felt the bed shake. I rolled to my left and saw wife...
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The Spin
The Spin
Published: May 8, 2008
Privates go public The Spin couldn’t pass up a chance to see local favorites The Privates come out of hiding at Mercy Lounge last Thursday. We arrived in time to catch...
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Features
Peer as Folk
Robby Hecht’s full-length debut proves he’s found his kind of people in Nashville
Jewly Hight
Published: May 8, 2008
by Jewly Hight Talking about Robby Hecht’s musical experiences in Nashville is like playing six degrees of Lex Price. Nashville’s folk-pop singer-songwriter...
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Features
Adult Material
On his latest, Hayes Carll mines his younger, freer days with sharp, roadhouse-friendly songs
Jewly Hight
Published: May 8, 2008
Hayes Carll pines for lost youth differently than Tom Waits or The Ramones. (“Pine” isn’t really a verb you’d apply to the latter two.) Waits growled...
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Features
Asylum Seekers
Singer-songwriters John Hiatt and Mary Gauthier help raise money for Sudanese refugees living in Nashville
Michael McCall
Published: May 8, 2008
John Hiatt’s upcoming album, Same Old Man, focuses largely on the comforts and struggles of the things that endure, especially love and the memorable experiences, large...
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Features
Sad Soul
Altered Statesman play white soul with a bohemian edge
Edd Hurt
Published: May 8, 2008
Steve Poulton’s songs play like prematurely abandoned picaresques of the urban, down-at-heel variety, and he sings his lyrics in a damaged croon that’s actually...
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Features
Editor's Note
Liz Garrigan
Published: May 8, 2008
There’s a sketch of me on our blog that’s pretty unflattering, though unfortunately it’s a dead-on likeness. Still, the problem has to be solved one way or...
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Dining
Material Girl
New East Nashville restaurant has the look. Now it just needs the food.
Carrington Fox
Published: May 8, 2008
With a voluptuous front awning and swaggering patio, Mad Donna’s restaurant in East Nashville has the bearing of a flamboyant trophy wife filling the shoes of a...
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Reviews
Fast Track to Nowhere
It’s anime on overdrive in the Wachowskis’ souped-up, tricked-out Speed Racer
J. Hoberman
Published: May 8, 2008
Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series—one of the first Japanese animes syndicated on American TV—into a prospective franchise, Matrix masters Larry and Andy...
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Short Takes
Short Takes
Published: May 8, 2008
BODY OF WAR Co-directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue—yes, that Phil Donahue—Body of War is neither the most cinematic nor the most elegantly crafted of...
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Our Critics Picks
Our Critics' Picks
Published: May 8, 2008
THURSDAY 5/8Art for ChangeTHE NAPIER YOUTH PHOTOVOICE PROJECT “You’re just scared to live here. You don’t know when your life will be taken away.” No,...
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Comedy
Daily Dose
America’s reluctant anchorman talks about Al Gore, the Jewish media conspiracy and his upcoming Ryman appearance
Jack Silverman
Published: May 8, 2008
When you ask Jon Stewart about The Daily Show, he goes to great lengths to emphasize that it's a comedy program, and not intended to be taken seriously as a source of news...
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