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The Grass CeilingFinally competitive, Vanderbilt still has one big problem: playing in the SEC.By Caleb HannanThursday, September 04They're called measurables. Things you can see with your eyes. Qualities that don't need explaining. Height. Weight. Speed. These are the... More >> -
Separate. Equal?Nashville school resegregation threatens a new generationBy Jeff WoodsThursday, August 28Neighborhood schools are great unless your neighborhood is the ghetto, in which case the sensible parent is putting her child on the first big... More >> -
Dorm Room by NumbersA user-friendly guide to decorating cliches, from Marxist poster boys to pop-top paraphernaliaBy Cody De VosThursday, August 28All right, college student. If you have ever considered dreadlocks, now is the time. If you've long nurtured a dream of fomenting campus... More >> -
The Life of the PartyA year-by-year guide to your college social lifeBy Cody De VosThursday, August 28Quick: Name five movies that take place in college. Now name one that centers on actual studying. Having trouble? That's because, in the... More >> -
Better Dead Than Red (in Bed)If you want to be fox-worthy, ditch the FoxworthyBy Damian WinthropThursday, August 28Love advice from the Scene's resident literary Lothario Dear Damian: I met this really great guy last semester at school. He's kind a of a good... More >>
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Broward - Palm Beach
There Goes the Hood
A legendary underground filmmaker from Sistrunk surfaces to make a movie about Florida homeboys
By Deirdra Funcheon
Don't make like this is Beverly Hills. This is the real goddamned hood. The motherfuckin'... More >>
Dallas
Six Pac
The Cowboys are counting on NFL outlaw Pacman Jones to pop the top on their sixth Super Bowl.
By Richie Whitt
Father murdered. Mother imprisoned. Drugs. Fights. Guns. Lies. Suspensions. Handcuffs.... More >>
Denver
William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas left him facing prison time
By Alan Prendergast
Few dreamers believe in their dream the way William Orr did.
He chased his idea, a search for... More >>
Houston
Hope for the Houston Texans?
Gary Kubiak and team search for their first winning season
By Richard Connelly
The Houston Texans are about to embark on their seventh NFL season. In only one of the previous... More >>
Kansas City
Home Sweet Parking Lot
When a workingman doesn’t have a home in Johnson County, a Wal-Mart parking lot is the next best thing.
By Nadia Pflaum
Times are tough all over.
Today, several families are visiting the office of Catholic... More >>
Miami
Skateboard Film Pits Overtown Against Sistrunk
Go behind the scenes of this hood war.
By Deirdra Funcheon
"Don't make like this is Beverly Hills. This is the real goddamn hood. The motherfuckin'... More >>
Minneapolis
Tim Pawlenty: Jilted for Sarah Palin
The Minnesotan governor now knows how Carol McCain feels
By Jonathan Kaminsky
Wearing a striped polo shirt and a forced smile, Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week handled the... More >>
Phoenix
Warring US Airways and America West pilots have the merged company in a real tailspin
By Sarah Fenske
David Braid doesn't look like a gangster.
A pilot for US Airways, Braid has the friendly... More >>
San Francisco
Dancing with Words
Choreographer Erika Chong Shuch imagines a strange future.
By Nirmala Nataraj
Erika Chong Shuch and her much-lauded company, the Erika Shuch Performance Project, have been... More >>
St. Louis
Perverts Beware: St. Louis area police have your number
By Kathleen McLaughlin
Earlier this summer, Roderick McArthur shuffled into a courtroom at the Thomas F. Eagleton... More >>
Blog
Nashville Scene - Pith in the Wind
LPGA Backs Off English Only Rule; Quasi-Fascism Apparently No Longer Cool
Fri Sep 5, 4:18 PM
Would she have been suspended for speaking in double-negatives? Just when we thought Nashville was setting a worldwide trend with our English Only initiative, it all goes to hell. In a startling turnabout today, it appears bagging on people... More >>
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The Grass Ceiling Finally competitive, Vanderbilt still has one big problem: playing in the SEC.
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How to Be a Hollaback Girl To be a Titans cheerleader you don't have to be thin, tan and busty. Well, actually, you do.
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The Seduction High-rise condos are sprouting up all over town, betting on Nashville's pursuit of cool
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Nanny Knows Best The Cannons' hired hand had a close-up view of a home in chaos
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Separate. Equal? Nashville school resegregation threatens a new generation
Columns
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Family vs. Family A child rape case in one of Nashville's most expensive ZIP codesThursday, September 04One day last fall, some of Nashville's most influential people received an email from Townes Duncan, describing how his son had been indicted for... More>>
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The Triumph of the Crunchy Granola People Bells Bend residents beat developers this time, but what about the next bad idea?Thursday, September 04That goofy cow glares at Jack May every day, or at least when he's staying in Nashville rather than at his Mexican villa. Near May's West End... More>>
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Night of the Living Dead A zombie movie with a troubled history may be the most impressive local feature yetThursday, September 04Shellie Marie Shartzer loves zombies, but that's not why she works at Opry Mills. In fact, she has mapped out a zombie getaway plan, should the... More>>
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The Whole Enchilada Most illegals don't want to be 'ill'Thursday, September 04Dear Mexican: I'm an illegal alien. Got here on a tourist visa and stayed for a job. My gabacho employer knows about it and doesn't give a crap.... More>>
Letters
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Thursday, September 04
Too much opinion
I'm really disappointed in the recent article "Separate. Equal?" by Jeff Woods (Aug. 28).
I agree that this could well be one... More >>
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