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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“Both Thiel and host Davis Hunt, who runs local blog The Pamphleteer, make free speech and debate central to their politics. The Scene was barred from attending and instead relied on recordings for our reporting.” incredible @ejmotycka.bsky.social

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And five orbs say, “Stay” And you say… I only hear what I want to

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 08/10/2026

The Scene's annual Best of Nashville issue has landed! Check out all of the 2026 readers' poll and writers' choice winners now. Illustration by Katie Turner. www.nashvillescene.com/bon/2026

Cover of Nashville Scene for 10/8/2026: An illustration of "Best of Nashville 2026" in Scrabble-style tiles, surrounded by other game pieces.

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 07/10/2026

“Anything that was in the actual room” relevant to the failed execution of Christa Pike must be immediately preserved, according to Chancellor I’Ashea Myles, along with related documentation and communication.

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Judge Orders State to Preserve Pike Execution Evidence

Needles, IV lines and medical labels — “anything that was in the actual room” relevant to the failed execution of Christa Pike — must be immediately preserved, according to Chancellor I’Ashea Myles, a...

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 06/10/2026

A Tuesday reception at Vanderbilt's Special Collections library will mark the opening of the university's Jackie Shane archives to the public.

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Jackie Shane Archive Opens at Vanderbilt

The trans soul trailblazer’s archive will be housed at the university

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Belcourt Theatre @belcourttheatre.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"An absurd triumph" re @theguardian.com. Now playing at the Belcourt, John Wilson's THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE. And at tonight's (Fri) 7:05pm screening, @avparnell.bsky.social of the @nashvillescene.com introduces > 🎟️ bit.ly/HISTORY-OF-CONCRETE

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Why are they all feckless, babe?”

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Buffy rewatch update: Levi just said “give Dawn a gun”

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I didn’t even plan to cover this show I’m so serious. I just talked about it so much that @stephentrageser615.bsky.social said “write about it”

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is fantastic cultural geography. Very strong lede. Even if you don’t read it all (you should; remember we are working on our brains) the first three paras do the work. Thanks to the person who shared it. www.queergeographies.com/stuck-on-the...

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Why We’re Stuck on the Last Ditch

Why does the public delight in watching lesbian bars unravel?

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Stephen @tgk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The thing about baseball is that it's bad, I hate it, and it hates me

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Mark @sonofisaac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Business cat wearing a Boston Red Sox hat says “Hope I don’t get pissed off.” Little does he know he works at the pissing me off factory

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

and that’s still MY adaptation of IT

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

iktr. please enjoy our latest Thiel Spiel Reel

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’ll just say… I knew that you would ask that

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 28/09/2026

Scene staff reporter Eli Motycka was removed from the guest list for Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lectures — and he's not the only journalist who was. 🧵

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I also, for what it’s worth, got Xs on my hands (for the first time in like ten years). Sometimes you forget your ID at home and zap right back to being 17

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

it all goes back to Big Tinnitus

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 24/09/2026

This week’s cover package: The Scene’s annual guide to the season's most anticipated art, film, theater, music events and more. www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture…

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Saliers on Daisy Chain Fields Festival: “I mean, what a triumph. … Amy and I were always looking for pop stars to get involved in activism along the way, and it was really hard to find people who were willing to do that.”

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Jane @jane.meangirls.online · 23/09/2026

When I go to see an Eggers movie I want to see a bunch of weird looking Protestants being absolutely miserable in black and white. I don’t know about this one Bob…

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I wrote about MALLORY’S GHOST, SPARKS and CRYSTAL CROSS here

Mallory's Ghost
Mallory’s Ghost makes literal a classic dating pitfall: feeling haunted by a partner’s lingering exes. Mallory is insecure about her own creative prowess, and a writing retreat with her boyfriend Sam fuels her self-consciousness when their host Lorna lets it slip that he previously brought his last girlfriend Louise to the same house — doubly so when she starts to see Louise’s spirit manifesting in the yard. It’s a great watch, with such strong assurance in its own logic that its fantastical twists feel natural, and featuring nuanced commentary on creativity and insecurity. It’s also damn funny, as in a hilariously pretentious dinner-party question from Lorna: “Is that true, you have a creative mind?” 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at Regal Green Hills Theater 15 ANNIE PARNELL

Sparks
Fans of the 2024 animated indie comedy Boys Go to Jupiter will enjoy Sparks, a magical-realist coming-of-age story that establishes itself as “a film set in a city in northwestern Nevada” in its opening credits. There a group of teenage friends dreams of time-traveling through a reservoir portal to glamorous locales: Y2K Berlin, Woodstock, 1960s Paris. When Cleo (Eighth Grade’s Elsie Fisher) moves to town, the escapism becomes real, and the group starts to get pulled between the lives they lead and the ones they dream of. It’s a sweet indie charmer about the mythology that suburban malaise creates — and the magic of finding yourself through movies. 1:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Regal Green Hills Theater 15 ANNIE PARNELL

Crystal Cross
Crystal Cross is one of those rare finds: a movie about Christianity that doesn’t try to convert. Instead, it centers on the opposites-attract relationship between plucky, devout singer Dottie and misanthropic, self-destructive James, who are drawn to each other on a drive to California. Filmed partially in Nashville and Memphis, the film’s road-trip twee and faith reckoning suggest Little Miss Sunshine and Electrick Children. It feels at times a bit too structured, nested in both a frame narrative and a series of chapters — but Crystal Cross has some real gems. Two of them: A gallows gag in which James tries to commit suicide by running a Tesla in a garage but fails (no emissions), and Dottie’s music, which is part Lana Del Rey, part Natalie Bergman. 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Regal Green Hills Theater 5 ANNIE PARNELL

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Incredible implications here. “Let me tell you about a historic transmasc sex worker. His name? I’m glad you asked …. It’s ‘Transmasc Sex Worker’”

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

the name of this potential historic transmasc person being “Jack Bender” is sending me

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“All but ensuring another phase of fairgrounds politics” — @ejmotycka.bsky.social Here we go again folks

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

big fans of their music! just didn’t realize they were funny like that

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Worth noting: Gillian Welch thought it was “a mistake” that she and David Rawlings were nominated for Duo/Group of the Year because they hadn’t released music in the last year. Sierra Ferrell won Artist of the Year last year despite the same:

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Sierra Ferrell Repeats Americana Win

MJ Lenderman, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, The McCrary Sisters and more also recognized at this year’s Honors and Awards

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In general, The Milk Carton Kids are hilarious and talented hosts. Totally broke the ice after the audio mix-up with Dolly’s video. I wasn’t familiar with your game, Milk Carton Kids

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Milk Carton Kid Kenneth Pattengale shared support for Jason Isbell in his ongoing lawsuit with Suno, and commented on Suno CEO saying most people “don’t enjoy” making music, saying “that person is a clown”

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Jason Isbell Files Class Action Lawsuit Claiming Suno Coded AI to ‘Extract Musicians’ Identities’

Jason Isbell filed a class action lawsuit against AI music platform Suno accusing it of designing its AI generator to evoke artists’ characteristics.

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A powerful pre-recorded message from Dolly — despite technical issues — and Americana’s reckoning with AI were among my big takeaways last night. 🧵

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m at the Ryman for the @americanafest.bsky.social Awards tonight! Stay tuned for updates on the awards from @nashvillescene.com 🤠

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

if you follow me you probably know a thing or two about baseball players or Americana musicians. now you can prove your expertise in both with this quiz I built

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New and improved interface on the Scene's annual "Baseball Player or Americana Musician" quiz, which is always fun and a lot more challenging than I ever expect for it to be. (But I still got "Star Player"!)

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AmericanaFest 2026: The Scene’s Extra Innings Quiz

Test your knowledge of Americana and pro baseball, two disciplines known for folksy nomenclature, with our annual quiz in which we challenge you to separate the songsmiths and troubadours from the pit...

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wedl’s primary influences are Tom Petty and Lucinda Williams — two artists known for effortless, subtle complexities. She announced her signing to ANTI- by celebrating another hero: Kathleen Edwards, whose song “Six O’Clock News” Wedl describes as a “childhood soundtrack.”

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Macon I knew you were the target audience for this lol. and thank you thank you 🙏

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Macon @maconmaxey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

8/12! Did better than I expected to. The nicknames give this a whole other level

STAR PLAYER: You hit this quiz out of the park! Great job.

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