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DVD Review: A Moveable Feast
DVD Review: A Moveable Feast
March 10, 2015
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I love to watch the Food Network. I can watch hours upon hours of food TV even if I never make anything the fancy chefs are cooking. I do think, though, that my cooking has…
Bob Henderson, Former Naval Flight Officer and Nashville History Researcher
Tue, 04/15/2025 - 12:00
Bob Henderson, Former Naval Flight Officer and Nashville History Researcher
Back in the Day
During last year’s Magellan of the Air exhibit, Bob Henderson presented alongside Ridley Wills to discuss the historic flight and…
Happy Poetry Month!
Happy Poetry Month!
April 19, 2016
Happy Poetry Month! If you're not a big poetry fan, you need to check out Mary Oliver's new book because she'll convert you.
Wait. What? You didn’t…
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
December 6, 2015
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a film about the history of the Black Panther Party containing rare archival footage and interviews with the people who were a part…
A Final Spring Fling
A Final Spring Fling
May 6, 2016
There's still time to do a little Spring celebration.
Spring is in her full finery, and we will soon find ourselves sliding into…
Beautiful, Beautiful Books: Animal Stories
Beautiful, Beautiful Books: Animal Stories
May 3, 2016
Your read with your eyes first, right? Obviously, you do, but how important is cover art and design when choosing a book?
The…
Curation and the Frist Art Museum with Michael J. Ewing
Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:00
Curation and the Frist Art Museum with Michael J. Ewing
The Spark
Welcome back to The Spark, NPL's podcast about art and creativity.Today, we're joined by Michael J. Ewing, an associate curator from the Frist Art Museum, to talk about his…
Savor Summer: Chefs and the Community
Savor Summer: Chefs and the Community
July 13, 2015
Food plays a big role in creating community, especially in Nashville.
The kitchen was the gathering place in my home growing up so…
Free Breastfeeding Classes at NPL
Free Breastfeeding Classes at NPL
April 25, 2025
Lauren Jones has been providing free breastfeeding classes at NPL for nearly three years. Here is an interview I conducted to learn more about her and the class she teaches.…
Making the Ryman: Lula Naff
Making the Ryman: Lula Naff
March 14, 2016
Celebrating Women's History Month by rediscovering one of Nashville's pioneering managers.
Lula Naff is the woman behind shifting the Ryman…
One For Your Watchlist: The Fog
One For Your Watchlist: The Fog
April 18, 2025
How do you follow up one of the most successful and profitable horror movies in the history of cinema that helped jumpstart a decades-long trend of slasher films? Clearly you…
April Showers
April Showers
April 20, 2025
Although many surveys will say that fall is Americans’ favorite season, I am firmly a spring-is-the-best-season truther. I love the longer days of sunshine, the flowers blooming (yes, even with…
Book review: Manifest Destiny volume 1: Flora and Fauna
Book review: Manifest Destiny volume 1: Flora and Fauna
February 22, 2015
The worst thing about history is its lack of monsters. There’s Hitler, of course, the gold standard of historical bad guys, but when I say monsters I mean MONSTERS--mysterious,…
Emliy Waltenbaugh
Emliy Waltenbaugh,