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‘My mom, I love her ‘cause she loves me’: Bonnaroo with Ma

Feature Photo by Skyler Wendell Story by Hannah Carley Bonnaroo headliners the Red Hot Chili Peppers sold out The Farm Saturday, and fans packed the grounds like sardines in a can,...

Advocates make connections and spread awareness in Bonnaroo’s Non-Profit Village

Photos by Skyler Wendell, Sidelines Story by Shauna Reynolds A safe place to sleep. A listening ear. A chance to...

Feel the music: The hard of hearing and Deaf experience at Bonnaroo

Photo by Emma Burden Story by Emma Burden Steven Thorn walked out of the Chappell Roan pit with sweat down...

Chappell Roan’s fans (AKA the Pink Pony Club) dance into Bonnaroo

Photos by Skyler Wendell, Sidelines Story by Sarah Baczewski Festivalgoers arrived at Chappell Roan’s set exhausted from Saturday night's shenanigans...

Idles celebrates a birthday at Bonnaroo

Feature photo by MTSU Sidelines Story by Matthew Olson Adam Devonshire and Jon Beavis of Idles stomped their way into...

How Morgan Massengill went from MTSU graduate to The Bobby Bones Show producer

Photo by Payton Comerford/ Contributing photographer By Payton Comerford/ Contributing writer Country radio super star Bobby Bones yells out to his catch-all producer frantically, “Do you...

Mother Teresa intervened to help a Murfreesboro couple overcome adoption red tape

Photo courtesy of Bonnie Tinsley Mother Teresa was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on Sept. 4.  She is often discussed with mythical admiration; though...

SLF 2016: Author Ann Patchett on her inspirations and journey

"I didn't want short stories; I wanted to write a novel," said award-winning novelist Ann Patchett, the keynote speaker for this year's Southern Literary Festival. Speaking to...

Nashville’s Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival unites fear and artwork

By Emily Austin // Contributing Writer Nashville’s Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival isn’t just the place of nightmares; this three-day convention became the perfect...

Middle Tennessee Anime Convention welcomes anime fans and celebrities

Photos By David Taylor // Staff Photographer and Tanner Dedmon // Lifestyles Editor Cosplayers, celebrity guests and animation fanatics converged in Nashville from Friday to...

SLF 2016: Minton Sparks on the healing power of personal writing

She’s been dubbed everything from the love child of Flannery O’Connor and the ghost of Hank Williams, to the only non-country Country singer. A...