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#sundayread for May 31, 2015

Sunday, May 31st, 2015

eyes on book

Photo: Francisco Osorio (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for May 31, 2015:

Y’all Connect: Our last two speakers are …
Why an Oregon official leaked @GovKitz’s emails, by @NigelJaquiss
“Click-clack the Rattlebag,” by Neil Gaiman @neilhimself
The art of the brand [Rocket City Bloggers]
Inside Walt Disney’s Failed City of Tomorrow, by Matt Patches @misterpatches
Nikki Finke, Feared Hollywood Reporter, Turns to Fiction, by @RaviSomaiya
Y’all Connect: Spotlight on 2015 speaker Taylor Robinson
Fanboi @StephenFry talks with Apple’s chief design officer Jony Ive
John Bohannon Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here’s How
Flashback: Project Bulk – Day 273: End of the third trimester
Did your favorite TV show get canceled? 7 possible reasons by Todd VanDerWerff @tvoti
A Choice for Recovering Addicts: Relapse or Homelessness, by @Kim_Barker
Escape or Die, by James Verini (RT @thehiphopswami)
Dunham, Schumer, Ellie Kemper, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Tracee Ellis Ross comedy roundtable

More posts from Wade this week:

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

More #sundayread recommendations from me

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the suggestive jester

Sunday, May 31st, 2015

She would tell a joke.
Her audience would laugh, then
giggle thoughtfully.

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minister of offense

Saturday, May 30th, 2015

Get in front of the
story, and keep the players
eligible first.

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harmless rain

Friday, May 29th, 2015

It trickled. It poured.
It seemed to never stop. The
ground soaked it all in.

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self-flagellation

Thursday, May 28th, 2015

Why are you hitting
yourself? Why are you hitting
yourself? To improve.

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the countdown to moving out

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Each lazy day brings
the ripe collegian closer
to new surroundings.

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numb to criticism

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Enough jabs and tweaks
at the hide make it callous
to compliments, too.

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The Birmingham channel: Making tracks

Monday, May 25th, 2015

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Rethink 20/59 video on proposed overhaul of interstate stretch through downtown. From James Clark.

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Time-lapse video of artist Michael Fischler injecting paint into bubble wrap to create a portrait of Birmingham native and singer Beth Thornley. From Michael Fischler.

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Birmingham mayor William Bell interviewed on business news site TheStreet about downtown’s building boom. From TheStreet.

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Rock band the Pixies performs “Dead” earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From treser62.

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Challenger Hellcat parade lap at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From jeffscot26.

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Service project by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Birmingham branch to add playground mulch at Mitchell’s Place in Irondale. From skipdidit.

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The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham presents a proposal for a bus rapid transit system. From South East Lake Neighborhood Association.

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Skateboarding on First Avenue South downtown. From David Sheetz.

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The “Ballad of Birmingham,” as told through Minecraft. From istone111.

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Narrating a drive through Birmingham. From the Jade and John Show.

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A promo for “Sweet Home Railroad,” one man’s journey to becoming a train engineer. From Daniel Hill.

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“Heads,” a weekend spent in eight downtown barber shops. From Dillon Hayes.

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Preparing for the Summer Flash Mob at the June 4 Birmingham Art Crawl. From Sanspointe Dance.

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Christian Hill highlight reel, Holy Family Cristo Rey High School basketball. From Street Light Recruiting.

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Scott Douglas, executive director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, on elevating the quality of life for working-class residents. From Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation.

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See Noah Galloway in the “Dancing with the Stars” finals.

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Happy Memorial Day

Monday, May 25th, 2015

Video: Gen. Colin Powell on the meaning of Memorial Day.

Happy Memorial Day!

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extended salute

Monday, May 25th, 2015

Honor our war dead
by taking proper care of
their grieving loved ones.

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#sundayread for May 24, 2015

Sunday, May 24th, 2015

book art

Photo: Blondinrikard Fröberg (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for May 24, 2015:

Y’all Connect: Our next, next three speakers are …
Dangerous Bites: Cultural Implications of Food Allergies, by @HapaMamaGrace
Last steps for Noah Galloway in “Dancing with the Stars” finals
Hacker @Sidragon1’s Tweet Reignites Ugly Battle Over Security Holes, by @KimZetter
The art of the brand
The war on big food, by @BethKowitt
Flashback: Project Bulk – Day 266: The days go by so fast
The Watchdog, the Whistleblower, and the Secret CIA Torture Report, by @JasonLeopold
Fall of the Hipster Brands: Decline of American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, by @LizSegran
I Can’t Just Look at the Grand Canyon, by @ethicalthinker (RT @FamilyNature)

More posts from Wade this week:

The Birmingham channel: What we do in our off-hours

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

More #sundayread recommendations from me

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a holiday, not a holy day

Sunday, May 24th, 2015

Let us honor the
fallen without piety
or such idol worship.

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the lonely dunes

Saturday, May 23rd, 2015

I walked along the
lonely dunes and found myself
at one with others.

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sea breeze

Friday, May 22nd, 2015

Not so much currents
of air as a lullaby
made of atmosphere.

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the black eye of the gulf

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

It dwells below the
depths, a cesspool of mankind’s
oil addiction.

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