In another life,
we could be great friends or at
least, not as distant.

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Them is who we keep
out. Them is who we fight, who
we fear, who we blame.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Working out. From Elevate Health and Wellness.

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Swedish tech death metal band Soreption performs earlier this month at Zydeco on Southside. From jamiebcarp1973.

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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Avondale Brewing Company. From Rachel Leigh.

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The 68th National Veterans Day parade in downtown Birmingham. From National Veterans Day.

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Buffalo death metal band Cannibal Corpse performs earlier this month at Zydeco. From jamiebcarp1973.

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Checking out artist Mr. Howard. From Mr. Bates.

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Celebrity chef and author Gina Neely discusses the Magic City Classic. From Chanda Temple.

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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Golden Flake. From Rachel Leigh.

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A look at the Urban Food Project. From REV Birmingham.

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Parents at St. Aloysius Catholic School in Bessemer talk about how the Alabama Accountability Act has created opportunities for their children. From Scholarships for Kids.

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Promo for the book “For the Beauty of Birmingham” from Charity Ponter Photography. From Banks Nash.

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Muscle Shoals band Firekid plays “Die For Alabama” earlier this month at the Syndicate Lounge on Southside. From Daniel Cambron.

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The Uri Band performs at Moe’s Original BBQ. From Uri Band.

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Massachusetts reggae band Stickfigure performs at Zydeco on Southside. From sidesho PSYonX.

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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Vulcan. From Rachel Leigh.

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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Miss Myra’s Pit Bar-B-Q in Vestavia Hills. From Rachel Leigh.

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The Birmingham Boys Choir performs “Gardener of the World” in September at Samford’s Brock Recital Hall. From SBMPCOM.

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The opening ceremony from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk fund-raiser earlier this month at Railroad Park downtown. From April Richelle.

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A 13-mile motorcycle ride on U.S. 280 at 6:45 a.m. to Southside. From Brandon Hughes.

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The collective Birmingham schools band performs “Isn’t She Lovely?” (our vertical video of the week). From Avion Greene.

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The final dress rehearsal for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony performed by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. From Alabama Symphony.

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“Good for one free hug.”
It never expired, and
it never ran out.

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Photo: Alison Benbow (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 15, 2015:

• Y’all Connect: David Griner on writing headlines that matter
• Out from under, by Allie Gross @Allie_Elisabeth (RT @Emm7E)
• Living and Dying on Airbnb, by Zak Stone @_zs
• Apple News? Online and offline habits in 2015
• Rise and Fall of “Trading Spaces,” Home Design Show That Ruled World, by @TheSSKate
• Free book recommendations. What new skill would help you succeed in your business/your life?
• Flashback: Movie bargains in Birmingham: 3 ways to save big
• Our double lives: Dark realities behind “perfect” online profiles by Maureen Callahan
• The Case for Melancholy, by Laren Stover @reine_des_fees (via @FamilyNature)
• Flashback: Everything I would fix about your terrible restaurant website
• An Oral History of Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare,” by Barry Thompson @barelytomson
• The Other Paris: Are the suburbs incubators of terrorism? By George Packer
• Neruda poems “of extraordinary quality” found, by @AlisonFlood (via @AfrikaReads)
• Inside an “Anything Goes” Sex Club, by @NeilStrauss

More posts from Wade this week:

• Happy Veterans Day!
• The Birmingham channel: Hard times, mean streets

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Five parties walked in
needing tables, and a tot
just swiped the menus.

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Liberty always.
Equality forever.
Fraternity now.

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Heroine vs.
female villain. Musical!
4D. Masks for all.

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College students face
down the biggest and smallest
of injustices.

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Video: Live stream of the National Veterans Day
parade in downtown Birmingham, starting
at 1:30 p.m.

A big thank you to all the men and women who have served in our armed forces!

The National Veterans Day parade starts at 1:30 p.m., with live streaming available in the video above. Note that the route for 2015 has changed slightly because of construction downtown.

Map: National Veterans Day parade route

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Video: Drone footage of the 2014 National Veterans Day parade

They did the job, and
they did it with courage and
grace. We thank them all.

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Shipping containers
to live in, to shop in, to
work in, to ship stuff.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

TomoUSA on the dashcam footage of Birmingham police firing on suspect.

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Cops, Court and Coffee on the dashcam footage of Birmingham police firing on suspect.

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Live Leak on the dashcam footage of Birmingham police firing on suspect.

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DJ Esco, Future and Freeband Gang perform in July at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From KingSize MultiMedia Group.

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Bumper for the Birmingham Barons on ESPN. From Chandon Hudgins.

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“Shugs,” the story of the Birmingham Sugar Babies, a group of women who found community in dance later in life. From Mary Recio.

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Let’s ride the elevator at Belk in Brookwood Village. From Collin Baker.

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Drone footage of trains passing by Railroad Park downtown. From Tom Leader Studio.

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L.A. R&B band Vintage Trouble performs “Shows What You Know” in October at Saturn in Avondale. From eyeliner1000.

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Ike Pigott interviews Ahmad Ward of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute about President Harding’s 1921 civil rights speech in Birmingham. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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An October bike ride (our vertical video of the week). From Black Girls Do Bike.

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Driving in the October rain along U.S. 280. From Live Storms Media.

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Birmingham nonprofit organization Kulture City receives a $50,000 grant from Microsoft to aid in its mission to help people with autism. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Birmingham hip-hop artist Ripcord performs “Flex” in October at the Merienda Lounge on Southside. From Ripcord BamaBoy.

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Soho Retro in Homewood recently opened up a pop-up shop called the Upstairs Rack for vintage clothing. From Starnes Publishing.

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The Miles College Purple Marching Machine’s exhibition performance in October at the Magic City Marching Band Festival at Carver High in North Birmingham. From Vincent Perry.

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A Russian’s journey from downtown to a drive along I-20/59. From Kanistra TV.

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A fight inside a Citgo, as seen from the security camera. From Deion Tolbert.

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What was it like to be an extra in “Stay Hungry” with Arnold Schwarzenegger, filmed in Birmingham? From al.com.

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A look at the Nick on Southside. From Shellina Ryals.

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Nighttime ride with the Magic City Bike Club (our other vertical video of the week). From Clarence Harris.

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A look at the Premiere Birmingham beauty show in October at the BJCC Exhibition Hall. From Whitney Evans.

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The best insult cuts
deep and without sting, letting
the blood drain for days.

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My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 8, 2015:

• My Birmingham Blogging Academy blog is available for FREE on Apple News for iOS
• Football in Alabama 1: The cash cow that is the Alabama Crimson Tide, by @JoeDrape
• Football in Alabama 2: UAB’s second chance, by @JoeGoodmanJr #freeuab
• Y’all Connect: Video: Wendy Lea on the world of social collaboration
• Email marketing (3 of 3): Big numbers, big rewards
• Can a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness choose to die? By @IsoldeRaftery
• Y’all Connect is available for FREE on Apple News for iOS
• The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons, by Marisa Kwiatkowski @IndyMarisaK (RT @Koons17112)
• Wade on Birmingham is available for FREE on Apple News for iOS
• The Secret Lives of Vinyl Hoarders, by April Greene @aprilweiz
• @TheBloggess compiled all our humiliating moments. 1: http://bit.ly/1PtwRqX / 2: http://bit.ly/1PtwTz8
• Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice (RT @vsisson13)
• Inside an FBI hostage crisis outside Dothan, Ala., by @MPhillipsWSJ
• Why we need thought experiments & daydreaming, by @WalterIsaacson (via @FamilyNature)

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Every band for itself

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me