rise of the telepresence robots
Sunday, November 8th, 2015Gail rolled from cube to
cube, awkwardly chit-chatting
through a cracked iPad.
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Archive for November, 2015
at my annual flu shot
Saturday, November 7th, 2015With a single stick,
I banish thee foul virus— ACK!
OH MY FRAGILE ARM!
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candy crushers
Friday, November 6th, 2015Let’s stop calling them
“smartphones.” They’re making us all
dumber with each glance.
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the humane condition
Thursday, November 5th, 2015We all make mistakes.
Some of us forgive ourselves.
Others agonize.
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the neverending worry
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015I have so many
things I want to do today.
This week. This lifetime.
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uplifting the powerless
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015A laptop with a
dying battery. A man
with a screwdriver.
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The Birmingham channel: Every band for itself
Monday, November 2nd, 2015A look at Birmingham in videos …
The Alabama State Mighty Marching Hornets performs at the 2015 Magic City Classic halftime show battle of the bands Saturday at Legion Field. From ShowtimeWeb.
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The Alabama A&M Marching Maroon and White performs at the 2015 Magic City Classic halftime show battle of the bands Saturday at Legion Field. From ShowtimeWeb.
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The 2015 Magic City Classic parade Saturday downtown. From L. Lake Williams.
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Rapper Common performs this past weekend at the Birmingham Museum of Art downtown for Classic Soiree. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Kyle Moore pitches during the summer at Birmingham-Southern’s Striplin Field. From Kyle Moore.
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Birmingham rock band Outshine performs at Tilted Kilt on U.S. 280. From Larry Treichel.
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The Carver High marching band performs for the Aga Khan Foundation fund-raiser in October at Railroad Park downtown. From tyanric05.
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A tour of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Van Tripping.
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A look at Helping Horses Alabama, a nonprofit organization that has taken in 55 horses at Six Brier Farm in Brierfield. From Sampson Stevens.
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At the Lit House hip-hop October showcase at the High Note Lounge on Southside. From theprblms.
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Waterfall at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From wingback14.
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The Birmingham Underground Cypher, part 2. From Roc Reels.
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A look at Children’s Village, a Birmingham nonprofit organization specializing as a long-term placement facility for children. From Vulcan Media.
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Alabaster blues-rock band Yellowed Out performs “The Grey” in October at Zydeco on Southside. From Yellowed Out.
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Time-lapse footage of the Vestavia Country Club golf course. From Daniel Mullaly.
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Forgotten footage outside of the FBI Building downtown. From Bama Camera.
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Looking at Birmingham’s abandoned places. From ATL Viewer.
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The Minor High School marching band performs in October at a Stone Mountain competition. From Freddie Batey.
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Oklahoma Americana band Turnpike Troubadours performs last week at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From rkincaid2012.
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Commercial for investment rental property. From Safe Future.
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A look at Her Choice Birmingham Women’s Center on Southside. From United for Life Foundation.
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Talking with the Etheridge family about its history in homegrown businesses. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz (a k a Lil Boosie) performs last week at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From RayTheGreat22.
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Comedian-musician Bo Burnham performs “Lower Your Expectations” in October at the Alabama Theatre downtown. From Destiny Davis.
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See the PBS special on Birmingham native E.O. Wilson
and his scientific legacy.
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organizational perils
Monday, November 2nd, 2015Everything goes in
this bin, save for the odds and
ends that go elsewhere.
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#sundayread for Nov. 1, 2015
Sunday, November 1st, 2015
Photo: Kurt S. (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 1, 2015:
- Email marketing (2 of 3): Expand your reach
- 100 Illustrators You Should Know Right Now (via @18thStreetArts)
- Y’all Connect: Ike Pigott on great brand interactions in the moment
- What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food? By @MikeSula
- E.O. Wilson, ant man
- 8 stories emblematic of Grantland — read ’em while you can
- Free bookmark, please!
- How the Ivy League is Forcing Out Student-Athletes, by Joon Lee @iamjoonlee
- Flashback: Vote 2014: How Alabama re-elected Dr. Bentley
- Garden & Gun profile of artist/Bham native Lonnie Holley, by @NicBrownnn (via @pinxy)
- Running Deep, the Roots of King Sunny Adé, by @FemkevanZeijl (RT @AfrikaReads)
- There Are No Innocent Black People, by @GregHoward88
- First, Let’s Get Rid of All the Bosses, by @RogerDHodge
- On the loss to readers when photojournalists fail, by @jterhaar (via @mikewmott)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
an extra hour
Sunday, November 1st, 2015An extra hour
to sleep, to meditate, to
worship and to love.
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