Out the birth canal
and into the world and then
into the cold ground.

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The mailbox was a
yawning chasm of sordid
promises, no hope.

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Each hopeful waited
to put their time and their back
into a day’s work.

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An announcement on
their relationship status
was being crafted.

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Let no gesture go
unremarked and no statement
go undissected.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

When the movie lets out … (our vertical video of the week). From Large Marge.

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Talking with Hurricane Irma evacuees in Birmingham. From WIAT-42.

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A look at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Caught in rush hour traffic. From Amilcar Portillo

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Birmingham rapper King David holds court. From King David.

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Highlights from the Alabama A&M vs. UAB game earlier this month at Legion Field, marking the Blazers’ return to football after 3 years. From HBCU Gameday.

The view from the stands. From Landon Kauhn.

More from the game. From University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Feature on UAB’s Timothy Alexander. From UAB News.

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At Red Mountain Park (our other vertical video of the week). From Damian Laster.

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Trains in Irondale. From Carson Bean

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Drone footage of an abandoned mill. From MBWalter TV.

Drone footage of Uptown, the Westin Birmingham, the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex and the downtown skyline. From MBWalter TV.

Drone footage of Vulcan and the Saturn 1B rocket in Elkmont near the Alabama-Tennessee border. From DandJjohnson.

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Alcorn State vs. Florida International earlier this month at Legion Field, a game moved from Miami because of Hurricane Irma. From Covering All River Region Sports Alabama State.

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On the beach at Sidebar in Lakeview. From Crooked Tree Productions.

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A look at Barons’ pitcher Jordan Guerrero, a prospect for the White Sox. From Sox TV.

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Promo for General Seti’s event, “The Art of Leadership During the Time of Crisis,” Saturday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Birmingham on Southside. From Sara Suten Seti.

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Visiting the Sheraton Birmingham and Uptown. From ShadowSavage Gaming.

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Dancing at the nightclub (our other other vertical video of the week). From Catedratico DJ.

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The squirrel family (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Rid-a-Critter Inc.

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A trip to the Birmingham Zoo. From La Palmada Guerrero.

More from the zoo. From La Palmada Guerrero.

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Promo for the FXmmXs Fatales Fest fund-raiser, held this past weekend. From Haleigh Black.

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Promo for UNITE, a Shelby County missions camp by the Shelby Baptist Association. From SBA.

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Preview of the third weekend of high school football earlier this month. From Starnes Publishing.

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Highlights from the Indian sibling duo Salim-Sulaiman concert earlier this month at Samford University. From Onejamat Diamond Jubilee.

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Driving on Preserve Parkway in Hoover. From Paradox Films.

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A July birthday trip to Washington via the Amtrak Crescent. From Catherine Graham.

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July’s Alumni Classic at Lawson State Community College in Industrial Center, featuring Ensley, Jackson-Olin, Parker and West End. From Arkadia Films.

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Former UAB quarterback Sam Hunt tells a story at the UAB House Party earlier this month at Uptown (our final vertical video of the week). From Bigworm6917.

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Train. From Railroad Fan Number One.

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Vlog from Florida’s Corn Cob Piper. From Corn Cob Piper.

Visiting the Briary in Homewood. From Corn Cob Piper.

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Kamtek auto parts plant grand opening in the Echo Highlands neighborhood. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Birmingham’s quest to land Amazon’s second headquarters. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Learn to fill in those
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Photo: Sjoerd Lammers Photography (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for September 24, 2017:

• Y’all Connect: Building a mythology through storytelling
• The Resegregation of Jefferson County, Ala., by Nikole Hannah-Jones @nhannahjones
• Why Suburban Schools Are Inflating Kids’ Grades, by @JonMarcusBoston (via @WidmeyerED)
• In the beginning: Revisiting blog posts for fun and profit
• Last-Mile Delivery and Rise of Urban Warehouse, by @JBreezeiii33 (via @commsource)
• The woman who never could remember a thing about her past, by @ErikaHayasaki /via @nxthompson
• Y’all Connect 2017 through photos
• How not to create traffic jams, pollution and urban sprawl (RT @kikiochieng)
• The evolution of war photography, by Gaja Pellegrini-Bettoli @gajapell (RT @malakyz)
• Flashback: 2007 preview of Ken Burns’ “The War,” plus @APTV’s “WWII: Alabama Remembers”
• How AI Is Creating Building Blocks to Reshape Music and Art, by @CadeMetz (RT @EvyCoul)
• When Our Troops Are Abandoned & Neglected at Home: reading list on vets compiled by @markarms
• Hurricane Katrina: Beyond the Breach, by Wright Thompson (via @Longreads)
• Digital culture & Thoreau’s Philosophy of Communication by John @TinnellCUdenver /RT @zerecon

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Iron and nine

The latest #sundayread tweets:

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• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Shouts rang out up and
down the street as each team’s fans
groaned and cheered their fates.

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Supervisors looked
with disdain at free spirits
who slipped through somehow.

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Nerds would gather to
discuss the finer points of
picking up Klingons.

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Her sidekick wanted
nothing more than a few pats
and full loyalty.

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We take time to mark
the little milestones as we
share the path forward.

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Slowly winding up
the interstate, yelling at
each annoying jerk.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Promo for Homewood’s Rob’e Mans Automotive Service. From Rob’e Mans Automotive Service.

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In the tunnel at Sloss Furnaces (our vertical video of the week). From Steve Jordan.

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Promo for the Pirate Red Diamond Express Train Ride at the Birmingham Zoo. From Thomas Coiner.

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August’s Birmingham Track Club Surprise Social at Brookwood Village in Homewood. From DmMedia.

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Summer fun in Birmingham, Atlanta, on the water and at the beach. From Laine Phillips.

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Birmingham band the Brook and the Bluff performs “Redbone” in August at the Caledonia Lounge in Athens, Ga. From Athens, Ga., Live Music.

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Dash cam footage of a truck crash on I-65 downtown. From Newsflare Clips.

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Roland Martin promotes charter schools in August at Bethel Baptist Church in Pratt City. From OTTV25 DA8TV.

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Promo for Fonteneau and Arnold law firm in Five Points South. From Yellow Pages.

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Time-lapse footage of Birmingham artist Patty B. Driscoll working on a still life painting (our other vertical video of the week). From BMA Docents.

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Dance battle! From Van Stephens.

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Durham singer-songwriter Iron and Wine performs “The Devil Never Sleeps” in August at Saturn in Avondale. From David Gunnells.

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Scenes from the 2015 Sickle Cell Walk at Kelly Ingram Park downtown. From Sickle Cell.

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Music video for “In the Mirror” by rapper Birmingham J featuring Venus. From Tig Knight.

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Birmingham-Southern College cuts tuition 50 percent for fall 2018. From Birmingham-Southern College.

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Looking for houses to flip in Center Point. From SimplePasiveCashflow dot com.

Flipping a house in Crestwood North. From SimplePasiveCashflow dot com.

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Birmingham’s Mason Robbins game-winning RBI in the 11th inning against the Tennessee Smokies in August at Regions Field. From Minor League Baseball.

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Preview of the second weekend of high school football earlier this month at Homewood’s Waldrop Stadium. From Starnes Publishing.

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Welcome video for the 2017 JCC Maccabi Games opening ceremonies. From LJCC.

Highlights from the JCC Maccabi Games. From LJCC.

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