She gave away a
spare kidney to save a sick
stranger from demise.

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Nightmare fuel is made
of spiders, shadows and loud
noises from nowhere.

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Photo: Denis Carrascosa (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for June 19, 2018:

• I read the chilling “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi @MohamedouOuld on the torture and wrongful imprisonment of this detainee by U.S. military.
  [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2LsqbA3
• The Kardashian Makeup Empire Is Only Getting Bigger
  By Zan Romanoff @zanopticon
• .@JustinHopwood_, the Male Model Who Lost His Hair
  By Lauren Larson @lrnlrsn
• Flashback: No excuses
• How Composer @NicholasBritell Became the Sound of Money in Hollywood
  By Katie Baker @katiebakes
• Interview with Pulitzer-winning critic and author Hilton Als
  By @EmmaBrockes
  (via @mayainbavaria @PenguinUKBooks)
• Flashback: Y’all Connect: The future of showrooming
• Super Awesome Sylvia was a role model to girls in science. Then he realized he is a boy.
  By @AviSelk
• The rise and fall of South Africa’s renewables program, once one of the world’s fastest growing markets
  By Paul Burkhardt @pburkhardt
• Flashback: From 2008: Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 10
  #haiku #poetry
• Oral history of 1980s cartoon “G.I. Joe” by the voice cast
  Compiled by @AaronCouch
• Even This Data Guru Is Creeped Out by What Anonymous Location Data Reveals About Us
  By @DJPangburn
• The History of Sears Predicts Nearly Everything Amazon Is Doing
  By Derek Thompson @DKThomp
• One of Anthony @Bourdain’s last interviews
  By @MariaBustillos

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Let your colors burst

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for July 29 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Documentaries
revel in small details that
happen to be true.

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The baseball legend
reveled in his family,
always at home plate.

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Take vitamins A
through Z with a dose of in-
essential oil.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Talking with Kellie Clark of Innovate Birmingham on Birmingham Innovation Week earlier this month. From What’s Happening Bham.

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Jacksonville Southern rock band J.J. Grey and Mofro perform in June at Avondale Brewing Company (our vertical video of thew week). From Banginbook.

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A glimpse of the Thunder on the Mountain fireworks show on Independence Day over Red Mountain. From Christie Dedman.

More fireworks. From Kristen Still Standing.

And drone footage. From Mike S.

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Highlights from summer football day camp in June at Legion Field. From SportsMarkit.com.

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The beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens (our other vertical video of thew week). From Happy Trips.

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Walking through LightRails downtown. From Buffett2010.

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Jerimie Goike talks about “Autism from a Personal Perspective” at Birmingham-Southern College. From Jerimie Goike.

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Exploring the abandoned Banks Middle School. From Iron Vagabonds.

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Talking with Birmingham via CB radio. From Charlie Brown.

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Who wants doughnuts?! From Alabama Outlaws.

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Music video for “ForeignKodak” by L.A. rapper and Birmingham native Kartel Kodak. From DJ Uzi Vert Thug YSL.

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Demonstrating the Ovad Drive-Thru Stage to photograph cars for sale, at America’s Auto Auction in Moody. From Ovad Stages.

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Hiking through Red Mountain Park. From Gowestusa.

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Nashville Christian singer Rachael Mann performs at WDJC 93.7 FM. From Rachael Mann.

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Tony Hernandez stars in “An American Man.” From Lily Ahree Siegel.

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Birmingham Giants player Reese Lowery hits a single. From Reese Lowery.

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Driving I-459 at night. From Of the Dawn Patriot.

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Checking out the Saturday morning Cars and Coffee at Hoover Tactical Firearms. From HD Muscle Cars.

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Birmingham Barons center fielder Joel Booker makes a game-ending diving catch against the Jackson Generals in June at Regions Field downtown. From Minor League Baseball.

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Los Angeles rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars performs “Rescue Me” earlier this month at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. Jared Leto brought a grandmother onstage to dance. From Ashley Zarzaur.

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Jazz Vespers service in May at Southside Baptist Church. From Timothy Banks.

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Happy birthday to Mama Mwalimu. From Kikuyu Diaspora Television USA.

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Part six of Birmingham’s Kyle Sullivan’s monthlong trip to Antarctica in 2017. From Screen Door Pictures.

Plus, “A Postcard from Antarctica.” From Screen Door Pictures.

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A night for Bloods (our other other vertical video of thew week). From Bigkastro Lopez.

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A have not having
is a blessing in the form
of pure gratitude.

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He took his dining
seriously, charting strengths,
specialties and price.

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The kiosk never
said hi or made eye contact,
just took meal orders.

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I’ve fallen in love
with the sky and her wondrous
ever-changing moods.

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Photo: Jürgen Luger (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for July 22, 2018:

• I found “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to be a great basic primer on putting feminism into practice at any age.
  [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2LBfKGd
• We should have seen Trump coming
  By Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The Polar Expedition That Went Berserk
  By @BlairBraverman
• Flashback: Growing an organic following on Twitter
• Hunting the Con Queen of Hollywood: Who’s the “Crazy Evil Genius” Behind a Global Racket?
  By @Scott_C_Johnson
• Lots of #Bham books on @InstagramBham’s Amazon page
• Flashback: From 2008, Justice and Juveniles: Town halls on crime and education in Birmingham
• Why Do Bobbleheads Usually Look so Terrible?
  By @JoonLee
• Bolivia Tells President Evo Morales Ayma @evoespueblo His Time Is Up. He Isn’t Listening.
  By Nick Casey @caseysjournal
  (via @KayMContreras)
• Flashback: From 2008, fans grouse about a Birmingham music festival they can’t possibly understand. Pay attention, #slossfest.
• Johnny Depp seems … fun … to work with
  By @StephenRodrick
• This is how democracies die, not with a coup, but an internal whimper
  By Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt
  (via @LeftDemocrat)
• How Fake News Turned a Small Town in Idaho Upside Down
  By Caitlin Dickerson @itscaitlinhd
• Long live the group chat
  By @AaronMEdwards

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: A summer’s sojourn
• Vote 2018: Alabama primary election runoff results

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for July 22 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Escaping the ice
cold interior to a
foggy glasses world.

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Humility can
be one of the greatest traits
hidden inside us.

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Always shoot giraffes
in portrait mode because it
makes them look slimmer.

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