A grocer made his
way through growing pains and tough
times, feeding us all.

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Smashed parking meters,
burnt shells of houses, rubble
roads, murderous wolves.

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Work in the dark. Breathe
in the dark. Go home in the
dark. Die in the dark.

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Let us trade our thoughts
in acronyms and smileys,
hashtags and selfies.

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My picks for #sundayread for February 24, 2019:

• After listening to David Carr’s “The Night of the Gun,” I learned something important: I don’t care for junkie memoirs. (But thanks to @GlennyBrock for the recommendation.)
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• There’s No Place Blacker than Birmingham
  By @MichaelHarriot
  #Bham
• American water crisis: Cost spikes force hundreds of thousands of people to endure without an essential resource
  By @MIZamudio and Will Craft @craftworksxyz
• Flashback: Y’all Connect — Storytelling in depth: Comedy in 8 easy steps
• “The Sound of Silence,” illustrated serenade to art of listening to one’s inner voice amid noise of modern life
  By Maria Popova @brainpicker
  (via @FaridaMessaadi)
• From 1944: John F. Kennedy’s Story of Survival
  By John Hersey
• Flashback: Y’all Connect — More marketing, onscreen and beyond
• How to build a steady reading habit
  By Nick Douglas @toomuchnick
• The family behind the original Nashville Hot Chicken
  By @Williams_Paige
• Flashback: I love Ginny’s recap of “The Biggest Loser” and our Alabama team from 2008
• Women accuse singer-songwriter @TheRyanAdams of emotional and verbal abuse, harassment
  By @JoeCoscarelli and @MelenaR yzik
  #MeToo
• Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the NSA to Its Core
  By @ScottShaneNYT, @NicolePerlroth and David @SangerNYT
• How to Survive the Anthropocene
  By @ChauBTu
  (via @WGNHS)
• The last words of @JohnDingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history
  (via @@lbeutler7)

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: This is just a tribute

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for February 24 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Check on the limo,
squeeze into impossibly
tight dress, wave to fans.

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Corruption upon
corruption, lie upon lie,
so much truth to find.

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No one can be bored.
No one should be bored. We live
in this peak culture.

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Boxes of delight
and sugar fly to the door
steps of those who dream.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Promo for album “Nothing Less” from Birmingham rapper Dog Boy Sho. From Askilled Entertainment Company.

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Promo for Birmingham band Act of Congress. From Act of Congress.

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January snow. From Live Storms Media.

More snow footage. From Live Storms Media.

Even more footage. From WVTM-13 News.

And closer to home (our vertical video of the week). From Mista Rich.

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Looking up at night at the Heaviest Corner on Earth downtown. From s34nVideos.

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California reggae bands Rebelution and Iya Terra perform in January at Iron City on Southside, plus sound check. From 311 Vision.

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Promo for Eng1ine Fitness gym’s challenge. From Eng1ine Fitness.

And a testimonial. From Eng1ine Fitness

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Sacramento rock band Tesla performs in 2009 at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Steve Hagar.

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Talking about opening and running Shiki Thai and Sushi in Homewood. From Bli Tut Kanue.

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Promo for Resurrection worship night with Hallal Music ministry on April 7 at CrossBridge Church of Christ in Brook Highland. From Hallal Music.

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Jalen Battle of Atlanta’s Lambert High School competes in the high jump at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Natalie Leonard.

And Lambert’s Ayesha Kapadia in the high jump. From Natalie Leonard.

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A tour of January’s Birmingham Boat Show at the BJCC East Exhibition Halls downtown. From Mid-Alabama Bassin TV.

Jeremy Baker of HO Sports at the boat show. From Russell Marine.

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Checking out the Storyteller fountain in Five Points South. From s34nVideos.

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Promo for the fifth annual Corporate Challenge fund-raiser in April at Railroad Park downtown. From Knight Eady.

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Dashcam footage of driving downtown. From Viagens Imagens.

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Dancer Heidi Nicole Stoeckley performs to “Everybody Knows” at the Freeform Showcase at the Dance Foundation in Homewood. From Heidi Nicole Stoeckley.

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A performance at the 28th annual American Gospel Quartet Convention in January at Christ Temple Deliverance in Ensley (our other vertical video of the week). From Selina Sipp.

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“Cute lil vid of BIRMINGHAM AL 🙂 .” From Seven Maness.

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A look at the history of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church downtown. From Ben Bain.

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Highlights from Hands on Birmingham’s MLK Day of Service at the Collegeville Community Center. From Kayla Gladney.

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Monster truck competition in a virtual Legacy Arena. From Monsterboss3.

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Members of the Wiregrass Waves compete in January’s Special Olympics 2019 Birmingham Aquatics Sectional at the CrossPlex in Five Points West (our other other vertical video of the week). From Zapdo Lion.

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Grabbing lunch downtown at Granny’s Fish ‘N Grits food truck. From Anjera Mari.

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UAB celebrates Christmas with an ’80s pop hit and a Mariah Carey holiday classic. From Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association.

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Air Force One and a presidential motorcade during George W. Bush’s visit in 2006. From Air Adventure.

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Promo for Alabaster 1980s pop/rock tribute band the M-80s. From Mercedes Tech.

The M-80s perform “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.” From Mercedes Tech.

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The Blizzard of ’93. From Ken Smith.

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A birthday outing at TopGolf in Uptown. From Horror Queen.

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Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance, a k a Footmad, event in January at YWCA Central Alabama downtown. From Tom Gordon.

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UAB design team vlog in January, with students Cody Abbott, Rod Day, Skylar Davis, Timothy Lee and Carlton Robertson. From Carlton Robertson.

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Nashville Grateful Dead tribute band the Stolen Faces performs in January at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From the Stolen Faces.

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Nashville country singer Luke Combs performs “Honky Tonk Highway” in January at Legacy Arena downtown. From David R.

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Visiting town for the Momentum conference. From Katy Marr.

Highlights from the conference. From Eric Gusevik.

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Black History Month feature on the Negro League Southern Museum airing in Raleigh-Durham. From CBS 17.

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Trailer for “Iron Grit” (2019), documentary on Richard Arrington Jr.’s rise as first black mayor of Birmingham, by Birmingham director Jamel Lajuan. From Jamel Lajuan.

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Birmingham rapper Flaw on Atlanta’s Ridin’ Durty Radio. From Ridin’ Durty Radio.

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Boone, N.C., indie band Rainbow Kitten Surprise performs in January at Iron City on Southside. From Lexarroo.

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Trailer for Robert Clem’s 2012 documentary “The Jefferson County Sound,” on the traditional gospel quartet style starting in the early 1900s. From Robert Clem.

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Walking and talking through LightRails downtown. From s34nVideos.

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Promo for Cultivate classes this month at Church Unlimited in Brook Highland Plaza. From Parresia.

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The scorched earth has drowned
in weeks of rainfall. The skies
will show no mercy.

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It’s a paperless
world till you write a check, send
a letter, swat flies.

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Is it cooking to
assemble a meal kit? Or
to microwave stuff?

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My picks for #sundayread for February 17, 2019:

• Enjoyed @WarrenStJohn’s “Outcasts United,” about an inspiring woman, Luma Mufleh @fugeesfamily, who helps international kids heal and succeed through soccer.
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• Abuse of Faith: Investigative series reveals decades of sexual abuse by Southern Baptist church leaders, volunteers
  By @RobDownenChron, Lise Olsen @chrondigger and @John_Tedesco
• Shooting the messenger: @JeremiahWright, firebrand prophet
  By @AshonCrawley
  (via @byjoelanderson)
• Flashback: Regions Bank uses video to focus on outstanding team members
• The War to Sell You a Mattress Is an Internet Nightmare
  By @DavidZax
• Language Acquisition: Fleeing New York for life with a painter in his village in central Mexico
  By @DianaSpechler
• Flashback: Y’all Connect — Intent is everything
• Hooters Chicken
  By @LizzHuerta
• Mitch McConnell @senatemajldr, ruling the Senate with parliamentary trickery
  By Charles Homans @chashomans
  (via @sundaylongread)
• Flashback: 10 years ago, the budding “Survivor” bromance between JT and @stephenfishbach
• Colin Farrell and the Art of the Small Comeback
  By Cara Buckley @caraNYT
• Poor defendants, overworked public defenders and a broken justice system
  By @RichOppel and @JugalPatelnyt
  (via @pamelacolloff @bshelburne)
• Cape Coral, the Boomtown That Shouldn’t Exist
  By @MikeGrunwald
• The Spinal Tap That Changed My Life
  By Jodi Ettenberg @legalnomads

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: A yen to explore

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for February 17 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

The status quo so
ordinary it defies
extremes and insights.

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