writer’s blech
Thursday, July 16th, 2015What is the term for
trying to write but held back
by lack of talent?
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less comprehension in less time
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015Words flash faster and
faster, books and novels speed
by the keen reader.
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box office heroes of summer 2015
Tuesday, July 14th, 2015Dinosaurs, Mad Max,
the Avengers, Minions and
a girl’s emotions.
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The Birmingham channel: Planned outings
Monday, July 13th, 2015A look at Birmingham in videos …
Soccer fans the American Outlaws watch the World Cup championship match pitting the United States against Japan at Good People Brewing Company on Southside. From ng11787.
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Jazz singer Esperanza Spalding performs July 1 at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Iris Navarro.
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Highlights from the second annual Birmingham Black Rodeo in June at Legacy Arena downtown. From Randy Wilborn.
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Birmingham, the perfect place for the upcoming Southeast Creation Conference, “uncovering the scientific evidence for creation.” From Institute for Creation Research.
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Iowa heavy metal band Slipknot performs in May at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From Brian Kell.
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Walking the cross near Uptown. From Jesus Is Real.
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Nashville blues artist Keb’ Mo’ performs “She Just Wants to Dance” in May at Iron City. From treser62.
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Praise break at the 2012 International AIM Convention in Birmingham. From Dorothea Cast.
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Hunter Jackson from Birmingham leaves a perfectly good plane. From Chattanooga Skydiving Company.
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The Church of God in Christ orchestra and the youth choir perform “I Wanna Be Holy” at the 2012 International AIM Convention in Birmingham. From Dorothea Cast.
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is part of Latino New South, a project designed to put it in touch with the city’s Latino community. From ArtsFwd.
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Birmingham mayor William Bell addressed the new roundabout and other improvements to Cahaba Road at a ribbon cutting on July 1. From Starnes Publishing.
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A farm family visits the Birmingham Zoo. From Farmtales.
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Dweezil Zappa and Zappa Plays Zappa perform Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s “Sofa No. 2” in April at Iron City. From treser62.
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Birmingham sunset on June 27. From David McElroy.
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The American Institute of Architects visits Pratt City on the 3-year anniversary of the April 27, 2011, tornado, documenting progress on neighborhood recovery and community building. From Joel Mills.
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A look at Operation HOPE Community Service. From LaTanya Millhouse.
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Teen Caitlyn shares her family vacation in Birmingham. From PassionatexBeautyx.
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The Yes We Code bus tour stops in June in Birmingham. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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See episodes from the 7-year run of concert series “We Have Signal.”
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the power of nerds
Monday, July 13th, 2015Postmodern culture,
a mashup of comic books
and highbrow humor.
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#sundayread for July 12, 2015
Sunday, July 12th, 2015
Photo: Barry Badcock (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for July 12, 2015:
- Twitter transcript for Y’all Connect 2015
- Newport Beach (CA) Police Made Life for Its Good Cops a Living Hell, by @RScottMoxley
- What makes a book quote more popular than its book? By @JesseBrowner (via @BooksLIVESA)
- On the air for “Biz Talk with Roy Williams”
- Prague Journal; Shirley Temple Black Unpacks a Bag of Memories, by Craig R. Whitney
- Bookindy app helps bookshops fight against Amazon, by @DavidMBarnett (via @GreenhouseAds)
- Flashback: Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 28: http://itswa.de/haiku-28
- The Strange Afterlife of Edgar Allan Poe’s Hair, by @ElonGreen
- @TaiyeSelasi: Stop pigeonholing African writers (RT @AfrikaReads)
- Concert series “We Have Signal” ends 7-year run
- Baby abandoned outside supermarket in 1987. Update from @TellTheresa (via @DonnaWares)
- A Holacracy of Dunces, by @PaulCarr (via @MartyMcCabe)
- In the Gay Wing of Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail, by @AniUcar
- What would you pay to be happy? By @axrenton (RT @SusaWivolin)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
melt into the sidewalk
Sunday, July 12th, 2015The dog just ambles
and pants, dragging the leash and
human in the heat.
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a state of limbo
Saturday, July 11th, 2015A life that is full
and empty, blessed with friends but
without constant love.
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the stash
Friday, July 10th, 2015Frozen balls of dough
turn any sad day into
fresh-baked cookie time.
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Concert series ‘We Have Signal’ ends 7-year run
Thursday, July 9th, 2015Video: Ex Hex on “We Have Signal”
The popular Avondale venue Bottletree Cafe closed on March 31 after 9 years of shows, drinks and vegetarian-friendly fare.
Tonight marks the final new episode of “We Have Signal,” the public TVÂ series that brought Bottletree shows to the world.
The concert program aired on Thursday nights on Alabama Public Television since 2008. Some 131 half-hour episodes later, it bows with DC punk band Ex Hex, filmed Jan. 23.
The show won a regional Emmy Award in 2009. Each episode featured performance clips and backstage interviews with musicians. Most of the shows are available on Vimeo.
“We Have Signal” airs at 10 tonight on APT 10.1, with repeats at 10:30 tonight and 11 p.m. Sunday.
“We Have Signal”
- Website | Facebook | Twitter @wehavesignal | Vimeo
Video: The Green Seed and S. Fly, from Birmingham
Video: Beach House, from Baltimore
Video: Cordero, from New York
Video: Ghost, from Tokyo
Video: Monotonix, from Tel Aviv
Video: Waxahatchee, from New York, by way of Birmingham
lost in the grind
Thursday, July 9th, 2015I can crunch numbers
or test theories, but my best
side is creative.
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back of the industrial park
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015Freight slipped onto docks
unnoticed, cargo bound for
here or overseas.
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from cradle to bigger cradle
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015Helicopter mom
and dad kept Junior tethered
long past puberty.
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The Birmingham channel: Echoes of summer
Monday, July 6th, 2015A look at Birmingham in videos …
Fireworks, part 1, Red Mountain. From Caleb Light.
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Fireworks, part 2, Oak Mountain. From Corey Scogin.
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George Washington pulls sword from Dan Meyer at American Village’s Independence Day celebration. From Dan Meyer.
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Summer 2015 mission trip Project Cam. From World Changers.
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Performance by band La DinastÃa. From Jose Aranda.
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The Birmingham Grotto trip to Gross Skeleton Cave in Jackson County. From Jeff Harrod.
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Gadsden native and rapper Yelawolf performs “Catfish Billy” in June at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Yonderhome.
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Promo for annual charity event Project Homeless Connect. From One Roof.
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The Birmingham-based Guadalupan Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit is a finalist for the Catholic Extension’s 2015 Lumen Christi Award. From cathextension.
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Fast-food workers go on strike for wages of $15 an hour. From al.com.
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Birmingham Community Mass Choir performs on “Atlanta Live” in May. From Emanuel Macon.
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Ashley Roberts and Colleen Perry sing a duet with the Unity Band. From Unity of Birmingham.
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Performing as Vulcan at DANCEe’s “Vulcanalia.” From Mario Gates.
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Swimming at the Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson. From al.com.
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A look at the 2015 Alabama Auto Show in spring at the BJCC Exhibition Hall. From Griffin Meyer.
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Behind the scenes of a traveling musical from Highland Christian Church in Asheville, N.C. From Story of God.
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A jaripeo bull riding competition. From Jose Aranda.
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Tourists document their visit to Birmingham’s Civil Rights District. From Ian Robinson.
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Biking group rolls through Mountain Brook. From Wes Douglas.
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Shooting for Beanie Babies at Children’s Harbor. From United for Life Foundation.
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See the holiday-appropriate short, “Fireworks.”
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See one of my favorite PBS shows showcase a Birmingham leader.
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See Birmingham’s Emmylou Harris perform at the White House.
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flying fingers
Monday, July 6th, 2015The violinist
practiced to make performing
look so effortless.
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