cartoon obsession
Monday, November 26th, 2018So much joy from a
set of squiggly lines and a
troupe of strong voices.
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#sundayread for November 25, 2018
Sunday, November 25th, 2018
Photo: Maja Kuzmanovic (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for November 25, 2018:
- Flashback: Vote 2008: The Obama Effect in Alabama
- The Populist Morass
By @LehmannChris
(via @SundayLongRead) - Black on Bay Street: @HadiyaRoderique had it all. But still could not fit in at large law firms.
(RT @ConsentComes1st) - Flashback: Are we making enough time for writing?
- How Edgar Allan Poe Got Kicked Out of the U.S. Army
By Brian Van Reet @bvanreet
(via @SundayLongRead) - Uncatchable: America’s most elusive fugitive George Wright ran for 40 years
By @MikeFinkel
(via @SundayLongRead) - Flashback: Y’all Connect – When searching for answers goes awry
- A Grim Tour on Magazine Crews
By @Ian_Urbina - Kevin Alexander @KAlexander03 Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then He Killed It.
(via @SundayLongRead) - Flashback: From 2008, Catching up with Rush Propst and the “Two-a-Days” cast
- .@NickiMinaj, the queen of hip-hop, always in control
By Roxane Gay @rgay - What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?
By Gary Greenberg @bookofwoe
(via @SundayLongRead) - .@TripAdvisor removed warnings about rapes and injuries at Mexico resorts
By @RaquelRutledge and Andrew Mollica @armollica - Oral history of “Oz” on its 20th anniversary in 2017
Compiled by @AdrienneMWest enfeld
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- All tweets for November 25 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
a cost of free speech
Sunday, November 25th, 2018A hidden army
vets obscene and bloody pics
for our social play.
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quantify everything
Saturday, November 24th, 2018Count all the oaks, fish,
gulls, rocks, cups, stars, cars, peaks, caves,
kites, dawns, dunes, breaths, souls.
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17 rhymes
Friday, November 23rd, 2018Cats hats rats bats tats
mats gnats fats pats stats lats vats
slats gats flats brats prats.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018
Video: President Bartlet calls the Butterball hot line.
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!
a guide to thanksgiving dinner
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018Break bread and tell tales
round the table. Share wisdom
and promote world peace.
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the airing of blessings
Wednesday, November 21st, 2018Look for the people
who make your life better to
express gratitude.
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The Birmingham channel: A Classic closeup
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018A look at Birmingham in videos …
Slapout country singer-songwriter Dee White performs “Rose of Alabama” in September at Zydeco on Southside, captured on Russ Sternglass’ “drumcam.” From Russ Sternglass.
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Like Paul performs in Linn Park downtown (our vertical video of the week). From LP LikePaul.
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Rocker Marilyn Manson performs in October in a return engagement at Iron City on Southside. From Vladimir Fuerte.
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Talking with Jennifer Hogan, assistant principal at Hoover High School. From DisruptED TV.
Talking with Danny Steele, principal at Thompson Sixth Grade Center. From DisruptED TV.
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Driving through Malfunction Junction. From Lewis Tours Videos.
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Nutrition technician Star Bullock talks about her work at the Birmingham Zoo. From Birmingham Zoo.
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Driving at night (our other vertical video of the week). From DL R3cords.
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Talking with civil rights foot soldier Jeff Drew about “Dynamite Hill.” From 99 Voices.
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How Ruffner Mountain is helping to protect endangered bats. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Pastor Justin Karl on founding the Citizens Church in Birmingham, from Louisville’s Sojourn Collective. From Justin Karl.
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Surge protectors for HVAC units. From 3D Air Services LLC.
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Birmingham experimental band Probably the Tornado performs “Family Portrait” in June at Saturn in Avondale. From Casey Hitt.
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Feature on Meg Ford, programs coordinator at Ruffner Mountain and violinist. From Jessica Chriesman.
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“Fair Housing in Birmingham: An Untold Story” from the Birmingham Association of Realtors. From 1987.
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Guadalajara’s Los Inquietos del Norte performs in October at El Mega Sol in Glen Iris. From John 502 Atlanta Georcia.
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Testimonial by Mr. Peller for Inverness real estate company Bamavest. From Bamavest.
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Drone footage of Legion Field. From Above Alabama.
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Exceptional Foundation participants dance to “Thriller” in September at the Country Club in Birmingham, as part of the Dinnertainment fund-raiser. From Alexandra Kamburis.
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Highlight reel for Tia, catcher/third base for the Birmingham Thunderbolts 2024 softball team. From T Siaosi Tuimoloau – Montgomery.
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Out for a group ride in Bush Hills. From Bezze the Goat.
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YouTuber the FireArm Guy discusses a masked gunman who opened fire in an Arlington–West End McDonald’s in October. An armed customer shot and killed the gunman. From the FireArm Guy.
More on the McDonald’s shooting. From Ramfis Quinones News Videos
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Birmingham college student Walter Carr talking with host Steve Harvey earlier this month on “Steve.” Carr had walked 20 miles for his job. From WVTM 13 News.
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Hanging out at the Magic City Classic in October. From Makeup Mesha.
The gameday parade downtown. From Country Boi Erick.
The game itself. From Alex Hines.
The Carver Mighty Marching Rams in the parade. From Covering All River Region Sports Alabama State.
From the post-game concert. From Phresh Game Peezy.
Alabama A&M’s Marching Maroon and White heads into Legion Field. From Apok Vlogs.
The A&M band performing on the field. From 318Mann.
More fun from Classic week. From Yung Playa Entertainment
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Drone footage of the Red Rock Trail System, including the Rotary Trail downtown. From AirFowl.
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Exploring an abandoned iron ore mine. From Its Keeton.
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Birmingham rocker Will Stewart performs “Sipsey” in October at the Nick on Southside. From the Nick Bham.
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Ft. Worth country singer Cody Jinks performs “Head Case” in October at the Alabama Theatre downtown. From Taylor Hendrix.
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Wrapping up a weekend getaway to Hoover. From Taylormade TV.
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A look at the nonprofit organization Community Kitchens of Birmingham. From Matt Ennis.
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the cycle of resistance
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018Every day is a
new fight. Can’t back down. Every
day is a new fight.
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back to shells and disks
Monday, November 19th, 2018The chip is maybe
secure except when thieves scan
it in your wallet.
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#sundayread for November 18, 2018
Sunday, November 18th, 2018
Photo: Tomasz Baranowski (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for November 18, 2018:
- Finally read John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces,” and it was delightful. Great humor and storytelling.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2qQ6jKm - The Danger of President Pence
By @JaneMayerNYer - Nora, the Loneliest Polar Bear
By Kale Williams @sfkale - Flashback: Smart ways to use (up to) 280 characters on Twitter
- Harassed Out of Hollywood: Veteran Stuntwoman @JeanCoulter9 Reflects on the Movies and the Blacklist
By @RichJuz wiak - Shandling masterpieces: “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” “Larry Sanders” and 25 years of weekly basketball among friends
By Anna Peele @bananapeele - Flashback: Y’all Connect – Gender Avenger gives us its Stamp of Approval
- The power and politics of the black barbershop: A haircut and a healing
By Jason Parham @nonlinearnotes - .@StellaMcCartney Is Weaving a New Way Forward
By Mary Kaye Schilling - Flashback: Wade Kwon’s resume … in 10 tweets
- Oral History of Nirvana on MTV’s “Unplugged”
By @AlanSiegelDC - Can we finally eradicate polio? A report from the frontline in Nigeria.
By @Jo_M_Chandler - The Age of M-Pesa
From @Owaahh
(via @EbosoAnne) - Who is the Watcher? An unsolved Jersey mystery
By @ReevesWiedeman
More posts from Wade this week:
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- All tweets for November 18 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
deep fried turkey
Sunday, November 18th, 2018The only thing deep-
fried on Thanksgiving was the
chef’s unlucky leg.
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the universe in its infinite diversity
Saturday, November 17th, 2018On other planets,
do they see us? Do they want
to talk? Or hide out?
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The Birmingham channel: Caught on tape
Saturday, November 17th, 2018A look at Birmingham in videos …
From the downtown set of horror short “The Eye.” From Cody Gremlin.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd performs “Sweet Home Alabama” in October at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From HomeSouth Builders.
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Downtown view from Vulcan. From Geography Uber Alles.
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Back home in Birmingham. From Country Boi Erick.
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Girls soccer: Baton Rouge SC 04 Black vs. Gulf Coast Texans in September at the U.S. Youth Soccer National League Mid-South Conference. From Trevis Thompson.
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Worship Night in October at King’s Way Church in Irondale. From King’s Way Church.
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Activist and Birmingham native Angela Davis speaks in October in Madrid. From La Casa Encendida.
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Security footage of a burglary at a house in southwest Birmingham. From Ron Terry.
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Seattle rock band Alice in Chains performs “Would?” in October at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From Mdmar10.
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Commercial for S Nails and Spa in Inverness. From S Nail and Spa.
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Members of the New Orleans Pelicans send a special message to Birmingham, which will play host to an NBA G League team in 2022. From WVTM 13 News.
More on the new minor league basketball team. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Nashville folk-country singer-songwriter CeCe Hetrick performs in October at the Nick on Southside. From CeCe Hetrick.
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Exotic cars in the Summit parking lot. From Green Ninja 5.
And there they go. From Green Ninja 5.
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Highlight reel for Oak Mountain junior running back Jonathan Bennett. From J. Bennett.
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The play “Women – Saucy and Sweet” in April at Samford University. From Isabel Azar.
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The UAB homecoming parade in October on University Boulevard. From Tŏng Yé.
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Lafayette, La., contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle performs “Rescue” in October at the Alabama Theatre downtown (our vertical video of the week). From Paul Thai.
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Promo for the Velocity Accelerator business training program at Innovation Depot downtown. From Innovation Depot.
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Parker Landwehr joins Vestavia Hills tech staffing agency ITAC Solutions as a recruiter. From ITAC Solutions.
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Rapper Colbi Babi D2S performs in September at Zydeco on Southside. From Colbi Babi D2S.
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Birmingham real estate agent Gene Darden gives an update on the real estate market. From Southern Realty Specialists KW the Real Estate Gene.
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WSFL’s Birmingham Fire vs. USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits in Madden 08 PC. From Mark Wilson.
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Promo from Pauly Shore for his appearance earlier this month at the Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover. From Pauly Shore.
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Prescott, Ariz., jam band Spafford performs “West L.A. Fadeaway” in October at Saturn in Avondale. From Isom Morgan.
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Athens blues-rock band Allgood performs “Trilogy” in October at Avondale Brewing Co. From Yesterdays Today.
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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Tori Kelly performs “Soul’s Anthem (It Is Well)” in October at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Haley Catherine.
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Commercial for the Ford Mustang at Adamson Ford downtown. From #AlwaysAdamson.
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Youth hockey: Birmingham Bulls at Nashville Flyers in October. From Nashville Flyers.
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Tyler Kime of Standard Air, Plumbing and Insulation on turning on the furnace for the first time. From Means Advertising.
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Quebec City indie-dance band Men I Trust performs in October at Saturn in Avondale. From Large Marge.
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Newark poet Jasmine Mans performs “Birmingham” in Houston. From Write About Now.
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Promoting UAB for study abroad students from Turkey. From AnkaStudy Yurtdışı Eğitim Danışmanlığı.
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Looking up at Vulcan. From Geography Uber Alles.
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Alabama football coach Nick Saban speaks at the Monday Morning Quarterback CLub in October at the Harbert Center downtown. From Charlie Potter.
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Car fire spotted while traveling on I-65 south of Hoover (our other vertical video of the week). From Henry Gordon.
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Talking with founder Keith Crowe about Hope Street Christian Ministries in Woodlawn. From Danny Kang Austin.
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Birmingham’s Jonathan Davis talks about his experience at Berea College in Kentucky. From Berea Admissions.
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Feature on the Essential restaurant which opened in July downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Drone footage of LabCorp downtown. From Edmonds Engineering Inc.
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Vlogging from Children’s of Alabama on Southside. From Panda King4cVLOGS.
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Michigan rapper NF performs in January at Iron City on Southside (our other other vertical video of the week). From Tyler Harrison.
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Southern rock-jam band Gov’t Mule performs “Revolution Come, Revolution Go” in October at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Actress Gabrielle.
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