Wade on Birmingham

meditation on the train ride home

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Breathe in the stench of
stale coffee and fatigue. Breathe
out the hopelessness.

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The Birmingham channel: Just passing through

Monday, October 17, 2016 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

A presentation on Birmingham and the civil rights movement. From Jacqueline Yau.

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Boston singer Domenic Marte performs “Ven Tú” earlier this month at Fiesta in Linn Park. From Junior Cussi.

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Lee Conn, president of Motus Motorcycles on Southside, discusses how the University of Alabama’s Alabama Productivity Center helped his business grow. From Alabama Productivity Center.

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Heart performs “Alone” in September at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (our vertical video of the week). From Janie Martin.

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Drone footage of the Rotary Trail sign downtown. From Bravo Aerials.

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Back after 30 years, heading to the bus station. From William and His Star Wars.

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Heading home to Daphne from the Popular Woodworking in America show in Cincinnati, with a stop at Vulcan. From Woodbrew Life.

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Interview with Jimmy Johnson of Dog Days of Birmingham downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, in August (our other vertical video of the week). From On Periscope.

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Cheap Trick performs “The Flame” in August at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. From D Bear.

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Birmingham singer-songwriter Justin Webber performs “Heathens” (our other other vertical video of the week). From Justinwebber77.

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Jasmin Arch of Green Springs gives a testimonial on the Avas Academy eyelash extension workshop. From Amisha Kiri.

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Snoop Dogg performs in July at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Kris R.

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Nashville “noise rock” band Bashful Hips performs “The Sum of Chains” in September at the Spring Street Firehouse in Avondale (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Ian Fellerman.

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Mississippi Braves broadcaster Kyle Tait interviews Dansby Swanson, in June at Regions Field. Swanson played for Double-A Mississippi before being called up to Atlanta. From EKfoxsports.

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Swapping an HVAC rooftop unit at the Club. From Scott ADoA.

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Promo for a car sales leadership training course this week at the Club. From Paul Webb.

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Feature on John Carroll Catholic High School in Homewood. From Scholarships for Kids.

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Flamingos at the Birmingham Zoo. From Cameron Thomas.

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Back the Blue Cruise, a drive to show public support for police officers earlier this month (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Joel Lindsay.

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Promo for Seazon Casual Dining at New Birth Birmingham Church in the Killbough Springs neighborhood. From Danny Kang Austin.

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Preparing for yard work. From Grandpa Landscaping Management.

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A day in the woods. From Nathan Prichard.

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New York pop singer Bebe Rexha performs “No Broken Hearts” in July at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. From Austin Bryant.

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Brandon Kruse proposes to Jerrikka Aaron in September. From Macey Franklin.

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine interviewed outside 16th Street Baptist Church downtown in September. From Live Satellite News.

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The Talladega Ballers win the 10th annual Birmingham Blue Devils Invitational Tournament in June (our other other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Kye Patterson.

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Summertime at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Open Water Video Productions.

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Interview with Dean Nix, senior vice president of Harbert Realty Services, on the Vesta Apartment Development in Five Points South. From Alabama Center for Real Estate.

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Time-lapse footage of nightfall over downtown Birmingham. From Joshua Lim.

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Testimonial for Roebuck personal trainer Gerald “G-Fit” Brown. From Amy Ward.

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Flight simulation from Montgomery to Birmingham. From MUHerd37.

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Splashing around a bounce house. From 5ivemile Rentals.

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A look at Independent Presbyterian Church in the Highland Park neighborhood. From Independent Presbyterian Church.

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A look at Birmingham Fashion Week 2016 in August (our final vertical video of the week). From Kimberly West.

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Demo reel showing a September weather segment from WVTM-13 meteorologist Adrian Castellano. From Adrian Castellano.

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The Birmingham channel

onscreen personas

Monday, October 17, 2016 by Wade Kwon

More Facebookers hit
Live on their phones to show who
they really are not.

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#sundayread for October 16, 2016

Sunday, October 16, 2016 by Wade Kwon

comic stacks

Photo: Igor Spasic (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for October 16, 2016:

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The latest #sundayread tweets:

the others

Sunday, October 16, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Those not on our side
must be demonized for the
sake of the children.

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fan cam

Saturday, October 15, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Some nervously peer
at the outfield, some scroll through
phones for score updates.

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the sordid truth about haiku

Friday, October 14, 2016 by Wade Kwon

They often forget
nature. They’re spawned by brains that
fly unsupervised.

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a man’s reach shouldn’t exceed his grope

Thursday, October 13, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Never have such ti-
ny hands caused so much deep e-
motional damage.

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minus one

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 by Wade Kwon

The most fun that an
introvert can have is not
showing up ever.

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fear of a double x planet

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Beneath the quiet
strength of the fairer sex lies
screaming agony.

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polling place banter

Monday, October 10, 2016 by Wade Kwon

And when you’re a vot-
er, you can grab them by the
box. The ballot box.

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#sundayread for October 9, 2016

Sunday, October 9, 2016 by Wade Kwon

library two stories

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guys’ guys

Sunday, October 9, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Jocks brag on conquests
while snapping towels, and the
locker room cringes.

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all the news that’s fit to like

Saturday, October 8, 2016 by Wade Kwon

Shady sources give
titillating details to
close-minded readers.

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driven to distraction

Friday, October 7, 2016 by Wade Kwon

The muse couldn’t be
heard over the constant din
of beeps and ringtones.

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