caffeine and crank
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 by Wade Kwon
The best inspira-
tion comes from substances both
legal and not so.
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The Birmingham channel: From every angle
Monday, March 14, 2016 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
A look at iLead Escape, a conference for ministers last week at Faith Chapel Christian Center near McDonald Chapel (our vertical video of the week). From Janice Johnson.
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The Vestavia Hills High School Literacy Club created this commercial for the Birmingham Reads Book Drive Challenge. From Better Basics.
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The Birmingham Blaze beats the Panhandle Crusaders 14-12 in last week’s season opener at Carver Field. From T4Films.
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Selfie-guided tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. From Pimp Juice.
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Abby and Ava compete in and win the Champion Spirit Group Bama Challenge in February at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Cheer Pro Athletics.
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The Standing Ovation Talent Group performs “Four Little Girls — the Birmingham Church Bombing 1963” in February in Orlando. From Dionne Beasley.
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Andrew Robison (73) of Louisiana participates in February’s Future150 Underclassmen Camp Birmingham All-Star Game at Carver High in North Birmingham. From Drew Robison.
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Clips from Tuscaloosa’s Allison Boyd, a graduate of Birmingham-Southern. She has appeared in “Suburgatory,” “Oculus” and “Two Broke Girls.” From EC/FC.
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Super Bowl promo for Art Franklin on WIAT-42. From Kristi Joiner.
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Cab driver Steve K. records a passenger’s complaint about another cabbie in October. From Steve K.
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Cab driver Steve K. receives a note, “Snitches get stitches.” From Steve K.
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Cab driver Steve K.: “Yellow Cab speeds through Birmingham. Crash pic at end. 78-year-old cab driver disregards law. Known for speeding/racing.” From Steve K.
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Mary Greeley looks at Birmingham’s minimum wage battle with the Legislature. From Mary Greeley.
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Drone footage of the Zamora Shrine Center in Irondale. From Brian Campbell.
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WABM-68 station sign-off with “The Star-Spangled Banner.” From Bhamtown.
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Kansas City tribute band Almost KISS performs in 2014 at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From SuperKiss1100.
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The 2016 Birmingham Addy Awards intro video from UAB Digital Media. From Stephen M. Stark.
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An idea pitch, Level Up, for the 2016 Birmingham Addy Awards. From Stephen M. Stark.
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On “Deer and Wildlife Stories,” Keith Warren meets fellow deer breeder and Birmingham attorney Rusty Weaver, who owns Guntersville deer farm Weaver Two Whitetails. From Rustic River Media.
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Mississippi musician Luther Dickinson performs “Mayor Langford Birmingham Blues” earlier this month at the Acoustic in Bridgeport, Conn. From Frederick Matt.
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Promo for “A Night of Miracles Encounter” with Christina Glenn Weeks on April 24 at the BJCC South Ballroom downtown. From PCGWM.
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Drone footage of the Birmingham Zoo, including areas under construction. From Birmingham Zoo.
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Highlight reel for Jabari Weeks of Hueytown High. From Street Light Recruiting.
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Florida high schooler narrates his latest gamer video by describing his recent trip to Birmingham. From akaSyzygy.
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British metal band Bullet for My Valentine performs “Tears Don’t Fall” in February at Iron City on Southside. From Jennifer Devereaux.
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Weather Channel, Birmingham edition. From Welcome to the Woods.
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Drone footage of the weekly Birmingham Cars and Coffee meetup at Hoover Tactical Firearms. From William Panik.
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Rappers Cory Savage, Mississippi Maal, Digga and Roc Reels perform in “The Birmingham Underground Cypher Part 4.” From Roc Reels.
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Browsing Barnes and Noble. From 지상선.
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A visit to the 2014 Bassmaster Classic World Championship at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From the Carlstar Group.
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Promo for WBHM (90.3 FM) storytelling program “Localore: Finding America.” From Chris Lewis, Nash Films.
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Celebrating Dr. Seuss during Read Across America earlier this month at Hayes K-8 School in North Avondale. From Jill Gilardi.
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Hanging out at Uptown and the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. From Charles Crepps.
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Nashville rock band the Vegabonds shows life on the road from Oxford, Miss., to Birmingham. From the Vegabonds.
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Singer-songwriter and actor Keith Robinson performs at Steel Lounge downtown. From Tanisha D. Davis.
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Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates chats with the audience earlier this month at Iron City (our other vertical video of the week). From Dorothy Gordon.
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Portland band Ant’lrd performs in November at Saturn in Avondale. From Non Films.
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Birmingham-Southern beats LaGrange College 93-91 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament last week at Emory University in Atlanta. From Emory Sports.
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Birmingham-Southern coach Chris Graves recaps the win. From Emory Sports.
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Rep. John Lewis of Georgia speaks at Moore Styles Barber Shop downtown while on a campaign stop with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. From Andre Thomas.
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A look at February’s Repticon Birmingham Reptile and Exotic Animal Show at the Zamora Shrine Center in Irondale (our other other vertical video of the week). From the Royal Wolf.
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IndyCar racing video game on a virtual track based on Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From WarlitzkiLp.
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Drone footage of Birmingham, including Vulcan Park, Railroad Park and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Marks Media Wedding Films.
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Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge performs “Who Are You Waiting For” in February at the Alys Stephens Center on Southside (our other other other vertical video of the week). From karisjhall.
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Javier and Erica demonstrate a Bachata combo. From Unricka Jenkins Jr.
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Athens, Ga., indie pop musician Kishi Bashi performs “It All Began With a Burst” at Iron City on Southside. From treser62.
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Time-lapse footage of sunset over Lake Purdy. From Matt Ezell.
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Helmet cam of a heat with the Alabama Pro Racers League at Autobahn Indoor Speedway in Bessemer. From SIMCO Motorsports.
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Krystal J. Grant performs “Bethena, A Concert Waltz” in February at Mountain Brook Community Church. From Ars Arvole.
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Exploring the Japanese Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Nomadic Officiant.
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the unsent letter
Monday, March 14, 2016 by Wade Kwon
She deserves a full
reply, but the paper stays
blank for the moment.
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#sundayread for March 13, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Lisa Clarke (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for March 13, 2016:
- Y’all Connect: We have two more speakers coming for 2016 …
- New Clues to How the Brain Maps Time, by @EmilySinger (via @gsisson64)
- Speaking gigs: Mississippi times three, March 2016
- Guardian report on Chicago PD holding 7,000 at secret interrogation warehouse
- Flashback: Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 34 #haiku
- The Haunted Twilight of Richard Simmons, by Andy @MartinoNYDN
- Flashback: Noah Galloway tries cha cha on Week 1 of “Dancing with the Stars”
- Graffiti artist gives voice to Afghan women, by @DebVankin (via @18thStreetArts)
- Y’all Connect: Andrea Weckerle on the challenge of digital antagonists
- The Mass-Market Edition of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is Dead, by @Alex_Shephard
- The Deadpool Moment: The Secret History of Marvel’s Boom Brand, by @abrahamjoseph
- By the time you read this, I’ll be dead, by John Hofsess (via @KipkemboiKoech)
- The Corporate Takeover of the Red Cross, by @JustinElliott
- Heartwarming: Bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by @brainpicker (via @coffeetographer)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
easiest packing ever
Sunday, March 13, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Grab the essentials
and stuff them in plastic bags
before departure.
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pocketing darkness
Saturday, March 12, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Father Time grounded
the night, putting her to bed
an hour early.
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run out the clock
Friday, March 11, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Sit and twiddle thumbs,
or try everything in a
fit of agony.
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run the lines
Thursday, March 10, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Start out strong, over
the top, then ease into the
patter. Finish big!
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scent of a library
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Worn DVDs and
pulped tree, with hints of carpet
cleaner and cobwebs.
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laughter is the worst medicine
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 by Wade Kwon
The election and
the economy and threats
abroad … Stop! It hurts!
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The Birmingham channel: Some folks like to get away
Monday, March 7, 2016 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Izabelle takes a trip to Birmingham (more on her blog). From BelleNaAmérica.
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The Immanuel Church on Southside shares its ministry plans for 2016. From A Morales Production.
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Samford broadcast student McClain McKinney discussing his goals and aspirations. From McClain McKinney.
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Country singer Kane Brown performs in February at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Bonnie B.
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Jeremy Carter of the Breakout Birmingham entertainment facility on expansion. From Starnes Publishing.
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Birmingham mayor William Bell talks with syndicated talk show “Matter of Fact” about being a Democratic city in a Republican state. From Matter of Fact.
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A dance tribute to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. From klwcheeks.
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Birmingham heavy metal band Great Gospel performs in February at Saturn in Avondale. From Subere23 Let’s Play.
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Alabama State will hold a summer STEM boot camp on its campus in Montgomery for Birmingham city schools’ eighth and ninth graders. From ASU SocialMedia.
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O.J. Kolodziej of the Birmingham Fire Department discusses the importance of reading smoke, door control and understanding flow path of fires. From O.J. Kolodziej.
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A look at the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum in Leeds. From C.J. Campbell.
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“Race and Place”: “I explore some of the reasons my mother decided to raise my sister and [me] in Vestavia Hills, a predominantly white suburb outside of metro Birmingham.” From Akil Buggs.
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Birmingham’s luxury real estate comeback: Growth in business, as well as a vibrant new restaurant and retail scene, have attracted affluent young families to Birmingham. Bidding wars for fully renovated homes are taking place near downtown. More in the Wall Street Journal story. From Wall Street Journal.
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Frank Matthews rants about the Legislature’s halt to Birmingham’s minimum wage increase. From ABC 33/40.
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Promo for the play “Head Over Heels,” Saturday at the BJCC Concert Hall. From So Right Media.
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Brookwood Forest Elementary teacher Eleanor Walker on her efforts in teaching second graders by connecting them to outside resources. From Eleanor Walker.
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UAB biology department chair Steven Austad discusses “A Novel Hypothesis for the Evolution of the Dietary Restriction Effect” at Arizona State. From Arizona State University.
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Riding around Birmingham and visiting the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. From Operation Live Life.
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WIAT-42 footage of damage from a possible tornado Tuesday in Bessemer. From Associated Press.
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Mexican group Tierra Cali performs at El Potrero Night Club in South Roebuck. From Videos.
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Frito and Diana spend their vacation in Birmingham, visiting the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Kelly Ingram Park, Lightrails, Vulcan, Sloss Furnaces, the Birmingham Museum of Art and Red Mountain Park. From MarTous Travels.
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Mobile Christian metal singer Mattie Montgomery performs in 2014 at Zydeco on Southside. From Gabrie1 x.
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The Birmingham-Southern men compete in the 1-mile race at February’s Sewanee Indoor Invitational. From Sharks Soccer.
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Atlanta hardcore band Full Measures performs “Severed Ties” in February at the High Note on Southside. From Kamen Sale.
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New York students sing “This Little Light of Mine” with Bishop Calvin Woods during a February class trip to Kelly Ingram Park downtown. From Shaaray Tefila NYC.
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The Art, Beats and Lyrics February event at Regions Field. From Blaq Angel Media.
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L.A. singer Victoria Renée performs at the Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation September fund-raiser at the Club. From Fowler Davis.
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the astronaut’s homecoming
Monday, March 7, 2016 by Wade Kwon
After a year in
space, he just wanted to see
one sunset per day.
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#sundayread for March 6, 2016
Sunday, March 6, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Thomas Leuthard (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for March 6, 2016:
- Y’all Connect: Ramon De Leon on humanizing brands
- Poor people in the Deep South are on their own, by @ChicoHarlan
- Birmingham’s E.O. Wilson talks with NYT’s @ClaudiaDreifus #bham
- Vote 2016: Alabama primary election results
- Stephen Curry Is the Revolution, by Benjamin Morris @skepticalsports (RT @keithkemp)
- The World’s Most Dedicated All-Natural Perfumer, by @AliceGregory (RT @DeborahMain)
- How to embed Facebook video in blog posts
- Master of street art @RobbieConal chats with @shelikestowatch (RT @18thStreetArts)
- What Women Find in Friends That They May Not Get From Love by @rtraister (RT @marvivilla_b)
- The struggle over music licenses to get beloved TV shows onto DVD, by @tvoti
- Late night lads: Conan O’Brien (23 yrs) / James Corden (1 yr)
- Must-read: The rise of American authoritarianism, by @AmandaTaub (via @warondumb)
- An Unbelievable Story of Rape, by @txtianmiller and @bykenarmstrong (RT @afantz)
- Vonnegut recommends “An ABZ of Love,” by @brainpicker (via @VonnegutLibrary)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
boundaries
Sunday, March 6, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Sentiments shared by
many outweigh the petty
squabbles that divide.
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the masked infector
Saturday, March 5, 2016 by Wade Kwon
The waiting room is
crowded with sick people and
germy oxygen.
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