virtual realities
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 by Wade Kwon
We take baby steps
into this frontier of strange
actors and warped views.
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The Birmingham channel: The voice and the idol
Monday, February 22, 2016 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Promo for the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham. From Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham.
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Interview with retired teacher Faye Mills. From Sarah Lane Davidson.
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Highlights from the 2016 Birmingham Junior Challenge, part of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, earlier this month at Calera’s Timberline Golf Club. From Hurricane Junior Golf Tour.
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Resellers make a trip to Birmingham. From Alabama Pickers.
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Promotional video featuring Horsefeathers Farm owners Don and Candye Lundy in Columbiana. From Horsefeathers Farm.
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Approach and landing at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. From Jason Clarke.
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Report on the newly reopened Lyric Theatre downtown, and its place in history as a once-segregated venue. From Wochit News.
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Country artist Blake Shelton’s surprise free concert on Jan. 30 at Iron City on Southside. From Stratosfilm.
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Vestavia Hills’ Darry Yoga Studio performs at the Chinese New Year Festival earlier this month at Boutwell Auditorium downtown. From Wu Darry.
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“American Idol” winner Fantasia sings “Summertime” on Valentine’s Day at the BJCC Concert Hall. From ACEntric_Rugrat.
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L.A. pop-rock band R5 performs at Iron City. From Ms. Shino.
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A look at the Birmingham Girls Choir, based at Edgewood Presbyterian Church in Homewood. From Morgan Walston.
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“The Voice” contestant Melanie Martinez performs “Mrs. Potato Head” in October at Saturn in Avondale. From Austin Bryant.
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Singer-songwriter Bryson Tiller performs “Right My Wrongs” earlier this month at Iron City. From LyfeGoalz TV.
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A look at the Charlie’s Angels fund-raiser luncheon for the Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation. From Fowler Davis.
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Sunset over Railroad Park from LIV Parkside apartments. From Hawley Schneider.
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Claudia Garcia Jou of Akron, Ohio, competes at last week’s Samford Invitational indoor track and field event at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From TheWangConnection.
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Iowa Christian metalcore band For Today performs “Foundation” earlier this month at Zydeco on Southside. From Chris J.
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Driving through downtown and Southside with Ailson Lopes. From Show de Turismo Pelo Mundo.
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Earlier this month, Metropolitan Tikhon visits St. Symeon Orthodox Church in the Highland Park neighborhood. From Shea Cole.
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Excerpt from British documentary on the civil rights movement in 1963 Birmingham. From General Certificate of Secondary Education History Files.
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New Orleans alternative rock band Mutemath performs on Valentine’s Day at Iron City. From Mallory Campbell.
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Interview with rider Austin Stroupe after racing last weekend in Arenacross at Legacy Arena. From Amsoil Arenacross.
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Interview with Jamie Whitehurst, director of development at Birmingham Aids Outreach in Lakeview. From Kacey Tanveer.
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Time-lapse video of “Watch Your Step,” an art installation using herbs and spices by Samford assistant professor Stephen Watson. From Stephen Watson.
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M&H Valve’s Menzo Parker talks about his manufacturing job in Anniston; Rick Davis of the Birmingham Business Alliance explains why manufacturing is important to Alabama’s fiscal health. From Alliance for American Manufacturing .
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Jo Ellen explains the table leader role for the Banquet for Life. From Sav-a-Life Vestavia.
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A documentary on Kelly Ingram Park. From Courtney Cannon.
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Kansas City musician A.J. Gaither performs on a cigar box guitar earlier this month at the Nick on Southside. From Colin Cunningham.
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Jesse J. Lewis on big changes at the Birmingham Times. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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A trip through last week’s World of Wheels at the BJCC Exhibition Halls. From phoenixfyre71.
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everything is weakness
Monday, February 22, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Showing weakness. Tears.
Brave face. Admitting something.
Disease. Family.
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#sundayread for Feb. 21, 2016
Sunday, February 21, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Pedro Ribeiro Simões (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Feb. 21, 2016:
- Y’all Connect: Shelly Kramer on better content marketing
- Medical emergencies in flight, compiled by @PJSkerrett (RT @nighealthwatch)
- Excerpt: Getting stuffed: A tale of love & taxidermy, by David Sedaris /RT @kickpointinc
- Enjoyed reading @Ramit Sethi’s “I Will Teach You to Be Rich.” Aff. link: http://amzn.to/1Lyc8xR
- Race, murder and the law in 1957 Georgia, by Mary Claire Kelly (RT @georgetalbot)
- The Last Dying Cat, by Gregory Martin
- Dispatches from the world of social media
- Jury Duty: A Lawyer’s Journey, by Keith Lee @associatesmind
- Death by Coconut: A Food Obsession Gone Too Far, by Nina Martyris (RT @AfrikaReads)
- Flashback: Y’all Connect – Storytelling in depth: Nothing to it but to do it
- How Esperanto is finding new life online, by @SamAugustDean (h/t @BooksLIVESA)
- Unpregnant: The silent, secret grief of miscarriage, by @AlexEKimball
- Dead Father’s Daughter, by @RodNordland (via @TishaSrivastav)
- How People Learn to Become Resilient, by @mkonnikova (via @DigantKapoor)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
lazy people don’t panic
Sunday, February 21, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Lazy people don’t
panic. Let industrious
folk shoulder the blame.
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the pancake man
Saturday, February 20, 2016 by Wade Kwon
He spins golden discs
of morning shine to delight
breakfast partisans.
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the robotic narrator
Friday, February 19, 2016 by Wade Kwon
She reads breaking news
and digital books with no
hint of emotion.
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when everyone in accounting has the crud
Thursday, February 18, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Empty desks mark the
hours and hours in lost
productivity.
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lil green peddlers
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Girls scout for prime spots
to foist boxes of cookies
on famished masses.
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watching on st. charles
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Along the route the
beads fly in graceful arcs to
throngs of waving kids.
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The Birmingham channel: It used to be mad love
Monday, February 15, 2016 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
The Goss Metroliner press at the Birmingham News. From Joshua Self.
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Dancing at El Sol on Valley Avenue. From Daniel Morales Mr. Cali.
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Rockin’ at the M Lounge downtown. From Michelle Ellis.
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Making chorizo (our vertical video of the week). From Marco Antonio Ramirez Clemente.
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The Atlanta Red Warriors vs. the Birmingham Blitz in January. From lilradar21.
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In case you have a lot of faxes to send … From Bob Martin.
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Kristine Barnett speaks at August’s Ignite Conference at the Alys Stephens Center, an event focusing on special needs advocacy. From Kulturecity.
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Vermont rocker Grace Potter performs “Paris” in January at Iron City on Southside. From Michael Doyle.
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New Orleans rapper Curren$y performs in January at Zydeco on Southside. From Kris R.
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A 1992 report from WBMG-42 on Summerfest’s production of “Annie” at Boutwell Auditorium. From Neal Hunter Hyde.
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Skateboarding downtown. From Top How To’s.
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Highlight reel for volleyball player Kia Thomas. From Kia Thomas.
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January anti-abortion march on Southside. From Dominic Zaidan.
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Yo-yo break! From cflanagan150.
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Red sky in December (our other vertical video of the week). From Saren Binkerd.
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Promotional video for the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority. From Shift – An Idea Agency.
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Train at 32nd Street in 2000. From Larry Mims.
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Drag show at the Quest on Southside (our other other vertical video of the week). From Wentworth Waldrop.
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The Globe of Steel at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, January at Legacy Arena. From Jonathan Stringfellow.
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Highlights from the 2015 Barber Vintage Festival in October. From Good Spark Garage.
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Birmingham’s own Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires perform “Centreville” in December at the Nick. From the Nick.
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Music video for Birmingham rapper Floss the Mack covering “Cut It.” From Floss Mane McFarland.
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Jazz Linson participates in Skin Stories, in which subjects share experiences that shaped their body image and self-esteem. From Beautiful Bodies of Birmingham.
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Models Brandon C. and Brad QK feature underwear on a December rooftop. From Underwear News Briefs.
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Huntsville city council candidate Devyn Keith discusses his time in Birmingham. From Back Down South.
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Volleyball match in January at the Southern Power League. From Claire Behan.
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Drone footage of the Liberty National statue in Vestavia Hills. From Kevin Henderson.
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Seattle singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile performs “The Things I Regret” in October at Iron City. From HsvJackie.
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Pedaling to the top of the steepest hills during the 2016 Birmingham Bakers Dozen in January. From Matt Butler.
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Hokes Bluff country singer Drake White performs earlier this month at Rogue Tavern downtown (our last vertical video of the week). From Wendy Michael.
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A “Bad Blood” parody for the annual UAB med students’ skit night. From Jennifer Yang.
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Carver vs. Fairfield drumlines. From Tayler Sadler.
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January’s Birmingham Brawl 5 gaming tournament at Oakmont United Methodist Church in Homewood. From Birmingham Smash.
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Former owner of Club 21: “Just starting a new journey passing through Birmingham. There will be more to come. I also got a crazy stalker.” From Eclebs.
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Tagging along with the Birmingham Grotto of the National Speleological Society. From Dangerjudy.
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Riding the Expression Swing with Liam at Central Park in Homewood. From JBW Films.
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The 60m final at January’s Conference Clash at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Charles Allen Brown.
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Animals on parade at the Birmingham Zoo. From Starnes Publishing.
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our brand is pathos
Monday, February 15, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Pasted-on smiles keep
uncomfortable questions
at a safe distance.
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#sundayread for Feb. 14, 2016
Sunday, February 14, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Mo Riza (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Feb. 14, 2016:
- Y’all Connect: Our next two speakers of 2016 are …
- When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist, by Deborah Copaken @dcopaken (RT @KimhCross)
- Inside the most northern permanent inhabited station, by @yowflier
- Vote 2016: Get ready for Alabama primaries on 3/1 [Register by Monday deadline.]
- “Deadpool” 1st of 28 superhero movies in next 5 years, compiled by @AdamChitwood
- Ralph Nader’s Tort Museum, by @davidshapiro_6 (via @LSSOnt)
- Y’all Connect: Jen Barnett on branding case studies
- When doctors prescribe books to heal the mind, by Leah Price (h/t @glenbinger)
- How Hot Chicken Really Happened, by @R_LMartin
- Speaking gigs: Pine Belt Entrepreneurs, February 2016
- Interview with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” creator Michael Schur, by @SJPalumbo (via @Emm7E)
- Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory, by Dennis @Overbye
- The Management Myth, by Matthew Stewart (RT @WhiteAndreetto)
- Writer’s embrace of nature’s overwhelming power, by @AmandaFortini (RT @kickpointinc)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
a love between two mammals
Sunday, February 14, 2016 by Wade Kwon
One offers kind words.
The other offers nice meals.
They live and they love.
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the law of the land
Saturday, February 13, 2016 by Wade Kwon
Fairness: outdated.
Kindness: overrated. Par-
tisanship: always.
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