a coalition of the unwilling
Monday, December 28, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Across Bama, a
wide range of awful leaders
keep us from progress.
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#sundayread for Dec. 27, 2015
Sunday, December 27, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Lizard10979 (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Dec. 27, 2015, highlighting the year’s best reads:
- A Humble Pope @Pontifex, Challenging the World, by @JimBYardley
- Killing UAB Football Part of Larger Plan for UA Board of Trustees by @Doctor_Nicolas
- Mass. police chief’s new approach in city’s fight against heroin by @cbsweeney
- My new series/ebook “The Future of Birmingham” is free #futureofbham
- When Two Decide to Live Together and Combine Bookshelves, by @AlexanderChee
- The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distances by @Oatmeal
- CJR Report on Rolling Stone’s Rape Story Bad for Journalism, by @cshirky
- Everything you know about disciplining kids is wrong, by @KatherineLewis
- The Lions of Street Food, by Matt Goulding @mdgoulding
- Disney’s $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband, by @CliffKuang
- Cover to Cover, by @TomGauld
- Anti-Intellectualism Is Killing America, by @ahadave
- 5 years after Deepwater Horizon: How the secrets were spilled by @BenHRaines
- The Secret to Love Is Just Kindness, by @EmEsfahaniSmith
More posts from Wade this week:
- Merry Christmas!
- Y’all Connect: Video: Stacey Ferguson on digital strategy for your brand
- The Birmingham channel: Super deluxe Christmastime special 2015!
- Video: The Super Easy Guide to Video for Content Marketing
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
typhoons in dixie
Sunday, December 27, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Downpours without end.
Lightning, thundering, flooding.
Christmas underwater.
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hanlon’s haiku
Saturday, December 26, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Don’t attribute to
malice that which is explained
by stupidity.
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Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 25, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Video: Nick Offerman drinks whiskey by the fire for 45 hours.
Merry Christmas!
Enjoy this peaceful winter ritual during our balmy 77-degree day. Or watch this drone footage of holiday lights displays from across the state. Watch more Christmas videos from Birmingham.
Video: A Drone Before Christmas
the 2015th noel
Friday, December 25, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The angel did tweet,
was to certain poor shepherds
in fields as they sleep.
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baby, it’s warm outside
Thursday, December 24, 2015 by Wade Kwon
I really can’t stay
I’ve got to go away. This
evening has been … gross.
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adolescent holiday madness
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Waiting for Santa
is unbearable when you
want nothing but toys.
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vacation mode engaged
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The body is in
the office, but the mind is
somewhere on Pluto.
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The Birmingham channel: Super deluxe Christmastime special 2015!
Monday, December 21, 2015 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos, focusing on the holidays …
Santa arrives at the Ronald McDonald House on Southside for the annual Christmas party with the Junior Board and Student Leadership Council. From Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama.
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Deck the Regions Bank building. From Jeffery Foster.
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Driving through Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland at the Birmingham Race Course. From Michelle Naugher.
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Footmad’s annual Christmas dance on Dec. 12 at the Exceptional Foundation in Homewood. From Tom Gordon.
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Naughty and Nice performs “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” at the Voices of the South “Harmony Through the Year” concert last week at Hoover’s Spain Park High School. From Dennis R. Jones.
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Anonymous gives to the needy downtown as part of #OpSafeWinter. From Mad Anon 91.
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Christmas lights in Crestline from 2014. From Andrewsenterprisesin’s channel.
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The Birmingham Boys Choir performs “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” at the 37th annual Christmas concert earlier this month at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Mountain Brook. From Birmingham Boys Choir.
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Tubas perform “Deck The Halls” in the lobby of the Alys Stephens Center. From Jay Burnham.
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A time-lapse look at Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland. From Matt Glasscock.
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Hula hooping with lessons at a stress relief clinic at UAB’s medical school. From Carron Bullard.
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People really love filming Shadrack’s. From Dorvman George.
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Christmas wishes from the Birmingham News. From Lee Conaway.
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The First Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir performs “Carol of the Bells.” From SCP 4 MSU.
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Birmingham Dance performs a routine set to “It’s Christmas Time” by Smokey Robinson at Central Park Baptist Church in Ensley. From Birmingham Dance.
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Urban explorers pass out sleeping bags, gloves and hats to people in Atlanta and downtown Birmingham. From Decay is headed your way.
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tropical noel
Monday, December 21, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The flip-flops are hung
by the chimney with care. Cold
beers will soon be there.
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#sundayread for Dec. 20, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Richard Walker (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Dec. 20, 2015, highlighting the year’s best reads:
- Bart Starr’s drive to honor fellow Packer great Brett Favre, by @Ian_OConnor
- A Manhattan McDonald’s With Many Off-Menu Sales, by @Kim_Barker
- Funny drawings from “Doodle Diary of a New Mom” by @lucyspictures
- As Diverse a Conference Lineup as Fans Deserve: Wade Kwon at Y’all Connect
- Obergefell v. Hodges, a 5-4 ruling making gay marriage legal across US: [PDF]
- Hoda, 20, from Birmingham, runs away to Syria to join ISIS, by @EllieVHall
- Reddit: What do the poor buy, that others know nothing about? http://bit.ly/1YubTtm / http://wapo.st/1YubWWf
- The Meaning of Serena Williams, by Claudia Rankine
- Wendell Berry: The Pleasures of Eating
- @TheBloggess compiled all our humiliating moments. http://bit.ly/1O1qzPp / http://bit.ly/1O1qATl
- The Late, Great Stephen Colbert, by Joel Lovell @lovelljoel
- Gun violence costs America $229b a year, $700+ for every man, woman and child
- 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Assault by Bill Cosby & Culture That Wouldn’t Listen
- The Case for Melancholy, by Laren Stover @reine_des_fees
More posts from Wade this week:
- Sundayread 2015: the complete list
- Video: Content Curation for Smarties
- Y’all Connect: For your year-end budget-balancing needs …
- Y’all Connect: Kind words for our 2015 speakers
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
the case for going out
Sunday, December 20, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Outside is hiking
and new restaurants and fresh
scenery and friends.
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heart attacks and respiratory failure
Saturday, December 19, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The students save the
dummy’s life repeatedly.
Make better choices!
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rules for distributing candy from a christmas parade float
Friday, December 18, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Actually, there’s
only one rule to keep in
mind: Do not run out.
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