permanent shiver
Monday, November 23, 2015 by Wade Kwon
His skin went from pink
to grayish-blue, icicles
forming on his nose.
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#sundayread for Nov. 22, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Nathalie Capitan (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 22, 2015:
- Adding hours of reading time with one audio app
- The Life and Death of an Amazon Warehouse Temp, by Dave @Jamieson
- Y’all Connect: Stacey Ferguson on bloggers and brands working together
- What It’s Like To Feed A Family For Under $20 A Day, by @EveTurow (via @shrivercenter)
- Y’all Connect: Save the date for 2016!
- The Machine, Elliot Spillers and a changing University of Alabama, by @Asher_Elbein
- Just finished “SPIN Selling” by Neil Rackham: Great tips, worth a re-read. Aff. link: http://amzn.to/1N11OxV
- Jack Hitt pans Paul Theroux’s “Deep South”
- Flashback: Review: “Fed Up”
- Ethiopian Jew shares convoluted journey to anonymity in US by @BrendanSpiegel (RT @hardcorekancil)
- Flashback: Books: Excerpt from Carrie Rollwagen’s “The Localist”
- Strategic limits, startling human costs of drone warfare, by @rdevro (via @ggreenwald)
- Being Poor Is Too Expensive, by Eric Ravenscraft @LordRavenscraft
- Fixed vs. Growth: 2 Mindsets That Shape Our Lives, by @brainpicker (RT @markdrasutis)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
hello, can you hear me?
Sunday, November 22, 2015 by Wade Kwon
I pick up the phone,
but no one responds. Again.
Adele butt-dialed me.
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spycraft for dummies
Saturday, November 21, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Secret agents work
with secret agencies on
secret agendas.
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little triumphs
Friday, November 20, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The cart that doesn’t
wobble. The line that moves the
fastest. A rainbow.
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trample the earth or build virtual worlds
Thursday, November 19, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Sharing Minecraft vids
is the riding dirt bikes of
this generation.
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otherworldly acquaintances
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 by Wade Kwon
In another life,
we could be great friends or at
least, not as distant.
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never us
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Them is who we keep
out. Them is who we fight, who
we fear, who we blame.
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The Birmingham channel: A community conversation
Monday, November 16, 2015 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Working out. From Elevate Health and Wellness.
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Swedish tech death metal band Soreption performs earlier this month at Zydeco on Southside. From jamiebcarp1973.
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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Avondale Brewing Company. From Rachel Leigh.
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The 68th National Veterans Day parade in downtown Birmingham. From National Veterans Day.
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Buffalo death metal band Cannibal Corpse performs earlier this month at Zydeco. From jamiebcarp1973.
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Checking out artist Mr. Howard. From Mr. Bates.
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Celebrity chef and author Gina Neely discusses the Magic City Classic. From Chanda Temple.
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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Golden Flake. From Rachel Leigh.
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A look at the Urban Food Project. From REV Birmingham.
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Parents at St. Aloysius Catholic School in Bessemer talk about how the Alabama Accountability Act has created opportunities for their children. From Scholarships for Kids.
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Promo for the book “For the Beauty of Birmingham” from Charity Ponter Photography. From Banks Nash.
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Muscle Shoals band Firekid plays “Die For Alabama” earlier this month at the Syndicate Lounge on Southside. From Daniel Cambron.
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The Uri Band performs at Moe’s Original BBQ. From Uri Band.
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Massachusetts reggae band Stickfigure performs at Zydeco on Southside. From sidesho PSYonX.
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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Vulcan. From Rachel Leigh.
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Raycom Media’s the Southern Weekend visits Miss Myra’s Pit Bar-B-Q in Vestavia Hills. From Rachel Leigh.
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The Birmingham Boys Choir performs “Gardener of the World” in September at Samford’s Brock Recital Hall. From SBMPCOM.
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The opening ceremony from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk fund-raiser earlier this month at Railroad Park downtown. From April Richelle.
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A 13-mile motorcycle ride on U.S. 280 at 6:45 a.m. to Southside. From Brandon Hughes.
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The collective Birmingham schools band performs “Isn’t She Lovely?” (our vertical video of the week). From Avion Greene.
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The final dress rehearsal for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony performed by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. From Alabama Symphony.
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the magic coupon
Monday, November 16, 2015 by Wade Kwon
“Good for one free hug.”
It never expired, and
it never ran out.
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#sundayread for Nov. 15, 2015
Sunday, November 15, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Alison Benbow (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Nov. 15, 2015:
- Y’all Connect: David Griner on writing headlines that matter
- Out from under, by Allie Gross @Allie_Elisabeth (RT @Emm7E)
- Living and Dying on Airbnb, by Zak Stone @_zs
- Apple News? Online and offline habits in 2015
- Rise and Fall of “Trading Spaces,” Home Design Show That Ruled World, by @TheSSKate
- Free book recommendations. What new skill would help you succeed in your business/your life?
- Flashback: Movie bargains in Birmingham: 3 ways to save big
- Our double lives: Dark realities behind “perfect” online profiles by Maureen Callahan
- The Case for Melancholy, by Laren Stover @reine_des_fees (via @FamilyNature)
- Flashback: Everything I would fix about your terrible restaurant website
- An Oral History of Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare,” by Barry Thompson @barelytomson
- The Other Paris: Are the suburbs incubators of terrorism? By George Packer
- Neruda poems “of extraordinary quality” found, by @AlisonFlood (via @AfrikaReads)
- Inside an “Anything Goes” Sex Club, by @NeilStrauss
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
the lone waiter
Sunday, November 15, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Five parties walked in
needing tables, and a tot
just swiped the menus.
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vive la paris
Saturday, November 14, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Liberty always.
Equality forever.
Fraternity now.
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ideas for superhero movies
Friday, November 13, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Heroine vs.
female villain. Musical!
4D. Masks for all.
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contrary to popular beliefs
Thursday, November 12, 2015 by Wade Kwon
College students face
down the biggest and smallest
of injustices.
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