twisted mobility
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The scooter helped her
up and down the hall, if not
back on her own feet.
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the wandering governor
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 by Wade Kwon
He flew across the
land with his wife sometimes and
his mistress sometimes.
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scattered but not forgotten
Monday, August 31, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Refugees from the
storm found new homes far from the
shores of destruction.
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#sundayread for Aug. 30, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Susana Fernandez (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Aug. 30, 2015:
- Flashback: A year ago, I gave up football. Giving up crimson
- The Coddling of the American Mind (via @LGallitz)
- Wendell Berry: The Pleasures of Eating (RT @SignpostsJwM)
- Y’all Connect: Bloggers share lessons from 2015 conference, part 2
- Libraries on the front lines of the homelessness crisis in the United States
- The Simple Numbers That Could Change How You Hire (RT @luthermarius)
- Blogging fear: Getting started
- Are libraries re-making themselves? By @FallowsDeb (RT @gsisson64)
- What it’s like to actually eat the food in Detroit’s Oakland County Jail
- Flashback: On Katrina 10 years later. My love affair with New Orleans
- 25 years ago, “Pump Up the Volume” and the birth of podcasting, by Ron Hart
- Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace
- Science Isn’t Broken — Science Is Hard, by @cragcrest (RT @RafMBatista)
- Wonderfully Weird Southern Town Names, by @HeatherRichie (via @pinxy)
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
dinner party achievement unlocked
Sunday, August 30, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The satisfaction
from a well-cooked gourmet meal,
but mostly fullness.
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proration 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015 by Wade Kwon
It’s the second week
of school, and they’re already
out of chalk and milk.
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shop and chop
Friday, August 28, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The big dinner needs
sliced and diced vegetables and
meats at the ready.
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dare defend
Thursday, August 27, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Fields of cotton, lush
forests, manmade lakes, kind hearts
in Alabama.
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jersey sore
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The coach yells at the
team. The players run their drills.
Practice never ends.
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misanthropic awakening
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 by Wade Kwon
The more you get to
know people, the more you want
to crawl back in bed.
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The Birmingham channel: An august showing
Monday, August 24, 2015 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
The City of Birmingham demolished the first of hundreds of abandoned houses, this one at 1917 Fulton Ave. SW in West End. From al.com.
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Black Lives Matter-Birmingham tribute to Ferguson 1 year later. From Avee-Ashanti Shabazz.
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Cycling across Birmingham in August. From Jeff McCord.
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Highlights from Secret Stages 2015 downtown. From XXRK Films.
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A look at Good People Brewing Company on Southside. From Elev8ed Photo.
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Jessica in the fountain in front of the Birmingham Water Works in North Avondale. From JBEPhoto.
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Drone footage over Birmingham at sunset. From Blu Sky Pix Aerial Imaging.
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Music video for “Poison” from Nashville rock band Jet Black Alley Cat, shot on location at LightRails downtown in spring 2014. From Jason Berg.
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Bluff Park United Methodist Church’s women’s ministry holds a forum in Hoover on human trafficking and domestic violence, featuring Birmingham Police deputy chief Henry Irby and Hoover Police Det. Ryan Smith. From Starnes Publishing.
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Ranting at the Walmart parking lot in Eastwood (our vertical video of the week). From JazmyneLove Angel.
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Music video for “Lullaby” from Birmingham artist Soloe tha Blackknight, featuring Queen. From Stanley Parrish.
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Inside look at Lakeview restaurant BYOB Rocks. From NAVE Media USA.
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Arguing with a cabbie (our other vertical video of the week). From JazmyneLove Angel.
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Watching the Birmingham police. From DeffMind Film Production.
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Kamtek unveils $530 million Birmingham expansion plans. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Birmingham band Slick Lilly performs in 2009 at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Chad Pullins.
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Massive haul from the Birmingham Record Show! A report from a Nashville visitor. From Rodger Coleman.
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Touring the South, including the Barber Motorsports Museum in Leeds, plus Huntsville, Nashville and more. From Chris Lonsberry.
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A profile of Rev. Thomas E. Gilmore, an icon of the civil rights movement and the first black sheriff of Greene County. From Roy Khalil.
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Family night at Chick-Fil-A in Inverness. From Carron Bullard.
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New York singer Max Schneider performs a cover of “Billie Jean” earlier this month at the Rare Martini in Lakeview. From jessicasanriox.
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The Birmingham Blue Devils take on Triple Threat in June. From Twin Sports TV.
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Singer-songwriter Christina Perri performs “The Lonely” earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Taylor Sanderson.
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the cost of fame
Monday, August 24, 2015 by Wade Kwon
He made a deal with
the devil, then acted shocked
at the devil’s scam.
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#sundayread for Aug. 23, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Bobby McKay (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for Aug. 23, 2015:
- Y’all Connect: Bloggers share lessons from 2015 conference, part 1
- The Singular Mind of Terry Tao, by Gareth Cook @GarethIdeas (RT @luthermarius)
- A Birmingham Reading List
- How I’m listening to improve my communication: An update
- Writers: Stop reading, start writing.
- Why Does the National Enquirer Suck at the Internet? By @MikeLeePearl
- Flashback: Adding video easily into WordPress posts (and pages)
- Trades, movement hard on baseball families, by Zach Buchanan @azc_zachb
- The Lions of Street Food, by Matt Goulding @mdgoulding (RT @robertgor17)
- Flashback: Tuscaloosa’s Deontay Wilder wins bronze medal in boxing at 2008 Olympics
- How the Muppets created Generation X, by @ElizHydeStevens
- Exclusion of Blacks From Juries Raises Renewed Scrutiny by @AdamLiptak (RT @vsisson13)
- River of Booze: Inside college town’s embrace of drinking, by @karinfischer & @erichoov
- When Two Decide to Live Together and Combine Bookshelves, by @AlexanderChee
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
a reasonable exit strategy
Sunday, August 23, 2015 by Wade Kwon
Put down the empty
glass and slip out the back door
with hoarded brownies.
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the most awkward sales pitch ever
Saturday, August 22, 2015 by Wade Kwon
It comes with something …
let me ask my manager
and not call you back.
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