I’ll be ready to
conquer the world as soon as
I wash the dishes.

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We started out with
Shakespeare and ended with a
suggestive eggplant.

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Ladies choose to be
objectors, objectified,
their bodies their selves.

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The lyrics rolled by
on monitors for us to
belt out tipsily.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

A look at the Birmingham Children’s Theatre on “Good Morning, Alabama” from 1997 to promote “A Christmas Carol.” From BroadwayTVArchive.

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A look at the Sloss Music and Arts Festival. From Two Hawks.

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A quick look at Church of the Highlands’ Serve Day in July. From Rachel Higginbotham.

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Fun at the Birmingham Corporate Challenge earlier this month at Railroad Park downtown. From Ben George.

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Interview with real estate developer Cathy Sloss Jones. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Visiting Railroad Park. From ManoDestra.

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The Roots perform during the second annual Schaeffer CityFest earlier this month at Railroad Park (our vertical video of the week). From groovement71.

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Bearkeeper Allison McCabe introduces the black bear exhibit at the Birmingham Zoo. From Starnes Publishing.

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Reality TV star Porsha Williams participates in the Black Women’s Roundtable at a Birmingham high school. From Porsha Williams World.

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Rescue crews helped people from flooded homes and cars as the region was drenched by heavy rain. About two dozen residents of a mobile home park in Pelham had to be rescued from flood waters that were nearly chest high. From AP Archive.

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WVTM-13 anchor Ken Lass gets down. From Eunice Elliott.

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The KISS Pinball launch party at BumperNets at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. From Bumpernets.

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Exploring Sloss Furnaces. From Spa Guy.

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Rapper Young Wayf opens for Fetty Wap at a July show at Club Atlantis in Ensley. From RealMusic RecordingGroup.

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Atlanta business coach makes a stop in Birmingham on the way to Austin. From Carlton Lewis.

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Shelby County leaders visit the Birmingham Zoo in July. From ShelbyAL.

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Timelapse footage of downtown Birmingham from Crest Road South with nearly 300 photos from midnight to 1 a.m. Aug. 1. From James McConatha.

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Atlanta rapper Rittz performs “Switch Lanes” in May at Zydeco on Southside. From 226 Film Production.

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Florence metal band Tempter performs “Hymns of the Blasphemous” earlier this month at Zydeco. From Travis Michael.

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The West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church Praise Dance and Mime Ministry performs at the Birmingham Dance Showcase. From WEHMBC Praise Dance and Mime Ministry.

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AP report from December on UAB shutting down the bowling, football and rifle programs. From AP Archive.

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Coach Chris Yeager and players Ford Alexander and McKinnon Cox speak for Mountain Brook High football at the media days conference in July. From Starnes Publishing.

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Promo for city air tours from Birmingham’s Express Air Charters. From Brian Coshatt.

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The parking lot filled
with classic hot rods, gearheads
and fans of sweet rides.

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Photo: Reiner Girsch (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for Aug. 16, 2015:

• Addictive content
• The Slate interview with Camille Paglia, by @DaveDaley3: http://bit.ly/1PssSJQ / http://bit.ly/1gLjeWv
• Alabama poet laureate Andrew Glaze and his new book, by @RachelOLindley //Signing at 3
• Flashback: Vote 2007: Mayoral forum on homelessness
• The Web We Have to Save, by Hossein Derakhshan @h0d3r (via @GreenhouseAds)
• How a Law Banning Ethnic Studies Led to Its Rise, by @WestonPhippen (via @actarc)
• Y’all Connect: Gender Avenger Hall of Fame, 2 years in a row
• 10 books that changed the world (h/t @jornalistavitor)
• Year of Racial Tumult Brings Lessons, Risks to Classroom by @DanBerrett (via @pimatweets)
• Flashback: Southern Progress: 41.4 percent staff reduction in 11 months
• How to Get Your Self-Published Book in Bookstores, by Carrie Rollwagen @crollwagen
• The Man Who Shot Michael Brown, by Jake Halpern (via @melaniesiow)
• 35 Women Tell Their Stories About Assault by Bill Cosby & the Culture That Wouldn’t Listen
• 14 tips on practical dating from my grandmother, by @CharleeDyroff (via @priyankasabarwa)

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Songs of summer

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

A carnival of
colorful trees and hazy
nights heads for our block.

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Nothing would keep her
from scolding, feeding, reading
to, raising her girls.

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She looked out onto
the gulf one last time, ready
for the next voyage.

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The gossip girls shared
conspiratorial laughs
in the locker room.

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Reluctant pupils
enter the classroom with heads
full of fireflies.

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Summer ends when we
run out of blockbuster flicks
to watch with popcorn.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Twerking (our vertical video of the week). From Normani Hamilton.

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Legacy Credit Union at SlossFest. From Telegraph Branding.

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Youth Day at New Vision Christian Church in Helena (our other vertical video of the week). From Chenelle Williams.

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Pop singer Bea Miller performs “Fire and Gold” July 26 at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From laureguixxo.

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Kids at an English camp in the Czech Republic say “hello” to friends at Faith Presbyterian Church in North Shelby County. From Potts.

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Drone footage of Vulcan Park. From Drone Ambassador.

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Springville country singer Jackson Capps performs “High and Lonesome” and “Alabama White Trash Karaoke Wanna” on Birmingham Mountain Radio. From MJE Music Group.

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Big Spoon Creamery finding ice cream sandwich niche in Birmingham. From ABC 33/40.

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Confessions of a new teacher. From Laura Luo.

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An update on the construction at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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L.A. indie rock band the Never Ending performs “Secondhand” July 26 at the BJCC Concert Hall. From Debby Ryan Czech.

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Motorcycle road trip, summer 2009. From jjaguda.

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Finishing the 2009 Mercedes Marathon. From Outlaw Films.

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Phoenix rapper Mega Ran goes freestyle at Secret Stages 2015 at Matthew’s Bar and Grill downtown. From kilgoreflux.

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Birmingham mayor William Bell speaks on the 50 years after segregation at the Vatican. From iihschannel.

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A glimpse of the first inning from the Mississippi Braves at Birmingham Barons on July 29. From GSI.

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A look at Girls Rock Birmingham summer camp. From Stratosfilm Productions.

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The official SlossFest recap. From Back Down South.

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California rocker Dustin Kensrue performs a cover of “Wrecking Ball” July 25 at Saturn in Avondale. From Drew Hulsey.

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Off-roading with the Porsche Cayenne at the Porsche Sport Driving School. From Richard Chang.

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Someone’s having fun with iMovie … From Major Loe.

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A lovely evening. From Eric Morgan.

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Chuck E. Cheese performs “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” at the Vestavia Hills location. From mario555227.

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Pop group Fifth Harmony performs July 26 at the BJCC Concert Hall. From laureguixxo.

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The Birmingham Community Mass Choir performs at July’s Gospel Music Workshop of America in New Orleans. From lagriddle.

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North Carolina hip-hop artist J. Cole performs in March at Iron City on Southside. From Phillip Beasley.

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Time-lapse footage of construction at the Lyric Theatre, with crews lifting a massive steel structure above the stage and anchoring it at the top. From Franks Global Media.

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Rock band 311 performs “Creatures” July 28 at Iron City. From thebrookiew.

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Visiting friends and family in Birmingham. From Carol.

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The biggest rim shop in America. From RimTyme Birmingham.

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Each dawn brings a fresh
opportunity to fleece
everybody else.

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