even thieves need to recharge
Thursday, May 16, 2019 by Wade Kwon
The burglar stopped to
pet the cats and hunt through the
refrigerator.
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The Birmingham channel: Blazer film festival 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos, including eight short films from students in the UAB Media Studies program, 2019 edition (Vimeo channel) …
“Imagining Liberation” by Marissa Hilton, Norah Madden-Lunsford and Addison Rees.
Making new queer music spaces as Birmingham gay bars close.
“Walls of Jericho” by Stacey Brannan, Logan Hames and Michael Wolter
Urban explorers and revitalizers eye blighted neighborhoods.
“B’hams: They Do Comedy Down There?” by Renaldo Flowers, Connor Lyons and Andy Sitz.
Comedians discuss what it’s like to launch a standup career here.
“A Woman’s Place” by Callie Walls and Jennifer Wells.
Women working as chefs and restaurant owners are pioneers in the traditionally male world of haute cuisine.
“Welcome to Ballroom” by Rick Edge and Scarlett Ridley.
The newfound popularity of competitive ballroom dancing.
“Shut Down Etowah” by Liam Farmer-Alroth and Kellan Hyde.
One of the most notorious U.S. immigration detention centers can be found in Gadsden.
“Hidden Voices” by Matthew Brooks, Michael Cooper and Holly White.
Practicing pagan faiths in the Bible Belt.
“A Generation Drowning” by Lauren Senwo and Nikita Udayakumar.
The burdens of student loan debt and limited access to higher education.
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Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians, talks about his time with Michael Jordan and the Birmingham Barons 25 years ago. From the Jim Rome Show.
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Window installation at the Iron Age building downtown. From Rev Birmingham.
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Montgomery hard rock band Breaking Aim and the Rhythm performs in 2010 at Bottletree Cafe in Forest Park. From Flippin’ Sweet Vids.
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Highlights from rapper NBA YoungBoy in April at Boutwell Auditorium downtown. From Daniel Hill.
More from NBA YoungBoy, plus rapper T-Rell. From T-Rell Music.
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Come Roll With Me shows children what it’s like to perform everyday activities in a wheelchair. Cathy Carver, a wheelchair clinic specialist at UAB’s Spain Rehabilitation Center, created the program. From Katy Morgan.
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Pumping insulation. From Rid-a-Critter Inc.
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Walking downtown. From Blue Sky Adventures.
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Podcasters Billy Sorrells and D’lai of “Did You Miss Me” perform in April at the Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover. From Did You Miss Me Podcast.
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La Crosse, Wisc., Americana rock band Slippin’ South performs “Better, Under Pressure” in April at the Nick on Southside. From Addison Israelson Music.
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Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Colter Wall performs “Railroad Bill” in April at Saturn in Avondale (our vertical video of the week). From Danny Hammons.
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Promo for nonprofit organization Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. From Community Foundation.
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Birmingham author Robert McCammon talks at his April book launch for “Cardinal Black” at the Alabama Booksmith in Homewood. From Blu Gilliand.
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Field trip to the Birmingham Zoo. From Sandra Maw Maw Sweener.
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Talking about the return of the Bassmaster Classic in 2020 to Birmingham. From Fishing Florida Radio.
Announcing the location for the 50th annual competition. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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A DJ’s set at El Sol in Glen Iris (our other vertical video of the week). From Yessenia Trejo.
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Sightseeing in Atlanta and Birmingham, including the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama and downtown. From the Wisconsinista.
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Joe Calamusa, managing director of the University of Alabama Sales Program, speaks in Birmingham. From Joe Calamusa.
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Syndicated show “Find Your Outdoors” features the Kidz Outdoors fall hunt at Double Mountain Preserve in Pelham. From Find Your Outdoors.
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Dashcam footage of Birmingham neighborhoods. From Charlie Bo 313.
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New Brunswick, N.J., rock band American Lions performs in 2018 at the Nick on Southside. From Andrew Ho.
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Putnam Middle student Amari McClure reads her poem “Bring Your Dreams with You When You Wake” at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham 60th anniversary celebration at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Community Foundation.
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Drone footage of Railroad Park downtown. From Dedman1107.
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Promo for the Southern Baptist Convention June 11-12 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From TalkCP.
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Report on a baptism ceremony at Iglesia La Luz del Mundo in Minor. From LLDM NEWS Noticias de la Iglesia la Luz del Mundo.
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Soul singer Leon Bridges performs in April at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown (our other other vertical video of the week). From Actress Gabrielle.
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Bernard Nomberg of the Nomberg Law Firm talks with Richard Friedman of the Birmingham Jewish Federation about the community and visiting Israel. From the Nomberg Law Firm.
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Highlight reel for Stanhope Elmore senior Jahsan Upshaw at the Alabama Top 30 Unsigned Senior Showcase at Birmingham-Southern College. From Living Our Dreams Athletics.
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“I’m a Soldier in the Army of the Lord,” in 2012 at the Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention of the Church of God in Christ. From Tri-Stone Network Inc.
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Promo for singer Claudia Monet’s April concert at the Furnace in Central City. From Sextronica Official.
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A look at the Foxhound Bee Company. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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The Shield does the Triple Powerbomb at WWE Live at Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Braden Sullivan.
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♫ “New sho-oes … new sho-oes …” ♫ (Our final vertical video of the week.) From Madd1966dh.
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Inside the Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Southside. From Holy Trinity Holy Cross GOC.
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A look at T.J. Tires in Irondale. From Bien Sunrise.
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Highlights from the SkillsUSA Alabama State Leadership and Skills Conference in April at the BJCC North Exhibition Hall downtown. From Alabama CTSOs.
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Commercial for the annual Funk Fest on May 25 at Legion Field. From HotinBirmingham.com.
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Trains in Birmingham. From Sean Madison.
Trains in Irondale. From Amory Railfan.
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Highlights from the Hunter Street Baptist Church preteen choir trip in April. From Hunter Street Baptist Church.
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Bon Jovi performs “Only Lonely” in 1985 at the BJCC Coliseum downtown. From MXJ Productions HD.
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Drone flyby past Vulcan. From Community Foundation.
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Winning flights of model airplanes at April’s Alabama Technology Student Association Conference at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Andy Grose.
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Behind the scenes of “From Birmingham to Baltimore” by Connecticut troupe Thomas/Ortiz Dance. From Thomas/Ortiz Dance.
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Commercial for Stuart Curry Dentistry in Vestavia Hills. From Stuart Curry Dentist Birmingham.
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disinterest rates
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by Wade Kwon
So many movies
to skip, so many people
to fully avoid.
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huddled around the phone
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 by Wade Kwon
The video plays.
We’re unable to stifle
ruptures of laughter.
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murder none
Monday, May 13, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Shoot whoever you
want, but be wealthy enough
to purchase justice.
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#sundayread for May 12, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Streetwrk.com (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for May 12, 2019:
- I listened to Dee Brown’s “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” or as I call it, the White Nationalists Handbook, a brutal catalog of America’s genocide against Native Americans.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2YgxjBw - How One Woman’s Digital Life Was Weaponized Against Her
By @BrookeJarvis - The Curious Rise and Spectacular Crash of the AAF
By @ConorOrr - Flashback: 5 years ago, Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 31
#haiku #poetry - The world’s first brain surgery … on a bear
By @OliFranklin-Wallis - Rewriting a Symphony in Stone: “Notre Dame burned and we found ourselves, despite our representations and our memories, still pickpocketed by loss.”
By @SummerBrennan - Flashback: Fun with branding
- The Colonizer’s Archive Is a Crooked Finger
By Emmanuel Iduma
(RT @artwritingSVA) - Why we find awful movies awfully entertaining
By @MikeyMusto - Flashback: From 2009, Alabama on “Survivor”: The Debra Beebe interview
https://itswa.de/2vBQ0Dq - Tracy Morgan Turns the Drama of His Life into Comedy
By Vinson Cunningham @vcunningham - The Uncounted: @NYTimes investigates hidden civilian deaths from coalition airstrikes in Iraq
By Azmat Khan @AzmatZahra and @Anand_Gopal_ - How an Abuse Victim’s Nerve and a Hidden iPhone Led to the Arrest of a Sundance Founder
By @Liz_A_Harris
#MeToo - A good death
By @LibbyCopeland
#sundayread
More posts from Wade this week:
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for May 12 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
yellow snow
Sunday, May 12, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Filing nails to a
fine powder, keratin falls
in a flesh blizzard.
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fair-feathered fiend
Saturday, May 11, 2019 by Wade Kwon
I kept an owl
to scare the mice and hoot hoot
around the house house.
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true hunger
Friday, May 10, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Never being full
on water, ketchup soup and
ketchup sandwiches.
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milky ways
Thursday, May 9, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Many dimensions,
but they’re all based on shades of
white, eggshell, ecru …
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The Birmingham channel: Coming attractions
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
A Birmingham visit includes trips to Patton Creek shopping center in Hoover, Vulcan and the Heavenly Donut Co. From Roadtrips and Adventure.
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Scene from “Green Book” set in Birmingham, dubbed in French. From Culture et Creation Artistiques.
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Browsing Hill’s Carpet and Floor Covering in Helena (our vertical video of the week). From Hill’s Carpet and Floor Coverings.
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In this episode of “Drunk Birmingham Music History,” Mark Beasley, drummer for Birmingham punk rock band GT, talks about a memorable house party in Homewood (our other vertical video of the week). From Jenny Gault.
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Promo for Kevin Harrington’s keynote speech at the Real Time Pain Relief national business summit in October at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Real Time Pain Relief.
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On the Birmingham campaign of 1963 and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” From Mira Foster
Experiencing King’s jail cell. From Mira Foster.
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Scenes from the National Veterans Day parade downtown. From Lauren Chisholm.
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More from Christian rapper TobyMac’s April show at Legacy Arena downtown. From Team Presswood.
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Commercial for the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau. From Cayenne Creative.
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Atlanta Southern gothic band Illiterates performs in April at the Nick on Southside (our other other vertical video of the week). From Danny Hammons.
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Interviews with parents whose children take martial arts classes. From Tiger Rock Martial Arts.
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Dancing at the Shades Valley prom in April at Iron City on Southside (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Oscar Rojas Vargas.
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Meditations on Birmingham (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From True Dynasty.
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A look at the Birmingham real estate investment market. From the Holton Wise Property Group.
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Venture for America brings its job fair back in April to Innovation Depot downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Soccer: New York Red Bulls II at Birmingham Legion in April at BBVA Compass Field, interrupted by a severe weather warning. From USL Championship.
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Time-lapse footage of the city from atop Red Mountain. From Erratic Aperture.
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Preaching at Kiss fans in April outside Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Ray Nix.
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Time-lapse footage of a dance class at Forma Arts and Wellness downtown. From Alessia Lovreglio.
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Neil Diamond performs in 19777 at the BJCC Coliseum downtown. From Ken Butz.
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Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, talks his memories of A.G. Gaston while on a trip to Birmingham. From al.com.
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The choir performs at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church downtown (our final vertical video of the week). From Audrey Kimbrough.
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Promo for Community Church Without Walls’ Easter in the Garden at West End Community Gardens. From Steve Hartley.
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Emilee Grace Dreher of Mann Dance Studio in Prattville performs “The Way You Make Me Feel” at March’s Platinum National Dance Competition at the Alabama Theatre downtown, winning Top Intermediate Act. From Platinum Dance.
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Improvisation ensemble Silica Gel Do Not Eat performs at Southside’s Clubhouse on Highland. From Joel Nelson.
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Promo for Getting Started Acting/Modeling Workshops in Birmingham. From Alex Kiker Co.
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Dutch DJ San Holo performs “Light” in April at Iron City on Southside. From 4d4mz.
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Post Office Pies’ John Hall on coming back to Birmingham from New York. From SYTA: Student and Youth Travel Association.
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Soccer: Birmingham Legion at Saint Louis, highlights from the April game. From USL Championship.
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Fran Scully’s 75th birthday party in 1986. From Advanced Video.
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Spanish-language report on April’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From D-Mx Deportemotor México.
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Promo for Birmingham Restaurant Week in August. From W.C. Wright and Son Inc.
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Looking at many inhabitants at the Birmingham Zoo. From John Millwood.
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Testimonials by Chicago rapper Calboy’s fans in April at Boutwell Auditorium downtown. From Sony Music U.
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you never know how you’ll be judged
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Height, weight, hairstyle, wealth,
credit score, car, breath, teeth, shoe
size, grammar, aura.
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the asians you see on tv
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Nerd, tech guy, awkward
loner, kung fu guy, but not
the love interest.
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aging eyeballs
Monday, May 6, 2019 by Wade Kwon
The letters became
blurrier and blurrier
till he switched contacts.
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#sundayread for May 5, 2019
Sunday, May 5, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Mormondancer (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for May 5, 2019:
- Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 49
#poetry #haiku - The betrayal: How a lawyer, a lobbyist and a legislator waged war on a North Birmingham Superfund cleanup
By @StevenMufson
#Bham #ALpolitics - Miami Police Arrest Thousands of Homeless But Leave Rapes, Robberies Unsolved
By @MegOConnor13 - Flashback: I started my blog because …
- None of the President’s Men
By @SorayaRoberts
(via @tara_deschamps) - The Terrible Truth about Alexa
By @AdamClarkEstes - Flashback: Make your events winners through consistency
- A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres
By Alexandra Alter @xanalter
(RT @kikiochieng) - Book review of Anne Harrington’s “Mind Fixers: Psychiatry’s Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness”
By @JenSzalai
(via @2JohnDurant) - Flashback: Blogging, shilled the radio star
- Profile of Sean Baker, director of the acclaimed “Florida Project”
By @AnneHelen Petersen - What I’ve Learned From People Whose Loved Ones Were Transformed by Fox News
By @LukeONeil47 - The rise of business bullshit in management
By @Andre_Spicer
(via @NZPPTA @BisforBerkshire) - I Think about This a Lot: Marge Simpson’s Pink Chanel Suit
By Danielle Guercio
More posts from Wade this week:
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for May 5 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
