rare catch
Friday, April 12, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Fish parts wrapped in rice
and seaweed, with a little
wasabi and soy.
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the soul-sucking news cycle
Thursday, April 11, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Stay informed and go
nuts vs. ignore it all:
A false dilemma?
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The Birmingham channel: 13 miles to glory
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Boy Scouts interrogate Alabama football coach Nick Saban at the 12th Annual Boy Scouts American Values Luncheon fund-raiser in March at the BJCC North Exhibition Hall downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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A recent episode of “Samford Sports Wrap-Up” with retiring women’s basketball coach Mike Morris. From Samford University Athletics.
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UAB’s Lister Hill Library opens the first virtual reality studio on campus. From University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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College softball: Highlights from Birmingham-Southern at Covenant in March in Lookout Mountain, Ga. From Covenant Scots.
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Discussing damages in personal injury cases. From Farris, Riley and Pitt LLP.
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Runner’s World feature on Hoover’s Highlands College, where all students run in an annual half-marathon in November at Homewood’s Lakeshore Trail. From Highlands College.
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Live music at the Oasis in Lakeview. From Actress Gabrielle.
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Talking with Birmingham rapper Luh Soldier. From No Jumper.
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Highlight reel for Huffman Middle point guard Kerrion Gilbert. From Hoop Brothers.
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The 60m hurdles race at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in March at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Sports Live Stadium.
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Members of Bellydance Superstars perform in 2010 on WBRC-6’s “Good Day Alabama.” From Rebecca Vasile.
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UAB’s Louis Nabors discusses evolving treatments for patients with brain metastases. From Onc Live TV.
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WBRC-6 report on the 1965 Parade of Homes. From Chewy Ltd.
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Jon Foreman of Switchfoot performs for fans in March outside Iron City on Southside after the concert. From Switchfoot.
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Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors discusses facing UAB in the NIT. From Hit That Line.
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Firefighters spray the Hospitality Inn fire in March from the parking lot of Johns-Ridout’s Funeral Parlors. From David Gunnells.
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Michigan bass fisherman Kevin VanDam talks about winning the 2010 Bassmaster Classic in Birmingham. From Kevin VanDam.
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Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) makes a campaign stop in March in Birmingham. From WVTM 13 News.
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Orlando Apollos’ Johnny Manziel vs. Birmingham Iron’s Trent Richardson. From FlemLo Raps.
Manziel exchanges friendly greetings with Iron. From Robbie2k.
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Freddie Brown, wide receivers coach at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., discusses new recruits, including Shades Valley’s KeiAndre Sanders. From Wofford Terriers.
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Washington’s WTOP (103.5 FM) features Louie, shipped from Birmingham, as Pet of the Week. From WTOP Radio.
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Highlights from Angela Rye, lawyer and political strategist, at February’s A.G. Gaston Conference at the BJCC East Meeting Rooms downtown. From 1987.
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Birmingham band Meta-Medica performs in March at Good People Brewing Company downtown. From Leejthedj337.
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College baseball: Highlights from Furman at Samford in March. From Samford University Athletics.
And highlights from Mississippi State at Samford in March. From Samford University Athletics.
Plus highlights from Maine at Samford in March. From Samford University Athletics.
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Scenes from March’s Battle of the Magic City Showcase at Hoover High School. From Slam HS.
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Visiting Sloss Furnaces. From the Carpetbagger.
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Train in Calera. From Seaboard Railfanner.
And a train crossing in Crestwood North. From Free Brick Productions.
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Highlights from the Southern Xpress 7v7 tournament in March at Carver High School in North Birmingham. From Touchdown Alabama Magazine.
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College softball: Highlights from Tennessee Tech at Samford in March. From Samford University Athletics.
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Eight hours of ABC-33/40 severe weather coverage from April 27, 2011. From Waffle Iron Archives.
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Putting together a Tumbling Loco train set found at a Birmingham thrift shop. From Train Tsar Fun.
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Security cam footage of a Family Dollar store in Central Park, in which two men armed with swords attempt a robbery in March. From WVTM-13 News.
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Wrestling: Kane vs. Dave Bautista in 2005 at the BJCC Coliseum downtown. From Brothers of Destruction 22.
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Altamont senior Amrita Lakhanpal talks about Screens for Schools, her program to provide 60 Chromebooks to elementary schools. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Sen. Doug Jones speaks in March at the Strand Book Store in New York. He discussed his new book, “Bending Toward Justice,” about the decades-long fight to bring the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombers to justice. From Strand Book Store.
And Jones on CBSN. From CBS News.
Plus Jones on Salon. From Salon.
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Hockey: Peoria Rivermen at Birmingham Bulls in March in Pelham. From Peoria Rivermen SPHL.
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Highlights from Black History Month at Samford University. From Samford University.
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the forest, but not for long
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Groves of pines, maples
and oaks sacrificed themselves
for a new Marshalls.
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the resurrection of the receiver
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 by Wade Kwon
All it took was a
simple unplug and plug to
bring it back to life.
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where new cars graze in place
Monday, April 8, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Shiny vehicles
occupy every parking
space and fire lane.
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#sundayread for April 7, 2019
Sunday, April 7, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Peter Lowe (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for April 7, 2019:
- “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez: I hadn’t read it in a long time – great to revisit this family epic set in Colombia.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2I34HYu - Decline in readers, ads leads hundreds of newspapers to fold
By David Bauder @dbauder and @DavidALieb - When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online
By @TaylorLorenz - Flashback: Your complete guide to voicemail perfection, as told in pictures
- How Successful People Handle Toxic People
By Travis Bradberry @talentsmarteq
(via @TAljubury) - The reason Joan Didion’s work endures: She changed the way we wrote.
By Brigid Delaney @BrigidWD
(via @NUJ_LFB) - Flashback: Innovation from within
- Terrific profile of brilliant investigative reporter @JaneMayerNYer
By @MollyLangmuir
(RT @emilynussbaum) - The Pyrex Glass Controversy That Just Won’t Die
By @AdamClarkEstes - Flashback: Y’all Connect — The ethical digital marketer
- The “celebrity professor” of hip-hop at Duke and Harvard, Patrick Douthit a k a @9thWonder
By @NCDavidMenconi
(via @jessicabanov) - What’s So Scary About Socialism?
By David M. Perry @Lollardfish - Why rule by the people is better than rule by the experts
By Nicholas Tampio @NTampio
(via @BBCSanaSafi) - Sandy’s Story: 7 years after Alzheimer’s diagnosis, “there’s still a good life.”
By @DrSanjayGupta and Sandee LaMotte
(via @HDuggalMD)
More posts from Wade this week:
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for April 7 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
track and field
Sunday, April 7, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Joggers and doggers,
strollers and rollers, walkers
and talkers go round.
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data points in action
Saturday, April 6, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Sell you this, at the
right time, right size, right price, through
manipulation.
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more data points
Friday, April 5, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Shops at Target, hits
yoga every Thursday, drives
a black Explorer.
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The Birmingham channel: RIP Birmingham Iron
Thursday, April 4, 2019 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Construction workers place the first bridge segment in March for I-20/59 through downtown. The piece was cast in Woodlawn and trucked in. From al.com.
Plus drone footage. From al.com.
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Tampa’s WTSP-10 reports on Homewood’s John Zimmerman training ice skaters in Florida. From 10News WTSP.
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Birmingham rapper ChriStyle performs “Middle Child Style.” From Josiah Posey.
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Kevin Garrison, lawyer at Baker Donelson, in the Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40. From CrowneWorks.TV.
And Katrina M. Watson, president and executive director of nonprofit organization the Literacy Council of Central Alabama. From CrowneWorks.TV.
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Spending time at Railroad Park downtown. From Ben Bain.
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Hair cutting prank, sort of, at Kami-Con, the annual anime conference in February at the BJCC East Exhibition Hall downtown. From Riceman
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Meeting actor John Schneider in February at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Smitty Travels.
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“What the Ride Reveals” examines the motorcycle culture of Birmingham. From Garage Creative Studios.
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Report from Huntsville’s WZDX-54 on Joshua Herbinger, a former Birmingham Police officer sentenced to 6 months in the Shelby County Jail. From WZDX News.
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DIY vase decorating project from Birmingham event planner Latisha McKinney. From Designing with Latisha McKinney.
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In March, the second fire at the former Hospitality Inn on Southside. Once again, arson. From al.com.
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Author/radio host Eric Metaxas speaks in March at Samford University. From Samford University.
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A review of “Sword of Trust,” comedic feature film shot in Birmingham and currently on the festival circuit. From the Rabbit Hole.
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Bikecam of March’s Magic City Cycliad fund-raiser for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center on the metric century (62-mile) route. From Alston1028.
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Daniel Walters, former UAB mascot Blaze, shares his favorite college memory. From University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Analysis of Birmingham Iron at Memphis Express game in March. From Michael Anthony Fitness.
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Providence, R.I., station WPRI-12 reports on Brown beating UAB in men’s basketball to advance in the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. From WPRI.
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Promo for Single Service Sundays at King’s Way Church in Irondale. From King’s Way Church.
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Birmingham sophomore student-athlete Jacoby Sims vlogs a week of her life at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. From Jacoby Sims.
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This episode of “Dining Out with Comedienne Joy” features Rusty’s BBQ in Leeds, Charleys Philly Steaks at Brookwood Village mall and Post Office Pies in Avondale. From Comedienne Joy.
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The Dancing Dolls of Birmingham compete in March at the Bay Area Battle in Memphis. From Trin.T.
More from the competition. From Trin.T.
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An aunt visits Birmingham. From Trina Miller 100.
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Trailer for documentary “Iron Grit,” on the racial conflicts of 1979 Birmingham. From Jamel Lajuan.
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Highlights from the Birmingham Iron at Memphis Express game in March. From Alliance of American Football.
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Driving through Warrior (our vertical video of the week). From Lindsey Brock.
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Train in Crestwood North. From Free Brick Productions.
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Remanufacturing bearings at the SKF Solution Factory in Moody. From SKF Group.
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A streetcar runs on Market Street in San Francisco; the exterior commemorates Birmingham, which used PCC (Presidents’ Conference Committee) streetcars from 1947 to 1953. From Kevinsyoza.
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Highlights from the Birmingham Iron at San Diego Fleet game in March. From Alliance of American Football.
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The 3,000m race at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in March. From Sports Live Stadium.
And the 1-mile race. From Sports Live Stadium.
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Homewood mixed martial artist Walt Harris (red) and Huntsville MMA Kem Oti (blue) in training at Spartan Fitness in Homewood (our other vertical video of the week). From Brandon MC.Ninja.
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Spider-Man visits Five Points South. From Real T Dragon.
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Music video for “Birmingham” by Canadian pop-rock singer Amanda Marshall. From Amanda Marshall Vevo.
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Talking with Rex Cardan about the new proton cyclotron to be used for cancer treatment at UAB’s Proton International Center. From al.com.
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Youth basketball: Birmingham’s Team Blaze at Jackson’s MBA Hoops in March. From Jason Vision.
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Vestavia Hills actor Tucker Meek visits “Mini Spotlight” on AfterBuzz TV. From AfterBuzz TV
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Promo for March college gymnastics competition Elevate the Stage at Legacy Arena downtown. From Knight Eady.
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Chick-fil-A cows dance outside of the Five Points South location during the St. Patrick’s Day parade. From Mind Dance Marketing.
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Newly installed UAB Collat School of Business video display. From PixelFLEX LED.
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Checking out all the animals at the Birmingham Zoo. From Natalie Johnson.
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UAB’s Robert Motl presents “Physical Activity and Multiple Sclerosis: History Has a Way of Repeating Itself!” in February at the University of Georgia in Athens. From the University of Georgia College of Education.
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Alabama band the Mutineers performs “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Tomake Bujhina Priyo (You Don’t Understand)” at Toms Sound in North Avondale. From Devdeep Basu.
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About the Birmingham Education Foundation’s Walter Carr Award, a new scholarship. From Alex Perkins.
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London rock band Mumford and Sons performs “The Wolf” in March at Legacy Arena downtown. From Patsy Hughes.
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not a name but a data point
Thursday, April 4, 2019 by Wade Kwon
White, female, 30,
Baptist, 5-foot-4, middle
class, 110.
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digging for ones and zeroes
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 by Wade Kwon
Tiny bots with no
degrees dive deep into the
data mines for days.
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watching hoops on 11 screens
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 by Wade Kwon
With each basket, the
cheers grew louder, the drunks got
drunker. Go, team, go.
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trolling millions
Monday, April 1, 2019 by Wade Kwon
You can fool a lot
of the people a lot of
the time with Facebook.
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