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#sundayread for April 29, 2018

Sunday, April 29, 2018 by Wade Kwon

Juan José Millás

Photo: Fran del Olmo (CC)

Spanish writer Juan José Millás

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toothpicks and shot cups

Sunday, April 29, 2018 by Wade Kwon

Free samples are my
jam. Load me up with bite-size
morsels without end.

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grok talk

Saturday, April 28, 2018 by Wade Kwon

The best words come from
languages of the fertile
imagination.

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bashing dragons

Friday, April 27, 2018 by Wade Kwon

The wee knight took up
arms against fire-breathing
foes in the forest.

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The Birmingham channel: Freight-hopper’s fancy

Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Nashville rock musician Mat Kearney shares highlights from Iron City on Southside, plus Atlanta and Nashville. From Mat Kearney.

Birmingham artist Arielbriana and Kenya Nikohl discuss the Mix Birmingham, a network for creative people. From the Mix Birmingham.

Basketball: Port City Stars (Mobile) vs. Alabama Fusion earlier this month at the Southern Spring Invitational tournament inside the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Charles Williams.

Country singer-songwriter Mallory Hope performs in February at Legacy Arena downtown. From DTenacity

Time-lapse footage of installation of a new WVTM-13 sign. From WVTM-13 News.

Workers install walls around the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in August in Linn Park downtown. From Click on Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV.

Exploring Red Mountain Park. From XO Fitness.

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Birmingham Barons in a simulated Regions Field in “MLB the Show 18.” From Relaxing When We Shouldn’t Be …

The Exchange Club holds a kickoff event for April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month at Birmingham City Hall. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Arturo LaCruz and Sol Musica Band performs in April at Rojo on Southside. From Actress Gabrielle.

“Build it up, tear it down” (our vertical video of the week). From Reshia Minggia.

Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin skydives with Navy Leap Frogs earlier this month above Railroad Park. From al.com.

Part five of Birmingham’s Kyle Sullivan and his monthlong trip to Antarctica in 2017. From Neoteotihuacan.

Promo for Forward Ever Day fund-raising event for Birmingham-Southern College earlier this month. From Birmingham-Southern College.

A message to Dad before graduating from Miles College. From Stanley Parrish.

Birmingham’s Taylor Hicks performs Bob Seger classics earlier this month at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Andrea SegerHicks.

Music at Innisfree Pub in Lakeview. From Actress Gabrielle.

Knoxville’s Revolution Dance performs “Ain’t No Sunshine” at March’s VIP Dance competition at the Alabama Theatre downtown, winning Best Senior Duo/Trio. From VIP Dance.

Prattville’s Centre for Performing Arts performs “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” winning Best Teen Duo/Trio. From VIP Dance.

Hannah Nelson of Birmingham Dance Theatre in Hoover performs “Unholy War,” winning Best Senior Solo. From VIP Dance.

Hopping a train in March from New Orleans to Irondale. From John E. Ringo.

Recruitment video for American Cast Iron Pipe Company in Acipco-Finley. From American News.

Birmingham’s Michael Battito and Derek Nolin perform “California Dreamin’ ” at the Oasis in Lakeview. From Actress Gabrielle.

Marimba Sonora Maya performs. From Marimba Sonora Maya.

Apple CEO and Mobile native Tim Cook talks with UAB’s Anthony Hood earlier this month at the Dream Keeper Symposium at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in South Titusville. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Checking out Railroad Park and Sloss Furnaces. From Jeffery Foster.

Promo for Saturday’s Quarry Crusher Run in Tarrant. From Vulcan Materials Company.

Promo for the Here2Beer 5K races through August, starting at Good People Brewing Company downtown and finishing at Avondale Brewing Company. From Set Up Events.

Selling bow ties on eBay (our other vertical video of the week). From Madd1966dh.

Footage of and from the AT&T City Center office tower downtown. From Capitol Photography Partners LLC.

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honeymoon distractions

Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Wade Kwon

Thank you notes to be
written, gifts to be exchanged
and a cake to freeze.

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fixer upper downer

Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Wade Kwon

Under the carpet
is worn wood, and below that,
a layer of bugs.

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of the moment

Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Wade Kwon

The past is a safe
space, except when filled with dark
trauma and regret.

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a motion picture is worth a thousand words

Monday, April 23, 2018 by Wade Kwon

Why watch the movie
when the Wikipedia
recap is better?

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#sundayread for April 22, 2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018 by Wade Kwon

tuxedo man in library

Photo: YuSheng Wang (CC)

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under the operatic force

Sunday, April 22, 2018 by Wade Kwon

A highly trained group
of divas and tenors armed
with high notes and low.

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binge mentality

Saturday, April 21, 2018 by Wade Kwon

Please shovel content
to me before I figure
out this show is crap.

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electric you and i

Friday, April 20, 2018 by Wade Kwon

No resistance as
the current flows through us, a
tingling sensation.

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The Birmingham channel: Electric dreams

Thursday, April 19, 2018 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on becoming an electrician. From CHK Marketing.

Stand battle: Dancing Dolls of Birmingham vs. Divas of Olive Branch (Miss.). From Dancing Dolls.

A windy day at the Birmingham Zoo (our vertical video of the week). From the X Brothers.

Up close with animals and birds at the Birmingham Zoo. From Galaxy Cat 4242.

Dothan artist OG Biggie performs at Zydeco on Southside (our other vertical video of the week). From OG Biggie.

Time-lapse dashcam footage of driving from Birmingham to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. From Relative Rest.

Time-lapse dashcam footage of driving from Columbus, Ga., to Sloss Furnaces and downtown Birmingham. From Relative Rest.

Jefferson County Commission member Sandra Little Brown on local TV show “Our Issues Birmingham.” From Our Issues Birmingham.

Playing “Grand Theft Auto V” as a Birmingham police officer. From Ray J Gamer.

The Glow app launch party in 2016 at Cahaba Brewing Company in East Avondale. From TNR Creative.

The finish line for March’s Rumpshaker 5K at Regions Field downtown. From Best Times Event Timing.

College ultimate: Ole Miss Hydra vs. Alabama Yellowhammer at March’s Magic City Invite tournament at Sports Blast in North Shelby County. From Hydra Ultimate.

How to sign up for the Birmingham Marriott Business Council’s Relay for Life team. From Jonathan McKinney.

Lots of bricks at the Lego Store at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover (our other other vertical video of the week). From Coldwater Bricks.

Rodney Watson, Jefferson County Commission candidate: “This is poverty. … Birmingham, it’s a mess.” From District Three.

Baseball: Birmingham Thunderbolts 06 vs. Premier Fastpitch 12U at the USSSA St. Patty’s Day “Pot of Gold” Invitational in Atlanta. From Dwayne Hubbard.

Promo for lofts at the Iris at City Federal downtown. From Danny Kang Austin.

Celebrating becoming a home owner. From TNR Creative.

Driving along I-65 and I-20/59 through downtown (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Mateo Alvaromateo Mateo.

After a screening of “The Conscience of America: Birmingham’s Fight for Civil Rights,” New York’s Hunter College holds a discussion with David Hodges, anthropology professor, and Brent Leggs, director at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. From Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.

Birmingham Giants’ Brody Flack at bat. From Gotta Luv 48.

Feature on TEDxBirmingham in March at Alys Stephens Center on Southside. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Train in Trussville. From Carson Bean.

Train downtown. From Julio Almeida.

Trains in Irondale. From Carson Bean.

Another train. From Rhett Robinson.

A fun trip to our city, including Sloss Furnaces, Red Mountain Park and the Birmingham Zoo. From Who Liaa.

Commercial for Service Tech in Glen Iris. From Thryv Video Channel.

Singing at the March for Our Lives protest in March downtown. From Hunter Coke.

Cross-country cycling at Oak Mountain State Park. From Head Snap.

Singing praise (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Wendy S. Tuck.

Attorney Brian Law gives tips for employees. From Noble Law.

How to take part in the 2018 Fox 6 Kids and Jobs program. From the City of Birmingham Mayor’s Office Division of Youth Services.

A class on “The U.S. Civil Rights Movement and Its Place in History,” focusing on events including the bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. From Human-Kind Productions.

Scott Douglas of Greater Birmingham Ministries speaks in November at a stop on the Alabama Learning Tour at City Hall downtown. From Neighborhood Funders Group.

Hanging at March’s Alabama Comic Con at the BJCC South Exhibition Hall downtown. From Cody Gremlin.

A birthday outing to Alabama Comic Con. From Whitaker Family Vlogs

Cosplay at Alabama Comic Con (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Jordan Franklin.

Scenes from Alabama Comic Con. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Actor Jason David Frank meets fans (our final vertical video of the week). From Greg Peak.

Checking out the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Lobotomix’s Monthly Showcase in February at the Syndicate Lounge on Southside. From Jay Dexter 2.

Commercial for Gardendale real estate agent Kelley Shaw Smith. From Kelley Shaw Smith.

Speakers on German company Evonik’s $50 million expansion in Birmingham. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Independence Day fireworks on Red Mountain. From Outlaw Films.

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callbacks next week

Thursday, April 19, 2018 by Wade Kwon

The audition went
well enough to warrant a
second try to shine.

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