bred and circumcisions
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 by Wade Kwon
No time for a full
cut, so how about just a
little off the top?
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eyes on the prized
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Today, celebrate
the best writers. Tomorrow,
back to the keyboard.
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trucker’s mirage
Monday, April 16, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The exit ramp floats
by, as waves of headlights burn
in all directions.
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#sundayread for April 15, 2018
Sunday, April 15, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Photo: toolstotal.com (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for April 15, 2018:
- After decades sitting on my shelf, I finally read “Mere Christianity” by @CSLewis and hope to someday meet the Christians he lovingly describes.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2GZx35E - Searching DNA: Identifying the disappeared in Colombia
By @Chantal_F lores - Homeward Bound was supposed to foster science’s next generation of female leaders. Instead, accusations of sexual harassment and bullying.
By Eve Andrews @eefandrews
(h/t @Longreads) - Flashback: Determining the right social networks for marketing
- Review of “Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue” by @RyanHoliday
By @WilliamCohan
(via @j1berger) - The Scientific Paper Is Obsolete
By James Somers @jsomers - Flashback: Y’all Connect: The formulas for storytelling in marketing, with beautiful examples
- Kenya: The Election and the Coverup
By Helen Epstein
(RT @kikiochieng) - Many Chinas, Many Tables: Stories of Bay Area Chinese cuisines
(via @CAAM) - Flashback: 10 years ago today, live blog of “The Biggest Loser” finale with Enterprise’s Roger Shultz
- Oral History of “The Dinner Party,” on the 10th anniversary of the Best “Office” Episode Ever
Compiled by @GreeneAndy - The Climate Movement’s New Battle Cry: Keep It 100
By @BillMcKibben
(via @redfordcenter) - The playboy who got away with $242 million — using black magic
By Brigitte Scheffer @schefferbri
(RT @LiekeMuller) - Why a horde of middle-age professionals started second careers as teachers
By @LucyKellaway
(via @karissathacker) #sundayread
More posts from Wade this week:
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- All tweets for April 15 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
forever young
Sunday, April 15, 2018 by Wade Kwon
We reward elders
with neglect, abuse, contempt,
and substandard care.
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re-re-re-routing
Saturday, April 14, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The errant package
visited several states
before being trashed.
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fortunate cookies
Friday, April 13, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The luckiest folks
never notice when their luck
runs completely out.
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the component of tomorrow
Thursday, April 12, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Protein comes from shakes,
snack bars, powders, supplements
and sometimes meat, fish.
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The Birmingham channel: Now is the spring of our discontent
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Bike ride on Highland Avenue (our vertical video of the week). From Jeff Feet.
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Live music at the Oasis in Lakeview. From Actress Gabrielle.
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Feature on makeup artist Joy Krystal of Dangshawtybeat downtown. From Sleepover Media.
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Helmetcam footage of U.S. 31 (through Homewood) and Five Points South. From Hammereye 85.
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Dancing Dolls of Birmingham featured on a March episode of Lifetime’s “Bring It!” From Lifetime.
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Talking with artist and teacher Rollina. From Matthew Wilson.
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Phoenix Colombian band La Tropa Kumbiambera performs at El Sol on Valley Avenue (our other vertical video of the week). From Michelle Ramirez.
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March for Our Lives protest for stricter gun control laws in March in Railroad Park downtown. From Savcookster.
More from the protest. From Terry McCombs.
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Dancing in the living room (our other other vertical video of the week). From Erin Coleman.
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Trains downtown and in Irondale. From alcheng1000.
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Testimonial by salesperson Deana Seuferling of Hoover for Rodan and Fields (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Emily Pennington.
And a testimonial by salesperson Kelli White of Hoover for Rodan and Fields (our final vertical video of the week). From Emily Pennington.
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Feature on Krystal Turner of WPYA 97.3 Play. From Sleepover Media.
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Representatives of Kulvax, a company for transporting vaccines founded by University of Alabama students, present their business proposal for the Rise of the Rest, a competition awarding $100,000 to a Birmingham startup. From Kulvax.
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in March at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. From Live Satellite News.
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The BHM BIZ magazine panel “Healthcare in Birmingham” in March at the Birmingham School of Law downtown. The speakers: Scott McGlaun, senior vice president and chief information officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama; Sameer Ather, president and chief executive officer of XpertDox; Whitt Israel, CEO of ICONN Orthopedics; William W. Horton, attorney with Jones Walker; and Sae Evans, accountant at Warren Averett. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Memphis rapper Blac Youngsta performs in 2016 at the Merienda Lounge on Southside. From DJ Greg TRBB.
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Elvis Presley performs “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in 1976 at the BJCC Coliseum downtown. From Roberto Lopes.
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Birmingham tax professional Dee Edwards on building a brand. From the Startup Business Factory.
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Taking the bus from Atlanta to Birmingham. From Chris Atkinson.
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Eighth grade girls basketball: Atlanta Celtics vs. Birmingham Heat in March in Atlanta. From Louie B.
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Wayne Heard, trainer at D1 Sports Medicine, speaks at an Innovate Birmingham event at the Birmingham Museum of Art downtown. From Wayne Heard.
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The newly extended Vulcan Trail. From Freshwater Land Trust.
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Checking out the vendors at March’s Alabama Comic Con at the BJCC South Exhibition Hall downtown. From Greg Peak.
A quick update before working at Comic Con. From Ace News World.
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Exercise class at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown. From Douglas Cooper.
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Promo for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. From CHK Marketing.
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Cars and trucks at the 34th annual St. Patrick’s Parade in Five Points South. From the RPM Standard.
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dinner in 60
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Some days, the biggest
challenge is hitting Start
on the damn microwave.
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free-range adults
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Men and women roam
without the tether of small
screens and loud alerts.
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user era
Monday, April 9, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The phones are getting
smarter while the phonies are
getting dumberer.
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#sundayread for April 8, 2018
Sunday, April 8, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Barbara Brannon (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for April 8, 2018:
- Learned a lot from Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” (1985). I see the commodification of news, plus the drawbacks of the Information Age, in a whole new light.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2uTSa3T - The End of Typing: The Next Billion Mobile Users Will Rely on Video and Voice
By @EricBellmanWSJ
(RT @kikiochieng) - Why We Forget Most of the Books We Read
By @JulieEBeck - Flashback: One year ago, newspaper front pages on Alabama governor Robert Bentley’s ouster.
#alpolitics - How Productive Failure Leads to Better Learning
By @CourtneySeiter
(RT @Vanessa_Atim_) - Mr. Smith’s Funhouse: How Pittsburgh shaped one of skateboarding’s biggest stars
By Liz @BloomPG - Flashback: Spring cleaning for sites and blogs
- Across Canada, educators are changing the way they teach history to better include Indigenous perspectives
By @Wendy_Stueck and Caroline Alphonso @calphonso - 10 Great Books on Autism
By Med Kharbach @medkh9
(@via Butterflies_Hav) - Flashback: Y’all Connect: Spring cleaning for social media
- On female rage
By Leslie Jamison @lsjamison - Guantánamo, Forever
By @AmosBarshad
(via @reportermike) - Silicon Valley has been humbled. But its schemes are as dangerous as ever.
By @EvgenyMorozov
(via @OlafSteenfadt) - My Life in a 36DD Bra, or, the All-American Obsession
By @EveBabitz
More posts from Wade this week:
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- All tweets for April 8 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
permanent binge
Sunday, April 8, 2018 by Wade Kwon
TVs playing all
prestige shows throughout the day
and night till we croak.
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no man is an island
Saturday, April 7, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Friendships come, but most
often go, withering from
both time and distance.
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