Their hushed whisperings
revealed as much as if they
shouted to the world.

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Electric slide on
down to boogie wonderland
for popping, locking.

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Add the figures through
last quarter and divide by
made-up integers.

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About yay tall and
so-so looks with a boring
personality.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

A look at the Birmingham campaign in 1963. From Angela Mann.

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Promo for the Birmingham Corporate Challenge competition April 21 at Railroad Park downtown. From Knight Eady.

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Promo for the UAB Collat School of Business. From UAB Collat School of Business.

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Members of the Birmingham chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International speak out. From Steve Inskeep.

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Birmingham comedian Brandon Givens checks in (our vertical video of the week). From Brandon Givens.

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California hip-hop artist Yung Pinch performs in February at the Syndicate Lounge on Southside. From 102 Film.

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A virtual landing in Birmingham on “Microsoft Flight Simulator X.” From MUHerd37.

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Elevator at the Sheraton Birmingham downtown. From Elevator Geek 1234.

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Time-lapse dashcam footage of I-65 and I-20/59. From Freeway Jim.

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Members of the Birmingham Salvation Army leaves in March for Jacksonville to assist in tornado and storm recovery. From Bham Salvation Army.

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Reviewing spreadsheets on rental house investments in Birmingham. From Military Investor Network.

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Talking with Katie. From Human Experient.

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“Antiques Roadshow” visits Birmingham in 2014. From Documentary Film.

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Trailer for “A Dawg’s Life,” a documentary about the Birmingham Bulldogs youth football team. From Yung Playa Entertainment.

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Promo for Real Men Talk on Friday at Cigars and More in Inverness. From Brian Hall.

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Working on the I-20/59 bridge replacement. From SEME Resources Inc.

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Ten hours of construction. From Graham and Co.

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Destiny Patton describes her business venture for the Metro Birmingham Children’s Business Fair on April 21 at the Fairfield Civic Center. From Metro Birmingham Children’s Business Fair.

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Boy Scouts offer questions to Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton at March’s American Values Luncheon fund-raiser at the BJCC North Exhibition Hall downtown. From Auburn Tigers on al.com.

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A procedure at Children’s of Alabama. From L.S. Productions.

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Birmingham’s Ian Sturrock Memorial Pipe Band marches up 20th Street in the 34th annual St. Patrick’s Parade. From David Gunnells.

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Drone footage of downtown from Railroad Park. From Craig.

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A fight between players for the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs and the Birmingham Bulls (our other vertical video of the week). From Daniel Armstrong.

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Hype video for the Carver track team. From the Underdog Sports.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin on the city’s 99 neighborhoods. From BMA Docents.

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Visiting family in Birmingham. From James Pettaway.

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Walking the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Travel with Annie G.

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An update from Birmingham rapper Tycoon ShowTime (our other other vertical video of the week). From Tycoon ShowTime.

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Radio talk show hosts Andrea Lindenberg and Matt Murphy bring prizes to contest winners at Diversified Maintenance in Smithfield. From Diversified Maintenance.

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Promo for app developer startup Mixtroz. From Ashlee Ammons.

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Skateboarding around town and at Railroad Park. From Trixy.

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Job listing for a general manager/chief operating officer at Vestavia Country Club. From Kopplin Kuebler and Wallace.

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Riding with Ruff Ryders Birmingham. From Terrell Jones.

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A bloated mass of
gases and occasional
grunts for sustenance.

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My picks for #sundayread for April 1, 2018:

• For 2 Months, Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) Got His News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What He Learned.
  (via @kikiochieng)
• Read “1984” for the first time since high school. Well worth it, especially in today’s political climate.
  [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2pU2i6X
• Flashback: Social media and volunteerism: How to change the world
• @DonaldGlover interviews
  • @BijanStephen for @Esquire
  • @TadFriend for @NewYorker
• Flashback: Y’all Connect: Learn storytelling from Pixar in a free online course
• Goodbye, @YosemiteNPS. Hello, What?
  By @DanielDuane
  (via @AnOaklandSir)
• Writer/producer/actor @LenaWaithe Is Changing the Game
  By @JackieWoodson
• Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier
  By @JaneMayerNYer
• How Canada has been secretly giving asylum to gay people in Chechnya fleeing persecution
  By @JohnIbbitson
  (RT @EvyCoul)
• Should teens take “porn literacy” classes?
  By @MaggiePJones

More posts from Wade this week:

• Happy Easter!
• The Birmingham channel: Let’s get physical

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for April 1 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

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The winner in Washington City Paper’s second annual
Peeps Diorama Contest: “Night at the Speepeasy”

Happy Easter, y’all!

Congratulations to David Kirkpatrick, who created “Night at the Speepeasy,” the winner in Washington City Paper’s second annual Peeps Diorama Contest. See more finalists on the site.

After a 3-day
entombment, he went upstairs
to save mankind.

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The silly toddler
couldn’t resist a giggle
before his bedtime.

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Promises to the
poor, favors to the rich, but
beholden to none.

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Wiretaps in our
pockets, on our desks, in our
cars and soon, our brains.

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Keep the thermostat
at 58 degrees to
sell more hot java.

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Though a place was set,
the chair at the head of the
table was empty.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

The view from behind the net at a Birmingham Bulls match at Pelham Ice Arena (our vertical video of the week). From Matthew Merrifield.

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A moment with a homeless man (our other vertical video of the week). From Kacy Summers.

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Promo for Homewood gym Nexus Fitness. From Nexus Fitness.

More from Nexus Fitness. From Nexus Fitness.

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Promo for Lee Branch gym Quevity. From Zeekee.

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Dancing in Fairfield. From Victor Tyrone Ravizee.

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Promo featuring comedians DaddAzz and Melissa for this past weekend’s Best of Both Worlds Comedy Show at Birmingham Event Center in the ACIPCO-Finley neighborhood. From DaddAzz.

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Cycling on a break (our other other vertical video of the week). From the Blessed Life of a Trucker.

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Corbitt Chandler, chief executive officer of Apex Current digital marketing agency in Homewood, presents “Facebook Marketing and Sales Funnel Training” at Forge downtown. From Apex Current.

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A minute with dentist and UAB graduate Elizabeth Kalliath for Chicago’s MG Dentistry. From MG Dentistry.

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From 25 years ago this month, reports on the Blizzard of 1993. From Vorton J. Maxwell.

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Lakeview dance party! From Manish Let’s Get Em a k a DJ Manish.

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Checking out the BJCC area downtown. From Random Booshae.

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Panel discussion “I Remember Birmingham 1963” earlier this month in New Orleans. Participants were New Orleans professor Raphael Cassimere Jr.; Bastrop, Texas, composer and trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe; Meadville, Pa., artist and assistant professor Steve A. Prince; and Birmingham’s Sarah Collins Rudolph. From Amistad Research Center.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin on Rise of the Rest, a competition awarding $100,000 to a local startup. From Alabama NewsCenter.

Shipt CEO Bill Smith on Rise of the Rest. From Alabama NewsCenter.

And Mayor Woodfin comments on Birmingham winning a Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge prize. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Birmingham police report on the active shooter earlier this month at UAB Highlands on Southside. From Associated Press.

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Drone footage of the annual Feast of St. Mark Italian Festival, held in April at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Vestavia Hills. From Zeekee.

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Teams from Atlanta and Birmingham compete in Kevin Kirk’s Cut Party Battle in December at the Birmingham Marriott. From Kevin Kirk.

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Squirrel hole in a Birmingham house. From Rid-a-Critter Inc.

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Visiting downtown Homewood and Morris Avenue. From Wynter Childers.

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More from Birmingham’s Kyle Sullivan and his monthlong trip to Antarctica in 2017. From Neoteotihuacan

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Trains in Irondale. From Carson Bean.

Trains earlier this month in Woodlawn, McCalla and Irondale among other locations. From SOU610.

Trains in December in Irondale. From Alcheng1000.

Trains in February downtown, in Irondale and in Temple, Ga. From River Line Productions.

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Ramsay High resource officer Alex Vildibill dances with students at the senior cookout. From Larry Heath.

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Bellhops moving company participates in the 14th annual Chili Cook-Off earlier this month at Brookwood Village in Homewood. From Bellhops.

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Birth video for Lillian Grace Dotman earlier this month at UAB Hospital. From Megan Pettus Videography.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin marks 100 days in office by announcing plans for the city earlier this month at the Alabama Theatre downtown. From Mayor Randall Woodfin.

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Promo for the Alabama School of Fine Arts downtown. From Alabama School of Fine Arts.

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Birmingham rock band Smoking with the Bandit performs “Blood Red Eyes” at the Almost Legal Podcast studio in Sterrett. From Jay Galloway.

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Out on the town, including the Roof at Redmont Hotel downtown. From Pia Ming.

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Atlanta singer Puddles Pity Party, a k a Mike Geier, performs earlier this month at Iron City on Southside (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Kevin Muir.

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Dancing Dolls of Birmingham performs (our final vertical video of the week). From Tre’Vonnda Gaines.

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Time-lapse footage of the 2018 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships earlier this month at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. Only a few facilities nationwide use a hydraulically banked track (seen at 0:48). From Davis Architects.

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Family trip to Birmingham. From Pia Ming.

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Comedian Crissle West tells the story of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963 led by Gwendolyn Sanders (Eris Baker of “This Is Us”) for Comedy Central’s “Drunk History.” From William Pierce.

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Fonteneau and Arnold law firm on regulations for sick leave. From Trey Miller.

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Acting coach and Birmingham native Britt Rentschler. From John Rosenfeld.

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Courtlin Arrington, 17, accidentally shot and killed earlier this month on campus at Huffman High. From Daily Mail.

Huffman student Michael Jerome Barber charged in shooting; report given in sign language. From Sign1News Admin.

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Feature on Lakeview nonprofit artists’ co-op Paperworkers Local. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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The Spirit of Houston marching band rehearses in 2014 at Samford’s Seibert Stadium before the BBVA Compass Bowl. From Marc Martin.

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