the invisible receptionist
Monday, February 19, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Only a ghost haunts
the abandoned desk at the
front of the office.
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#sundayread for February 18, 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Freestocks.org (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for February 18, 2018:
- Y’all Connect: Hungry for content, starving for stories
- School segregation didn’t go away. It just evolved. The case of Gardendale, Ala.’s fight for a district.
By Alvin Chang @alv9n - Assisted dying in religious facilities means tough choices for families
By @KellyGrant1 - Found @MonteBurke’s “Saban: The Making of a Coach” to be pretty by the numbers. But I did love Nick’s favorite insult to players during practice: “You run like a broke-dick dog.”
[aff. link] http://amzn.to/2ELyWRD - I Don’t Know What to Do With Good White People
By @BritRBennett - The Most Awful Train Station in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse
By @DevinLeonard
(via @MichaelFabiano) - Flashback: Y’all Connect – Holiday freebie: Magic City Sticker Pack
- Should endangered languages be preserved, and at what cost?
By @Rebecca_Roache
(via @smartergerman) - A free Facebook group isn’t the magic bullet you think it is
By @DianaTower
(via @ramit) - Flashback: Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 26
- The 150 Worst Albums Made By Men
By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd @jawnita - The Uninhabitable Earth: What climate change could wreak — sooner than you think.
By David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells - Threats, bullying, lawsuits: The tobacco industry’s dirty war for the African market
By @SarahBoseley
(RT @kikiochieng) - How “I Do” Became Performance Art
By @megangarber
(via @molarawood)
More posts from Wade this week:
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for Feb. 18 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
the call of duty for a 10-year-old
Sunday, February 18, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Who made that lone child
the human shield for his class
-mates? He volunteered.
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the hunt for ice cream
Saturday, February 17, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The fluffiness. The
sharp delight of an untried
flavor. Frosty joy.
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till the muffler gives out
Friday, February 16, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Sputters and lurches
make for a troubled ride on
a car’s last journey.
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field guide to homo sapiens
Thursday, February 15, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Do not interact.
Merely observe. Gaze deeply
into human hearts.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Video: McShan Florist in Dallas in a Valentine’s week frenzy.
Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all! Would your luve like a red, red rose?
so many flavors of love
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Passionate. Endless.
Platonic. Codependent.
Mutual. Selfless.
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The Birmingham channel: Bouncing back
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Drone footage of Vulcan. From Craig.
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Explaining kyphoplasty. From Norton Dill.
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Commercial for Wininger Law Firm downtown. From Wininger Law Firm.
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Michigan rapper NF performs in January at Iron City on Southside. From Pringles Can Man.
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Hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony performs at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Parrish Thomas.
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Drone footage of Railroad Park downtown. From Birmingham-Rail Productions.
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Trains in Irondale. From Carson Bean.
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Testimonial from Kristin Bearden of Remlap for Alabama Ortho Spine and Sports in Trussville. From Norton Dill.
Testimonial from Jerry Motes for Alabama Ortho Spine and Sports. From Norton Dill.
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Preventative cleaning against the flu outbreak. From Whitaker Family Vlogs.
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Running monster trucks through a simulated Legacy Arena course. From Tlitd31.
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Promo by Shane Douglas of All About Roofing in Leeds (our other vertical video of the week). From All About Roofing.
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TV host Jay Fever at the Alabama Theatre downtown for the Dancing Dolls of Birmingham show. From Marcus GramfamStore Brandon.
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Visiting Sloss Furnaces and Vulcan Park. From Caleb Jones.
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Getting ready for an operation at UAB Hospital (our other other vertical video of the week). From Cookiemix67.
And the recovery. From Cookiemix67.
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The BHM BIZ magazine panel “What’s Next in Sports in Birmingham?” in January at UAB’s Bartow Arena. The speakers: Mark Ingram, UAB athletic director; Jonathan Nelson, general manager of the Birmingham Barons; John Coppins, championship manager at the United States Golf Association; Morgan Trotter Copes, vice president of United Soccer League Birmingham; and Edgar Gantt, Southwestern Athletic Conference interim commissioner. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Drone footage of the Hawk’s Nest development at Lewis Smith Lake, designed by Nequette Architecture and Design downtown. From Nequette Architecture and Design.
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Heading to the Summit. From Lib C.
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Security camera footage of a car crash at the intersection of Fourth Avenue South and 15th Street. From Bullochman.
Another angle. From Bullochman.
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Scott of Aqua Systems of Birmingham in Pelham explains hard water. From Aqua Systems of Birmingham.
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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Aimee Mann performs “Save Me” in January at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Greg Smith.
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The praise team at Hillsview Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Roebuck performs “Lord, You’re Mighty,” “Mighty to Save” and “The Anthem.” From RiaRenee.
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Reveal of the Birmingham Legion FC soccer team in January. From Joseph Goodman.
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Ronnie Thomas, science teacher and Birmingham native, speaks at the 2018 Extra Yard for Teachers Summit in January in Atlanta. From Extra Yard Summit.
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Testimonial from teacher Kim Hall at Mountain Brook Elementary School for New Orleans-based K. Allen Consulting. From Krystal Allen.
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Birmingham hardcore band Clot performs in January at UAB Hill Student Center. From Colors of Nights.
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Profile of P. Lauren Savage, doctor at Alabama Ortho Spine and Sports. From Norton Dill.
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Visiting Repticon Birmingham Reptile and Exotic Animal Show in January at the Zamora Shrine Center in Irondale. From Service Dog Paws.
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The Oxford Reefs perform at the Bam Jam cheerleading competition in January at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Amber Gray.
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Birmingham metalcore band Gunnar performs in January at UAB Hill Student Center. From Colors of Nights.
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write down seven times
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Not every first draft
leads to a meaningful book
or flowing sonnet.
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the power of then
Monday, February 12, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The past has a hold
on us stronger than any
debt or blood promise.
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#sundayread for February 11, 2018
Sunday, February 11, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Andrew Gustar (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for February 11, 2018:
- Y’all Connect: Nominate speakers for our 2018 event
- The Follower Factory: Buying popularity on Twitter
By @NickConfessore, @GabrielDance, @Rich_Harris and @cocteau - How robo-callers outwitted the government and completely wrecked the Do Not Call list
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood @svzwood - Michael Lewis’ “The Big Short” is a remarkable (if dense) look at 2008 financial crisis, plus those who bet on it … and won.
[aff. link] http://amzn.to/2EvBkvD - Hypnosis: Inside the science that could change your mind
By @AdrianaBarton
(via @treekarma) - The 8 Hottest Tech Trends of 1776
By @ShellyPalmer
(RT @TheBusinessTN) - Y’all Connect: More marketing, onscreen and beyond
- Does the Painted Portrait Stand a Chance In the Age of Social Media?
By Elizabeth Holmes @EHolmes
(via @erikmaza) - What we mean when we talk about inclusion
By Sarmishta Subramanian @Superhumian
(via @TimDutton_) - Flashback: Digging deeper into the words we all use differently
- Actress Kristin Scott Thomas has never been one to let anyone tell her she can’t
By @HelenLOHara
(RT @mumsontheverge) - School segregation didn’t go away. It just evolved. The case of Gardendale, Ala.’s fight for a district.
By Alvin Chang @alv9n
#bham - How India’s Gig Economy Traps its Workers in the Cycle of Poverty
By Thomas Manuel and Satwik Gade
(RT @PosNegOrg) - Kids Books With Photoshopped Titles
More posts from Wade this week:
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for Feb. 11 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
the marathon
Sunday, February 11, 2018 by Wade Kwon
More women rush past
the starting line with hopes of
being elected.
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the two koreas
Saturday, February 10, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Hopeful, scared. Urbane,
withdrawn. Planning, reaction-
ary. Hand in hand.
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the introvert’s guide to rsvp’s
Friday, February 9, 2018 by Wade Kwon
No answer means no.
No means no. Maybe means no.
Yes? Probably not.
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