to get more candy bars
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Boys go to Jupi-
ter to get more stupider.
Girls go to Mars …
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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Monday, January 15, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Video: People share their “I have a dream” thoughts.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Buzzfeed filmed a handful of participants who speak out on their dreams for America. Take a look, and share your dream in the comments.
extended hibernation
Monday, January 15, 2018 by Wade Kwon
With the icy wind
and bitter cold, we find our
shelter in plush quilts.
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#sundayread for January 14, 2018
Sunday, January 14, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Mini Malist (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for January 14, 2018:
- Y’all Connect: Intent is everything
- Short Answers to Hard Questions About #ClimateChange
By @JustinHGillis
(RT @RubyCup) - Can Reading Make You Happier?
By Ceridwen Dovey - Rethinking my life thanks to @IAmMarkManson’s “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck”
[aff. link] http://amzn.to/2FsuOmR - Muxes, the third gender of Mexico
By @LuisCobelo
(RT @htgamal) - Art as Resistance: Chicano Artists in the Time of Trump
By Sarah Linn @shelikestowatch
(RT @18thStreetArts) - The 2017 index to posts on Birmingham Blogging Academy
- Have we been taught poetry all wrong? Looking at “Why Poetry” by @MatthewZapruder
By @LizFlock
(via @WritetheWave) - How to Get Your Mind to Read
By Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham
(via @zmijutin) - Flashback: Y’all Connect – Brad Bird tells stories, which happen to be fantastic. And animated.
- The 61 Best Documentaries of All Time
By @VogueMagazine - Armed, Anti-Racist “Rednecks” Take on White Supremacy
By @Leigh_Ann_Smith
(via @politicswcoffee) - 180+ Women Report Sexual Assaults at @MassageEnvy
By @KatieJMBaker - A Penis on Every Page: The Rise and Fall of Playgirl
By @MattRett enmund
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets:
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
a cure for the unexpected
Sunday, January 14, 2018 by Wade Kwon
An acute case of
irony deficiency
needs only bluntness.
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catch it!
Saturday, January 13, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Influenza, or
what the kids call it now, “the
flu,” it’s gone … viral.
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see rocks in the city
Friday, January 12, 2018 by Wade Kwon
A fake mountainside
begs me to hug it closely
while ascending it.
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retail restlessness
Thursday, January 11, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The walk-in by a
customer slightly lessens
the rampant boredom.
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caste systems
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Give us your tired,
your poor. We need them to fuel
this corrupted realm.
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The Birmingham channel: We jazz January, too
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 by Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Jazz with Birmingham trumpeter Collins “Bo” Berry at B.O.S.S. Ultra Bar and Lounge on Southside. From Actress Gabrielle.
More jazz. From Actress Gabrielle.
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Fans at Satellite in Avondale break out in cheers at the Doug Jones election viewing party in December. From Cheney Wells.
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A surprise 40th birthday party in December for Bryan Bell, organized by wife Becca Bell, at the Redmont Hotel downtown. From Kaley Martin.
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WVTM-13 news crew witnesses nearby gunfire (happened to another WVTM reporting team in 2016). From WVTM-13 News.
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Time-lapse footage of traffic around the supports for an I-20/59 ramp. From Starnes Publishing.
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Birmingham band Roadside performs in 1995 at Zydeco on Southside. From William Walker.
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Drone and terrestrial footage of the December snow. From Tim McGhee.
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The Regals performs “Purple Rain” in November at Innisfree Irish Pub in Lakeview. From Actress Gabrielle.
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Drone footage of downtown and Vulcan. From Dunlap Productions.
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Arkansas YouTuber Emma Mae Jenkins speaks at November’s HowtoLife student religious rally at the Pelham Civic Center. From Emma Mae Jenkins.
More from the rally. From HowToLife Movement.
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Team members from Texas Tech and South Florida visit patients at Children’s of Alabama during Birmingham Bowl week. From Children’s of Alabama.
More on the teams’ activities for Birmingham Bowl week. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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Women saying “I am Birmingham.” From Out There Creative.
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Parking lot gas (our vertical video of the week). From Large Marge.
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Morehouse College student and Birmingham native Jarrell Jordan speaks to middle and high schoolers at Cornerstone School of Alabama in Huffman. From Jarrell Jordan.
Jordan speaks at Carver High School in North Birmingham. From Jarrell Jordan.
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WAQY personalities Tommy Charles and Doug Layton encourage listeners to “Ban the Beatles” in 1966. From Ringo Starr 42.
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Talking with two artists, William Colvin, retired art professor living in Fairfield, and Birmingham native Lorenzo Pace, a sculptor living in Brooklyn. From Tony M. Bingham.
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Iron Tribe Fitness founder Jim Cavale on “Living Life on Purpose.” From Yellow Hammer.
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Highlight reel for Bessemer Academy senior offensive lineman Asad Muhammad. From Street Light Recruiting.
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Dashcam footage of driving through town from I-20/59 to I-65. From Technno.
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Scenes from December’s ZooLight Safari at the Birmingham Zoo in Redmont Park. From Live Storms Media.
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UAB engineering professor Dean Sicking and UAB field project manager Steven Thompson on developing safer vehicle barriers. From Camisary Inc.
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Clips of Birmingham band Clutch. From Timothy Huffman.
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The TubaChristmas concert in December at Alys Stephens Center. From Paul Houston.
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A foggy, rainy December night. From Live Storms Media.
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Music video for “Waiting on Your Call” by Birmingham rock band Smoking with the Bandit. From Smoking with the Bandit.
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Time-lapse footage of the demolition of the UAB Hill Student Center. From Ryan Meyer.
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A 360-degree look at the interior of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church downtown. From Civil Rights Trail.
A 360-degree look at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute from Kelly Ingram Park downtown. From Civil Rights Trail.
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Street fight (our other vertical video of the week). From Birmingham Hood Newz Bihh.
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December flash flood around town. From Storm Chasing Video.
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Walking the dog in winter at Railroad Park, plus drone footage. From Seth Baylis.
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Atlanta rapper Scotty ATL performs in December at the Nick on Southside. From UndergroundBooking Jimbo.
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Student report on the 2017 Birmingham mayoral election. From Kristi Love.
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Former NBA star and Birmingham native T.R. Dunn on local TV show “Keeping Up with Birmingham.” From Dewayne Moore – Keeping Up with Birmingham.
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Birmingham rapper YBN Nahmir. From Lanc.
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Talking with Mandy Majerik of HotHouse Design Studio florists in Homewood. From J. Schwanke.
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Charles Krulak, former Marine general and president of Birmingham-Southern College, on local TV show “Our Issues Birmingham.” From Mayor Randall Woodfin.
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Promo for the 18th annual Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference and Expo in February at the Club. From Cherie Moman.
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Dashcam footage of driving around town. From Grabando.
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Drumming at 1st and 23rd downtown. From Larry Hudson.
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A 400m race during December’s USATF Galleria Games at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Da Henry Crew.
A 60m race. From Cedric Vaughn.
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tribal customs
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Fandom brings us all
together but also keeps
us far, far apart.
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the lost shipment
Monday, January 8, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Every package ends
up somewhere, but not always
the right where. Nightmare.
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#sundayread for January 7, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018 by Wade Kwon
Photo: Andy Miccone (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for January 7, 2018:
- A collection of weird things I accomplished in 2017
- Obesity: Can we stop the epidemic?
By Madeline Drexler - South Sudan’s battle for cattle is forcing schoolgirls to become teenage brides
By Gethin Chamberlain @newsandpics
(via @kikiochieng) - I thoroughly enjoyed @RGay’s “Bad Feminist” on audiobook. Learned quite a bit and also ready to assume the mantle of “bad feminist.”
[aff. link] http://amzn.to/2qouhiv - “A poem … is when you are in love and have the sky in your mouth.”
A wonderful picture book by Jean-Pierre Simeón.
(RT @brainpicker) - How to sell a country: The booming business of nation branding
By @Samanth_S ubramanian - Y’all Connect: The exciting tech ecosystem of Birmingham
- The 4 driving factors for millennials: sustainability, experientialism, wellness and minimalism
By Maggie Montagna and @MortimerSinger
(RT @ilovepero) - Promoting Art and Craft. A bigger picture.
By @MichaelJBudd - The toughest step is the first one
- Why the Velvet Underground’s landmark debut album still resonates after 50 years
By @EdVulliamy
(RT @TicketSellers) - The seductive, dangerous myth of the male bumbler
By Lili Loofbourow @millicentsomer
(RT @mandyjwatson) - Your Phone Was Made By Slaves: A Primer on the Secret Economy
Excerpt from “Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide and the Secret to Saving the World” by @Kevin_Bales - The Hermione Books and The Ron Weasley Books
By #Floccinaucinihilipilificationa
More posts from Wade this week:
The latest #sundayread tweets:
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
backup doorbells
Sunday, January 7, 2018 by Wade Kwon
One chime sends the dog
barking and the other one
yelping in alarm.
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deep state of the union
Saturday, January 6, 2018 by Wade Kwon
The bureaucracy
hums along with nary a
care in the world. (wink)
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