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#sundayread for August 6, 2017

Sunday, August 6, 2017 by Wade Kwon

reader in plaza

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surrounded by greatness

Sunday, August 6, 2017 by Wade Kwon

He was last in the
batting order and worked to
play better with less.

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a mind left to its own devices

Saturday, August 5, 2017 by Wade Kwon

Boredom should be a
crime when imagination
can sustain us all

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guess who’s coming to instagram?

Friday, August 4, 2017 by Wade Kwon

The pork was simply
photogenic, while the beets
blushed under the lights.

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high praise from the orchestra

Thursday, August 3, 2017 by Wade Kwon

The brass bumped fists, the
strings tapped bows, and the woodwinds
trilled for no reason.

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party hats optional

Wednesday, August 2, 2017 by Wade Kwon

She spent her birthday
under the knife and fed by
an array of tubes.

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not quite hitchcockian

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 by Wade Kwon

The audience seemed
dazed once the lights came up and
the credits rolled by.

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The Birmingham channel: The flying pup

Monday, July 31, 2017 by Wade Kwon

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings’ submission for Birmingham Business Journal’s Birmingham’s Best Places to Work contest. From A Morales Production.

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Hooping at the Summit. From Carron Hoops a Lot.

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Having non-deep dish pizza at Deep Dish Pizza Company in the Brook Highland area of Hoover (our vertical video of the week). From Andrew Elliott.

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Promo for last week’s Night of Worship with singer-songwriter Joshua Aaron at Beth Hallel Birmingham in Hoover. From Aly Hathcock.

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Riding in a 2015 Roush Ford Mustang (our other vertical video of the week). From Jay Burnham.

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A dramatic interpretation of “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” From River Deville.

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Checking in with the Birmingham Outlawz. From Generation Nexxt Youth Sports Network.

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Birmingham singer Chasidy Weldon performs “At Last” (our other other vertical video of the week). From Vergie Flanigan.

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Promo for the Lindamood-Bell Learning Center in Homewood. From Lindamood Bell 1.

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A review of Pies and Pints downtown (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Andrew Elliott.

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Birmingham metalcore band Amnesty Please performs “Seven and Severed” earlier this month at Zydeco on Southside. From Aaron Jones.

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Drone footage of the SEC Media Days signage on the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. From Robert Evans.

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A look at Five restaurant in Lakeview. From Harbor Docks.

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Driving through downtown on I-20/59. From Jaguar TV Guatemala Santa Eulalia.

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Highlight reel for Atlanta high school senior Elijah Maris at the Baseball America clinic earlier this month at Birmingham-Southern College. From Elijah Maris.

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“There is no HIV.” — Damian Q. Laster of Birmingham. (Our other other other other vertical video of the week.) From Damian Laster.

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Journey performs “Lights” earlier this month at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. From Andy Norman.

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Hip-hop group Run the Jewels performs “Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck)” earlier this month at Sloss Fest. From Rithm Blue.

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Drone footage of Indian Springs School. From WayPoint Pilots.

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Sound check for Birmingham’s DJ Manish. From Manish Let’s Get Em a k a DJ Manish.

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Flying a puppy named Storm from Vienna to Birmingham (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From I Cuccioli di Carlotta.

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A battle from the “Injustice 2” tournament at GameStop in Eastwood. From Apok – Xbox Gamer Tag the Real Apok.

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Birmingham center fielder Jeff Gelalich makes a diving catch against the Mobile BayBears earlier this month at Regions Field. From Minor League Baseball.

Nick Basto hits a three-run homer against Mobile. From Minor League Baseball.

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Asia performs “Heat of the Moment” earlier this month at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. From Jjeff500tv.

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Wedding cake from Hoover’s Velvet Kake. From Velvet Kake LLC.

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Singer-songwriter Demi Lovato performs earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Until I Die.

Fans wait in line for Demi Lovato. From AL.com.

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ABC 33/40 report on vandalism hate crime earlier this month at Helena Muslim family’s house. From I Hooper.

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The view from Leeds/Lake Purdy. From Matt Ezell.

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Rap duo YGB performs at Diamonds of Birmingham Gentlemen’s Club in Brighton (our final vertical video of the week). From Deson Colwell.

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Promo for community partnership program Innovate Birmingham. From Innovate Birmingham.

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Road trip from North Carolina to Flagstaff. Driving through downtown Birmingham. From Life at 7,000 Ft.

Spending the night in the car in a Birmingham-area Walmart parking lot. From Life at 7,000 Ft.

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Cathy Friedman, Birmingham Holocaust Education Center board member, on August’s L’Chaim event at Alys Stephens Center. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Feature on the Birmingham Candy Company at Railroad Park. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Five Points South-based Janify Carpet Cleaning shows off a new industrial vacuum. From Janitors Closet USA.

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Jonathan Barry-Blocker of Legal Services Alabama downtown explains the options available. From Mustardseed Productions.

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Watching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus in January at Legacy Arena downtown. From Samuel Whitt.

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Birmingham Steelers on the field. From Shad Morgan.

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it’s been a privilege

Monday, July 31, 2017 by Wade Kwon

We do the same things
but get different outcomes. It’s
like the system’s rigged.

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#sundayread for July 30, 2017

Sunday, July 30, 2017 by Wade Kwon

passing time reading

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imposters

Sunday, July 30, 2017 by Wade Kwon

They share our first and
last names, but their faces and
minds are different.

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at the reunion of former classmates

Saturday, July 29, 2017 by Wade Kwon

Everyone’s bigger,
balder, gauntier, louder
and mostly sadder.

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a type of food group

Friday, July 28, 2017 by Wade Kwon

His idea of
cooking was to open a
bag of chips, served fresh.

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after employee chip insertion

Thursday, July 27, 2017 by Wade Kwon

Make them dance like the
puppets they are, then charge them
double for vending.

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a minor legal matter

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 by Wade Kwon

A Boy Scout is blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah and blah.

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