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Posted on February 16th, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Images from the Great Space Observatories

Images from the Great Space Observatories

Stargazing so good, you could call it astro-porn.

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Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Updating new Obama hires

Updating new Obama hires

UPDATED – Dec. 7., 5:22 p.m.\

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Posted on February 19th, 2008 by Kyle Whitmire

Revisiting the Olmstead plan

For some time the man who helped bring Birmingham’s park plan into fruition was unknown, [...]

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Posted on January 22nd, 2008 by Kyle Whitmire

FedExistential Crisis

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzsXqawswPc 350 292]

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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Jan. 10-17, 2008

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT & ALWAYS HAVE BEEN: Birminghamians are obsessed with food, with [...]

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Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Glenny Brock

Brain Tease: Greencup Books!

Halleleujah, I am happy to hear about the advent of Greencup Books. Scheduled to [...]

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Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

NEWS: Click for Cooper Green

Listen, people. If thousands of you can vote for Ruben and Taylor on American Idol, [...]

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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Favorite ‘graph – Vol. 11, Issue 13

I hate to play favorites among the many talented writers at Birmingham Weekly, but in [...]

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Posted on November 17th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Weekly Digest: Nov. 15 – 22, 2007

THE CONTENTS PAGE IS FULL OF LIES: Yep. The table of contents for Vol. 11, [...]

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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Brent Thompson

Review: Bruce Springsteen’s Magic Show

When an artist of Bruce Springsteen’s stature releases a new album, all listeners share one [...]

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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Stop this day and night

If you need a dose of spirituality or poetry or both, the place to get [...]

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Posted on November 3rd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Talking turkey

The bird is the word – and with Thanksgiving less than a month away, it’s [...]

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Posted on November 3rd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Tonight’s the night, or why DST stinks

You may not realize that tonight’s the night you’re supposed to set your clocks back. [...]

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Posted on November 2nd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Allman joy

Greg Allman returns to Birmingham this week for a show at the Alabama Theatre. Weekly [...]

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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Nov. 1-8, 2007

DEAD BUT NOT GONE: That’s the best way to think of your dearly departed, particularly [...]

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Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Oct. 25 – Nov. 1, 2007

FINE ART & HAUNTING ARTIFACTS: Visitors to “Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption” will be treated [...]

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Posted on October 5th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Weekly Digest: Oct. 4-11, 2007

THIRTY YEARS IN THE TAKING: That’s the subhead of this week’s cover story, “Larry Langford’s [...]

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Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by Glenny Brock

Still no joy toys

If you’re in the market for a vibrator, today is the day to purchase it [...]

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Posted on September 13th, 2007 by Kyle Whitmire

NEWS: Making a million

Almost three months ago, Jeremy Harper began his one-to-million shot — counting to one million [...]

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Posted on September 6th, 2007 by Glenny Brock

WEEKLY DIGEST: Sept. 6-13, 2007

THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW that says no self-respecting publication in the city of [...]

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WEEKLY PICKS: do more now

  • FRIDAY, NOV. 20

    FRIDAY, NOV. 20

    GREEK MYTHOLOGY FOR THE MODERN AGE: To review: Eurydice was ...

  • SATURDAY, NOV. 21

    SATURDAY, NOV. 21

    REQUIEM FOR A SCHEME: The featured composition at Saturday’s Alabama ...

  • SUNDAY, NOV. 22

    SUNDAY, NOV. 22

    BLAZE THE TRAIL: Or, at the very least, help trim ...

Weekly Tweets

  • Can Jefferson County break the bank? The meaning of Jefferson County's suit against banking behemoth JPMorgan: http://bit.ly/2JfcKk #bham 7 hrs ago
  • @WadeOnTweets I don't see Dr. Davis on Twitter any time soon. We're plugging your blogging academy classes in next week's Weekly Picks btw. 1 day ago
  • Nice to see @bhamterminal 's @acnatta on Fox6 w BSC's Natalie Davis discussing #bham mayoral race. Video @WadeOnTweets: http://bit.ly/1o93gZ 1 day ago
  • @brightsides Thanks for comments on last week's cover. It was designed by Jeremy Markham (http://bit.ly/1l7Yx1). More: http://bit.ly/4bvRoK 1 day ago
  • Forest Perk Coffee opened today--new coffee shop on Clairmont (next to Piggly Wiggly). Just went by there--the coffee's good. Check it out. 1 day ago
  • Shout out to @DNicholAdams for her tweeting of the #bham mayoral forum tonight. She did a great job. Thanks for the live feed! 2 days ago
  • Also slated to appear: William Jason Sumner (?) & Jimmy Snow. No Smitherman or Hoyt? Election Dec. 8. Educate yourselves. We'll help. #bham 3 days ago
  • Mayoral forum information came from Delta Sigma Theta Alum association, who is putting on forum and was kind enough to call me back. #bham 3 days ago
  • William Bell, Patrick Cooper, Emory Anthony, Scott Douglas, Stephannie Huey, Jody Trautwein and others coming to #bham mayoral forum tonight 3 days ago
  • Don't forget there's a mayoral forum tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Huffman High, and a meet & greet Thursday at Highland Hotel, 5-7 p.m. #bham 3 days ago
  • I think if you count the fact that council started about 30 minutes late, this may be the quickest council meeting I've ever seen. #bham 3 days ago
  • Council meeting over except for old & new business. Hoyt says he is the fried turkey king, and will fry turkeys when done w/ politics #bham 3 days ago
  • More updates...

War on Dumb

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Jefferson County has declared war on JPMorgan.

Upon Further Review

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s players are undisciplined? You don’t say…

Column

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Political commentary plus a recipe for sweet potato pie.

Film

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 may be the hugest, craziest, most preposterous disaster film ever made

Small World Cartoons

Jobless Recovery

Jobless Recovery

Things are looking up for the economy! Or they’re not.

Suburban Legends

The Wedding Planner

A classic from the Suburban Legends Vault