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Postcard: Majestic Hotel, Hot Springs, Arkansas

March 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Card is titled: “Majestic Hotel and Bath House, Hot Springs, Arkansas.”

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Moody Drugs (Everywhere a sign #34)

March 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments

Seen in Moody, Alabama, next to the Food Giant.

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Lazy-Minded Faux Journalism

March 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Our big-city paper transforms the news into decidedly small-town titillations by portraying snarky online comments as headlines.

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Birmingham Slogan Timeline

March 10th, 2011 · No Comments

1890s growth: The Magic City. 1920s steel: Pittsburgh of the South. 1960s unrest: Bombingham. 2006 vagueness: The Diverse City.

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Postcard: Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Ala.

February 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Card is titled: “Azaleas and Spanish Moss in the Sunny South. Scene in Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Ala.”

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2010 Listage

December 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Lists! And none of them are in ranked order. Also, none of the lists include the couple of handfuls of things that I forgot. Here goes: My favorite music of 2010 (the source material for this coming Sunday’s playlist): Mandelring Quartett / Schumann: Piano Quintet Josh Rouse / El Turista I disliked this album at first, […]

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Tags: books · fiction · film · music · Screenings · TV

Architectural Perspective

December 28th, 2010 · No Comments

The last sight leaving Alabama on I-20: a quaint red barn. The first sight upon entering Alabama: a run-down lean-to, peeling red paint, near collapse.

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Postcard: Florida Flame Vine

December 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Card is titled: “835 A Florida Home Surrounded by Tropical Foliage and Hedge of Flame Vine. 4A-H750.”

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Postcard: Antoine’s Restaurant

November 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Card is titled: “Antoine’s Restaurent, 713 St. Louis St., New Orleans.”

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Attack Dogs

October 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Sculpture in Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama.

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