#sundayread for August 30, 2020
Photo: Yoshimitsu Kurooka (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for August 30, 2020:
- Vote 2020: Municipal election results for Jefferson, Shelby Counties
#alpolitics #Bham - Nuns beat, drowned, smothered, tortured, abused, defenestrated and fondled these orphans
By Christine Kenneally @ChrisKenneally
(h/t @Longreads) - The devaluation of houses in black neighborhoods
By @AndrePerryEDU, Jonathan Rothwell @jtrothwell and David Harshbarger @DBHarshbarger
(via @DanPriceSeattle) - Ten years ago this week, what were our #sundayread recommendations?
https://bit.ly/2X70tEW - Allison Jones, Nerd Hunter: The casting director is reshaping American comedy, one misfit at a time.
By @StephenRodrick - Losing Laura: An asthma attack leads to a tragic ER visit
By @PeterDeMarco
(h/t @Longreads) - Flashback: Blogging fear: Looking stupid/writer’s block
- Reel power: Documentaries are shaping public opinion and influencing cases
By Victor Li @victorli2000 - Vox Media agrees to $4m settlement with SB Nation writers, by Keith J. Kelly @media_ink: https://buff.ly/2E2LZ2Q
2017: How SB Nation profits off an army of exploited workers, by Laura Wagner @laurawags: https://buff.ly/2EjJvg4 - Flashback: One year ago: Wade’s 101: #Haiku retrospective 50
#poetry - A History of Violence: Why I Loved Cop Shows, and Why They Must Change
By Alan @Sepinwall - .@DollyParton is an amazing singer, a tremendous businesswoman and a remarkable human being.
By @MelindaNew_man - A Few Words about Fake Breasts
By @NellBoe schenstein
(h/t @Longreads) - Oral History of the Utterly Ridiculous “Steamed Hams” from “The Simpsons”
By Brian VanHooker @bvhooker
More posts from me this week:
- The Birmingham channel: Oh hey, I didn’t see you there
- Vote 2020: Alabama holding municipal elections today
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for August 30 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me