The Worst Actor, The Best Dentist
By Luke Robinson One random summer’s day morning back in 1993, I was sitting alone on my paisley, hand-me-down couch in my Tuscaloosa...
Category: 'Columns'
A Deadly Gamble With Our Children
By Joey Kennedy I’m curious to see how Alabama’s public schools, colleges, and universities are going to safely open their doors in August. With...
Glamour: The Corona Diaries – Year 9
by Sunny Brown CLOSE UP SHOT OF A WOMAN SILENTLY SCREAMING AND PULLING HER HAIR OUT. THE CAMERA PULLS BACK AND WE REALIZE THAT IT IS OUR HEROINE,...
Bleacher Seats: The Casserole Welcome
by Luke Robinson There are many timeless symbols of welcome around the world. Handshakes, hugs, high -fives and European cheek-kisses are all...
BHAM to the Max: The Mask Maxing Crusade
By Max Rykov On April 27th, 2011, I was rushing to finish my final senior project for my minor at the University of Alabama–I was due to...
Personal Space: Jessica Kirk Drennan
A one-on-one conversation with Jessica Kirk Drennan, family law attorney. B-Metro: What got you into the law and specifically family law?...
The Times, They Are a-Changin’
Many readers may not remember, but the Confederate battle flag flew over the Alabama Capitol for decades, until the early 1990s. There was the...
A COVID-19 Test Passed With Flying Colors
By Joey Kennedy I think things are moving too quickly. My friend who is a server in one of our favorite Birmingham restaurants is afraid. She...
What We Don’t Know Might Very Well Hurt Us
By Joey Kennedy Not knowing is much worse than knowing. You know what I mean? If I had a terminal illness, I’d want to know it. I’m that curious!...
Diary of an Introvert During the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020
By Sunny Brown When I first heard that we were being asked to practice Social Distancing, by not gathering in large groups or going to parties,...
