Singer-songwriter. Idealist. Global citizen. Email me at sam@samnabi.com.
For those who haven’t read it yet, my piece on the University of Waterloo International Development program is finally up on the Imprint website. It’s been out in paper format for a couple weeks now, but for those who haven’t been around campus, here …
Read more →If there’s one thing the Conservative party’s limited roster of spokespeople do well, it’s controlling the narrative. The party’s spin machine is unrivalled, and reaches its tentacles deep into the operations of all government departments. Government-employed scientists aren’t allowed to talk to the media? …
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Reddit is a fascinating blend of news aggregator, niche forums, and social network. I went from curious to hooked in a matter of days, and the website quickly climbed to the coveted top spot on the “most visited” list of my browser’s start page. …
Read more →I got a library card the other day. I’m part of something communal, something larger than myself. I borrowed a book. A fiction book. I haven’t read fiction in ages, haven’t lost myself in a good story since God knows when. Over the Christmas …
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In 5 years of playing live shows, my fondest memories have been at the annual St. Paul’s Blackforest Coffee House. Maybe that’s because St. Paul’s was my first home-away-from-home. Maybe it’s the laid-back atmosphere and the heaps of black forest cake. Certainly, part of it …
Read more →I like minimalism. There’s something liberating about paring life down to the essentials, shunning extraneous material goods, and taking pleasure in the simple life. Of course, the Waterloo co-op schedule makes it difficult to accumulate too much because I know I’m going to have …
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Photo by cogdogblog. Traffic, weather, stock markets, gas prices, the value of the Canadian Dollar… Traditional broadcast media bombards us with real-time updates about these indicators throughout the day. Because we’re told about every dip and surge in the stock market, our society pays …
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