Monthly Archives: February 2012

Strange Famous Records Understands Customer Service

By Adam Snider | Published: February 24, 2012

I recently ordered a copy of Sage Francis’ album Li(f)e directly from his label: Strange Famous Records. It arrived in the mail yesterday and, when I opened up the package, I was surprised to find an autographed copy of the wrong album. I emailed their customer service and this afternoon I received a reply saying [...]

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E-town Caps at Foosh

By Adam Snider | Published: February 22, 2012

I have long desired a baseball cap that lets me show my hometown pride without necessarily being affiliated with a sports team. I like the Edmonton Eskimos, and I wear my “EE” hat with pride. But I feel like I am wearing the team, rather than the city when I wear my Esks cap. And [...]

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Shit Edmontonians Say

By Adam Snider | Published: February 21, 2012

I thought I was sick of the “Shit [Insert Group of People] Say” meme, but then I saw this one. It’s brilliant and captures our city perfectly.

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An Open Letter to the Man Who Shares My Name

By Adam Snider | Published: February 17, 2012

Dear Adam Snider of Berkeley, CA (formerly of Chicago, IL), Stop using my email address to sign up for things. You do not own adamsnider[at]gmail[dot]com. I do. I’ve received numerous emails from the University of Chicago. I don’t know how you ever managed to register for courses or receive information from the university when you [...]

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Thinking Ahead

By Adam Snider | Published: February 15, 2012

When I graduated from my undergraduate degree, I thought I was done with school. At the time I couldn’t imagine pursuing another degree. And now I’m in grad school. I admit that I was a bit reluctant to enroll in a graduate program, at first. I wasn’t particularly interested in going back to school, but [...]

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Pat Robertson Has Never Heard of Mac and Cheese

By Adam Snider | Published: February 13, 2012

What is this? I don’t even! Seriously…I don’t even know what to make of this. Is the old hate-monger going senile? Never mind the weird racism, how can he have never heard of macaroni and cheese?

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In Pursuit of Perfect in Japan

By Adam Snider | Published: February 10, 2012

I came across this article today, via Kottke, and was astounded by the level of obsessive perfectionism on display in many of the examples cited here. I have no idea if this is actually representative of wider Japanese culture or not, but it is certainly an interesting read. I think the best example of the [...]

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When are you celebrating Valentine’s Day this year?

By Adam Snider | Published: February 9, 2012

Because Valentine’s Day is on a Wednesday Tuesday night this year, I imagine that a lot of people will be celebrating the holiday d’amour on the weekend instead on the actual day. When are you celebrating? Answer the poll below or, if it’s already closed, leave me a comment.

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A Night at the Opera

By Adam Snider | Published: February 8, 2012

In between the evening meetings and the grad school readings, I managed to take some time last night to attend the opera with Sara. We are members of Edmonton Opera’s 4Play club (formerly the Opera Explorer’s Club, a name I vastly preferred). Essentially, 4Play allows adults under the age of 30 access to extremely discounted [...]

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A 5-Year-Old Talks About Corporate Logos

By Adam Snider | Published: February 1, 2012

This is pretty great. I like the kid’s comments about the logos she doesn’t recognize, such as: “Babies…are small.” On the other hand, I find it mildly concerning how many of the logos a 5-year-old does recognize. I was particularly surprised that she recognized the BP logo as being “gas.” Is the BP logo plastered all [...]

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