https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9PxdJNIc6w Instead of chasing after a major news story today, I wanted to highlight, and possibly contextualize a trend occurring in the media landscape right now. To preface, I am a free speech absolutist, believing that anything can be said in any forum, and no speech or form of expression should be censored or impeded … Continue reading Free Speech in Art: A Look at How One Slip-Up Can Lead to Doom for Artists in 2018
Category: College
University of Chicago Removes Standardized Testing Requirement, Further Signals the Death of the University
In unfortunate but unsurprising news today, the University of Chicago, a well renowned American university announced that going forward it will no longer be using the SAT or ACT as a factor when accepting students. This announcement seems to have caught many college alumni off guard, as standardized testing has been a staple of the … Continue reading University of Chicago Removes Standardized Testing Requirement, Further Signals the Death of the University
2017’S Film’s in Review: Honorable Mentions
To kick the new year off, I wanted to continue to highlight the movies from last year that made my honorable mentions list. While these movies weren’t the absolute ground breakers that my list from yesterday were, these movies either excelled at being fun or had a small flaw about them that kept them from … Continue reading 2017’S Film’s in Review: Honorable Mentions
2017’s Film’s in Review: Ethan’s Top 5 List
With 2017 coming to a wrap, I decided to come off a blogging hiatus in order to highlight the films this year that not only were prime examples of artists at the peak of their craft, but also that inspired me in my filmmaking and creative endeavors. There were actually quite a few films that … Continue reading 2017’s Film’s in Review: Ethan’s Top 5 List
Coding is Still the Most Valuable Talent You Can Learn in 2017
I feel as if a talent that is too often neglected in schools is that of coding. No matter what realm of work you desire to get into, coding will be an invaluable skill to have that will currently set you above and beyond other workers. If you're in film, coding will be necessary to … Continue reading Coding is Still the Most Valuable Talent You Can Learn in 2017
Is it Hard to Maintain a Daily Political Blog When You’re Sick?
Yes.
Campus Heroes: First Day Wrapped
Producing a high quality web series might be the strangest thing I've done, and weirdly, some advice from a podcast I used to listen to has actually helped me through it. Burnie Burns, co-founder of the ultra-popular web company Rooster Teeth has always said that being part of a great film project or company feels … Continue reading Campus Heroes: First Day Wrapped
Is Patreon an Effective Crowdsourcing Tool?
As I wrote in an earlier blog, I’m currently producing a web-series, and as we head towards our first day of shooting next week, the cost to run a high quality set continues to increase. Early on in the producing phase, my partner and I agreed that Patreon would be our best bet, as we … Continue reading Is Patreon an Effective Crowdsourcing Tool?
Shameless Plug: Support My Web Series Campus Heroes
In order to create more harmony between the different media I’ve been putting out in the world lately, I decided today I’d plug both my podcast and my upcoming web series. Both of these products are being made under my production company, Cattle Prod, and I genuinely think there’s some quality content coming out of … Continue reading Shameless Plug: Support My Web Series Campus Heroes
Once in a Lifetime: Seeing Descendents Live in ATX
As a music lover, I got the fantastic experience of being able to see the legendary punk band the Descendents, live, at Stubb’s in Austin, TX. I personally think that punk rock is the best genre of music to see live, as not only is all of the music played genuine, but the atmosphere at … Continue reading Once in a Lifetime: Seeing Descendents Live in ATX
