Intros

http://vimeo.com/26848589 -- An animation short I did for a class!

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

So far I would say my favorite class I’ve ever taken would be a life drawing class I took in the summer between my junior and senior year of high school. I felt like I learned so much in such a small block of time, and all it took was drawing some naked people…

2 .How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

The longest paper I’ve had to write was a 15 page research paper. It was for advanced freshman lit, so it had an annotated bibliography and endnotes. It was about the debate of comic books as literature.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

My favorite paper I’ve written was the paper for my freshman lit class. I’m a big fan of comic books and graphic novels, and being able to explore the medium as works of art and works of literature was great – though a close second would be a paper I wrote in my AP Literature class in high school, a book review, written entirely with clichés.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

Not particularly, though I haven’t done much other than what I’ve written for school. I’d like to get more into writing comics, though.

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

I’m currently in the middle of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones. I’m also reading Y – The Last Man. I just finished Catch-22 and Battle Royale for the second time. I’m also reading through some non-fiction about the Jewish philosopher, Philo.

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

I’m a big fan of cartoons and animation – right now I’m a big fan of J.G. Quintel (Regular Show, Flapjack) and Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time). As far as fine art/illustration goes… Bobby Chiu (and the rest of imaginism studios, really); I love Francis Bacon, and Dali’s early work.

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

While I’m not perusing it in a scholarly manner, the study of Jewish culture and history has always been an interest of mine.


8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

I recently read an article on the beating of the Arab cartoonist Ali Ferzat. Even in today’s day and age, political cartoons are still major powers in commenting on world news, and the violent acts taken for something as innocent and free as a cartoon reminds me of the effect that art can take upon the world.

9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

I was really impressed with the Whitney Biannual. To be honest, I didn’t really like a majority of the art that was displayed – some of it I thought was tacky, some annoying, loud, and some pieces not even art at all – but the experience of going to a show and being able to question the work’s value was a great experience that I shared along with my peers and colleagues.

9.Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

Netflix. It affected me deeply… but not in a good way.

http://collegedog.tumblr.com/

and

http://www.octopuspie.com/

as well, for unexplainable reasons.

But really, going to school in NY for my freshman year was both amazing, amazingly crazy, and amazingly depressing. It was a complete shock and change for a kid from Centennial, and I can’t wait to go back.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

http://xkcd.com/435/ and that’s all I can really say about that.