This is just a quick note to, well, note how concretely useful my very very liberal arts degree from UChicago has been - time and time again. Useful in regards to two simple things: research and writing skills. At the heart of good research is asking lots and lots of questions. And at the heart of writing is practice (and knowing fundamentally how to structure an argument to make a statement, whether through non-fictional argument or creative storytelling). And UChicago gave me both of those in spades. I think about this as I dive into a freelance video essay project and all those muscles aren't in the slightest bit rusty. It felt the same working as a writers' assistant on UNBELIEVABLE (limited series - Netflix) -- where both writing and research (of a different kind) was the day-in, day-out of the of the job.
In other news, here's a hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable band I recently discovered called Magic Sword.