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“7 ways a liberal arts degree can help win the ‘Game of Thrones’”
Whether you’re a Stark, a Lannister or a Targaryen, nothing might be more beneficial in landing the Iron Throne than a mastery of the letters, arts and sciences. USC Dornsife experts explain how.
“Five Victorian paintings that break tradition in their celebration of love”
In honor of Valentine’s Day, art historian Kate Flint shares her five favorite paintings that break the conventions of the 19th century in their depiction of romance.
"As art experts, students cultivate a viewing experience"
Students build up their knowledge of artists and paintings featured at the J. Paul Getty Museum to share their stories with art lovers.
For filmmaker Edoardo Ponti, poetry was the key to unlocking his talents as a cinematic storyteller.
(Winner of a 2016 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award for Celebrity Profile)
"When the Phone Rings, Bust a Move"
For Marvin Young — better known as rapper Young M.C. — it was a phone call to his USC dorm room that led to the big break in his music career.
Entrepreneur and style icon Lauren Santo Domingo ’98 connects fashion lovers with designer looks straight from the runway using an innovative business model.
"6 Reasons Shakespeare Remains an Icon 400 Years After His Death"
"To be or not to be?”
That is the question — that has passed over the lips of countless actors playing Hamlet in the last four centuries on stage and on screen. It’s also a question that people in almost every country and in any language are familiar with. Playwright William Shakespeare’s reach is extensive.
Marketing rule No. 1: When trying to make a buck, don’t alienate one of your largest audiences.
Case in point, in 2012, when MGM planned a remake of the 1984 Cold War film Red Dawn, in which a midwestern town is invaded by Soviet forces, they decided to recast the enemy with a more contemporary antagonist — China. Critics rushed to point out the flaws in MGM’s thinking. Among them was the fact that China has the second largest film market after North America, and getting the picture — or any films made by MGM — into the country would be impossible if China was cast as the adversary.
Deborah Harkness believes the pages of centuries-old manuscripts are enchanted.
Like clues to a mystery, they hold the key to unraveling the chronology, ambitions, failures and successes of those who lived before us. And where records of their pursuits sometimes lead to dead ends, Harkness finds fuel for fiction.