Two progressive piano notes might make you think twice about going in the water. A standard march is the harbinger of all things evil. Chirping violin strings still send chills down the spine. The soundtrack […]
Category: Arts & Culture
Q+A: T. rex to T-1000, a CGI Pioneer’s Take on Blockbuster Film Visual Effects Now and Then
John Andrew Berton, Jr., an award-winning computer graphics animator and an assistant professor in Drexel University’s Westphal College, is one of a small group of visual effects professionals who have worked for virtuoso cinematic innovators […]
Quick Take: What Jurassic World Got Wrong (and Right) About Dinosaurs
“Jurassic World,” the long-awaited sequel to the movie “Jurassic Park,” shattered box office records in its opening weekend. But has it had comparable gargantuan success in improving viewers’ knowledge about what dinosaurs were really like? […]
No Couch Necessary: Digital Media Program Showcases Top Games and Animations For Your Playing, Viewing Pleasure
The students who made a video game where you can save kittens in space, and help real cats on Earth as well, have taken an insidious turn with their second mobile game offering: Malevolence, Inc. […]
Drexel Snapshot: Giant, Underwater Spear From Revolutionary War to be Recreated in Drexel Lab
This massive, iron-tipped spear was affixed to the bottom of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War to thwart British ships intending to invade Philadelphia. More than two centuries later, the giant spike—which was pulled […]
A Portal to an Unexpected World
Photographer Stuart Rome has always had a unique perspective on the world. From the early days of his career photographing ancient art treasures in Latin America or contemporary trance rituals in Haiti and Indonesia, he became […]
A Haunting Look at Human Beings
In 1993, prison inmates breaking ground for a new hospital wing at the Colorado Mental Health Institute made a gruesome discovery: the skeletons of more than 100 people buried in a mass grave at least […]
How to Build a Street Festival
Joseph Esposito, a senior in the Westphal College’s entertainment and arts management program, has been skateboarding since he was eight and working with Philadelphia’s Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund since coming to the city, but he […]
Drexel Snapshot: MAD Dragon Students Help Artist Behind ‘Mad Men’ Theme Song Release Vinyl Album For Record Store Day
This clear-gold vinyl record is one of just 1,000 special-edition copies of the Icebird album “The Abandoned Lullaby” that will hit the shelves in honor of Record Store Day on April 18. Students from MAD […]
From Don’s Suits to Megan’s Boots: Mad Men Fashion Undressed
From Don’s perfectly tailored suits to Peggy’s buttoned-up business attire and Megan’s beehives and go-go boots, Mad Men’s award-winning costumes are as compelling as the characters that wear them. As the second half of the […]