2007: Reflecting with my Penn

Friday, December 28, 2007

It's not often I pick up my personal pen about Penn. After the most surprising first year as editor/creator of DuelingTampons.com, I must thank you before hopping a flight to London to celebrate not just my birthday and the new year.. but the biggest...
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Christmas time means classic TV repeats from Penn alumni

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Lew Schneider (C'83) featured in "The Christmas Letter"As I sit at home on Christmas morning sipping on my light egg nog and reminiscing about Hanukkah, I am enjoying a whole lot of TV marathons.One great Christmas episode I just caught was an Everybody...
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Penn alumni make millions on holiday song

Monday, December 24, 2007

What better way to celebrate Christmas day than to give you some Penn alumni Christmas related entertainment news?While Ray Evans (W'36, Mask and Wig) and his songwriting partner Jay Livingston (C'37) wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals, TV and...
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Roy gets in "the Bucket"

Friday, December 21, 2007

This Tuesday (12/25) Roy Vongtama (C'96) will be featured as "Dr. Yang" alongside Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in The Bucket List. (this film comes out in major markets December 25th and then nationwide on January 11th. Click here for the synopsis.)This...
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TV Alert (Thursday/tonight! 8 pm): Penn on "Clash of the Choirs"

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Did you know that Penn's Abramson Cancer Center has been part of this week's NBC reality show "Clash of the Choirs"?Per the Abramson Cancer Center site, "Philadelphia fixture and favorite Patti LaBelle is leading the Philly choir. Ms. LaBelle has been...
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Even Superheroes at Penn are Competitive

One man. One costume. Another class project film.And no, I'm not referring to this costumed guy...Check out this super film project recently uploaded to DuelingTampons.com...Logline:"The Flash is an old washed-up superhero who is getting really sick...
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Off the Beat alumni extravaganza

The other day, I posted about Off the Beat's (OTB) "Snakes on a Plane" performance. (you'll note that a little bit of controversy from a former Glee Club member ensued in the comments section.)Well, additional OTB videos have also just surfaced from...
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Gabe's winning "Make a Wish" foundation song

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Gabriel Mann (C'95) and Jeremy Silver wrote and performed a beautiful song called "Make a Wish" for the Make-A-Wish's songwriting contest.Although they came in 2nd place, this is a clear 1st place winner in my book.Click here to listen to Gabe and Jeremy's...
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This alum is making some serious news

Over the past year, I'm discovering more and more alumni in different entertainment related professions (see the "Profession" pulldown in the header above to see what I'm talking about)Specifically, I'm discovering more and more alumni in journalism.One...
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Off the Beat rocks "Snakes on a Plane"

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

I just discovered this video from a past Off the Beat performanceCheck out Off the Beat's great rendition of "Snakes on a Plane" and the excellent solos from Will Green (C'09), Rina Goncalves (C'07) and Jonah Platt (C'08). Some great voices here...Click...
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Absolute-ly fantastic!

Check out htis great Absolute ad I found featuring one of Penn's nearest and dearest!Click here to view it!Check out who is registered on DuelingTampons.comSign up for daily emails to get notified about alumni and undergraduate updates! (click here...
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Brace yourselves for Vanessa Mizzone's "Road to Stardom"

Actress Vanessa Mizzone (C'99, Pennfest 2004 co-host) just posted a VERY FUNNY short called The Road to Stardom about a young woman who goes in for a job interview and has no idea just how famous she'll become.Oy boy. This video is essentially a response...
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Mask and Wig's Whirl'd Tour: Coming in January!

Monday, December 17, 2007

The Mask and Wig Club is getting ready for their first ever January tour coming to alumni in NY, NJ and PA.Mask and Wig will be performing classic musical numbers as well as the most popular comedic sketches that the Club has written over its 120 year...
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She's in the movie poster

The movie poster for Elizabeth Banks' (C'96) next film, Definitely, Maybe just came out and Liz is featured in it.Click here to check out the posterCheck out the trailer to the filmDid you see Liz's recent (hot!) photo shoot? Check it out here!Check...
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Jessie Schneiderman (C'05) scores big with Scrabble short

Jesse Schneiderman (C'05) has come out with a new clever scrabble themed short called "Passive Aggressive Scrabble" that I really enjoyed.Maybe I enjoyed it because I grew up playing Scrabble with my dad.Or maybe it's because I love playing Scrabulous...
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Penn alum producing next Jessica Biel film

Friday, December 14, 2007

Another note about another alum who was in the trades a couple weeks back...Neil Parris (C'01) of FilmColony will be executive producing the next Jessica Biel film Die a LittlePer Variety, "Die a Little explores how the lives of a schoolteacher and her...
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Will this fresman finish with a Grammy before a degree?

Thursday, December 13, 2007

If Andrew Dudum (W'11) were to try out for any of Penn's a capella groups, odds are he would have surely made it.Instead this talented undergrad is continuing on a solo track he started before he even got to Penn.Per the DP, a few weeks ago Andrew was...
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Tres Chique: another class project video!

"Notre projet final pour FRE140 a UPENN. Voila les finalistes pour Miss Francophone 2007! Bon travail!"With the 1 semester of French I took, if I'm understanding the above correctly, I think this is a French class project video for a "Miss Francophone...
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1 sweatshirt, 2 introductions

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Because of how cold it's gotten here in Los Angeles, this morning I grabbed my Penn sweatshirt and headed to the gym. (yes, the same gym where I had my recent "not Penn state" story)Within 5 minutes of me getting there, the "did you go to Penn" comment...
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UPDATE: Hot reporter alum about to "freeze" her assets

As I reported here, Penn alum Emmy award winning entertainment reporter Emily Frances is the subject of a 3 part, very personal story on NY's CW11. She has allowed the cameras to follow her as she undergoes a procedure to freeze her eggs.Click here...
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"My Super Sweet 16" ...Wharton Style

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Okay, "A"s for everybody...About 10 minutes after I wrote about the Mgmt 100 "Buy Buy Buy" class project video, Alex Marcus (C'11) emailed me letting me know the following:"That Management 100 Buy Buy Buy video is good stuff, but Team RHDH's Super Sweet...
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A for Effort

Their vocal stylings may not rival Off the Beat, or any performing arts group on campus for that matter, but the Management 100 Team So Fresh's class project music video, "Buy Buy Buy" is still entertaining.Click here and judge for yourselfCheck out...
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Jon's Harold & Kumar 2 Red Band Trailer

Monday, December 10, 2007

A month ago I reported on writer/Director Jon Hurwitz's (W'00) new trailer for Harold & Kumar 2.Now, there is a "red band" trailer for this film. (FYI, a red band trailer is the "R" rated version of the trailer you don't see on TV)Click here to...
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