Hitlon-ized: Off the Beat's "Breathe Me"

Saturday, September 1, 2007

So I was reading through the Perez Hilton blog today and he actually blogged about the "scrumptious"ness of Off the Beat's cover of Sia's Breathe Me (For those of you Six Feet Under fans, this song was the music in the final emotionally powerful 10 minutes...
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"That's a nice name tag": The freshman get to know one another

"Oh, which part of Long Island are you from?"These are the types of questions that will be buzzing around campus this week.So I found this improv-type video online for the freshman's "NSO" (New Student Orientation)...which led me to think back to my...
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Creepy Quaker Costume?

Friday, August 31, 2007

More and more photos of C'11 freshman on campus appear on facebook. This of Jessie Spellman (C'11) (she's the one on the left in the blue shirt).Is it me or is that Penn Quaker costume a bit creepy looking?Click for other class of 2011 news!Add yourself...
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(C'11) Extreme Dorm Makeover: Got Ikea?

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Ikea can go a long way and according to Facebook, Jason Bernstein (C'11) (above in photo) is among many freshmen who apparently took that trip to the local Ikea center.Click here to take a look at Jason's dramatic before and after photos of his dorm...
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Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) catches another film

Producer Mike Karz (C89, W'89) seems to be doing lots of films these days in his new Karz Entertainment shingle.The latest, reported today in Variety, is called The Catch, and is based on a true story about a 42-year-old who goes back to school and plays...
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Dorm rooms are like Facebook Profile pages...

More move-in photos have surfaced on facebook. ...This set from Sydney Fenkell (C'11).Looking at her photos and other undergrad photos, I realized decorating your first dorm room is like decorating your facebook/myspace/friendster profile pages.It's...
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Jennifer Weber (C'00) brings hip-hop ballet(!) to Seattle this weekend

"Hip-hop ballet" sounds cool, doesn't it?And it is ...thanks to Jennifer Weber (C'00, Strictly Funk Dance) who this weekend performs in Seattle's Bumbershoot (music and arts) festival.Founded in 2000, Jennifer's all-female performance group called Decadance...
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Adam Matta (C'96) brings his beatboxing stylings to Cornell!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

I just got an update from beatboxer Adam Matta (C'96, Mask and Wig) and according to his website he will be "the new artist in residence at Cornell University's Risley Hall and will be providing programming for the students who live there based around...
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On Campus: Where is this?

UpennOriginally uploaded by KarenaBaby.So I see that user "KarenaBaby" posted the following photo today on Flickr of the Penn campus.Does anyone know exactly where this is on campus? Somewhere on Walnut? Is this the block where the Inn at Penn is located?Please...
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Stephen Fried (C'79) talks sex, love and dirty laundry in Husbandry

What do America 's wives, wives-to-be, and ex-wives want?National Magazine Award winning journalist and Penn alum Stephen Fried (C'79, 34th Street) thinks he knows and he's telling all in his new book, Husbandry:Sex, Love, & Dirty Laundry-Inside...
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Who Knew?

Who Knew? ...that Penn had a Ryukyu Kempo Club?What is a Ryukyu Kempo Club?Click here to find out (click on the image on the next page to get to the youtube page)Check out my other "Who Knew?" postsAdd yourself to our facebook profile!Sign up for daily...
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Class of 2011 move-in continues!...and so do the memories!

Another bunch of move-in photos finds its way onto facebook. This round from Michael Tomback (C'11), new resident of Hill House.It's interesting to note how the class of 2011 is already so well connected. Over the summer I've noticed that these now...
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Which Penn alum TV Producer is talking reality show contestant remorse?

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

"Why are you on a reality show if you're worried about your kids back home?' We're not afraid to hit that kind of stuff head on."Click here to find out who said this!Sign up for daily emails to get notified about alumni and undergraduate updates! (click...
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Freshman Feature: Drew Coblitz (C'11) has the need for speed

In honor of the incoming C'11 freshmen moving onto campus this week, I decided to do some stories this week featuring some notable undergrads...First up... At the age of 18, Drew Coblitz (C'11), the racecar driver of a 2001 Porsche 996TT w/465 hp, is...
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Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) saddles up with The Fourth Horsemen

Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) has set up a new film with Intrepid Pictures called The Fourth Horseman.Per The Hollywood Reporter, "The film centers on a young priest sent by his church's secret order to kill a teenage girl. She is believed to be the future...
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Elizabeth Banks (C'96) sends us a Bill

Monday, August 27, 2007

Image from Greenstreet Productions website A slashfilm.com email I just received mentioned that one of the 65 "must-see" movies at the 2007 Toronto Film festival (September 6-15) is Bill, starring Penn alum Elizabeth Banks (C'96).Here's the plot: "A...
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Brian Yanish (C'95) inks Licensing Deal!

As a result of the June Licensing International tradeshow in which Brian Yanish (C'95, Mask and Wig) participated (check out our posts here), Brian emailed me to let me know that The Scrap Kins have made their first major Licensing Deal!From Brian, "We...
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Class of 2011 moves in!

This weekend the class of 2011 moved in!Sam Oldak, one class of 2011-er uploaded a picture of his Hill House dormroom (above) on facebook. ...A little smaller than my 5th floor-without-an-elevator lower Quad (Rodney 535)room, but same idea.What was/is...
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Camera phoning: Workday at UPenn

Sunday, August 26, 2007

I just found this video on youtube which was filmed with a camera phone during the course of a guy's day at work at Penn. Check out shots on campus and around Philadelphia.Click here to check out this very artistic videoClick to see my other video posts...
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