Dueling Tees-old: 2008-02-03

I Use This For DT!

This is the better version (it's HD!) of the camera used to take videos you see on this site from Alumni Weekend 2007 and Homecoming 2007 weekend.

What's great about the Flip Video Camera? Click to show +/-

--it's easy to use
--it fits into your pocket
--it takes great video
--it's cheap for a good, portable video camera
--it has a USB port that pops up that plugs right into your computer
--at the push of a button you can easily upload videos to your computer and publish directly to sites like youtube.
--this camera now stores 120 minutes!

Gift Ideas:
--I got this camera for my cousin after she graduated from high school. I thought it would be great in college... and as I see on her facebook profile, she's certainly using it everywhere.
--my sister had a baby and since I live 2000 miles away, she and my brother-in-law video my niece and send me the videos weekly.

Click here to get the Flip Video Camcorder (120 Minutes)

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Alum editor bets his bottom dollar on this show

Friday, February 8, 2008

The three month old Hollywood writers strike could be hopefully coming to an end tomorrow (2/9) when writers guild members gather in L.A. and New York to consider a proposed contract.In the event that there are further delays, Brian Appel (C'01, Mask...

He’s Got the Girl of the Moment

Thursday, February 7, 2008

After recently reporting about his next Jessica Biel film, Neil Parris (C’01) will now be executive producing a film adaptation of the book "Girl of the Moment" for Fox Atomic.Per Variety, the book “is a comedy about a teen girl who lands a once-in-a-lifetime...

Now and Then Thursdays: Competition in the Library

Over the decades there’s always been competition in the Penn libraries. It is true now as it was back in my day.As we saw in one of my previous posts, Ben Grinberg (C’11) shows us that there are all sorts of characters one can find in Penn libraries....

Broke and Homeless Ivy Leaguer goes Viral

Eric Augenbraun's (C'10) and Stephen Stewart's (C'10) idea for a prank may very well turn into a potential web video series called "The Collegiate Bum".Apparently Eric and Stephen were thinking of a way to prank their friend. They were determined on...

President Amy Gutmann "Makes History" in Los Angeles

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Were you at the Los Angeles Penn event on Monday night (February 4) where Penn President Amy Gutmann announced "Making History", Penn's new $3.5 Billion Capital campaign?President Gutmann talked about the exciting changes coming to Penn's campus, showed...

Tuesday Tips: Advice for the actor who wants to move out to LA

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Penn actors Roy Vongtama (C'96), Lesley Wolff (C'93) and Alex Petrovitch (C'01) In this week's Tuesday Tips series, I have enlisted the help of my Penn alumni actor friends out here in Los Angeles to offer advice to the Penn undergrad or alum who has...

Penn Alum Flashes Goods, Hollywood Throws Beads

For today's Mardis Gras celebrations, I have an especially topical Hollywood post for all of you.Here's one Hollywood writer with something to be happy about.Josh Heald's (W'00, Editor-in-Chief 34th Street Magazine('99), Penn Jazz) first movie, Mardis...

One of their alum worked on the new Hummer H3

Did you know that the Penn engineers build a race car every year for an annual collegiate competition?Formula SAE is a collegiate competition held every year in May in Michigan. Around 120 schools compete with open cockpit race cars powered by motorcycle...

She made the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue!

Monday, February 4, 2008

Image from usatoday.comWith as hot a year as she's had (and an even hotter year to come), it's no wonder why Elizabeth Banks (C'96) is on the prestigious March 2008 Vanity Fair "Hollywood's Fresh Faces" cover!Liz is on the cover with Emily Blunt, Amy...

His video metaphor for leaving college

There certainly are a good number of digital animations coming out of Penn these days.Brendan Marnell (C'05) created a very cool short called "The Lift" for his Fine Arts thesis project from his 2005 senior year.Per Brendan, "It's a short animation about...

Penn Producer Debuts Movie Trailer during SuperBowl

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Did you see Marc Platt's (C'79, Glee Club) movie trailer for his upcoming film Wanted during the first half of today's Superbowl? It looked really cool. (Marc's previously produced projects include Legally Blonde and Broadway's Wicked)Wanted stars Angelina...

Better Halftime Cheerleaders than Superbowl XLII

Here's some more cheer for your Superbowl Sunday...Check out this video of the Quaker Girls Dance Team performing at halftime at the Penn vs. Harvard basketball game (Ivy league home opener)Check out these other Quaker Girls vid...

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