From Survivor Palau to a Hot Daily Newsletter

What does one do after being in the spotlight on CBS' Survivor?

Ask Gregg Carey (C'99, Friars, Sprint Football, DKE) who appeared in Survivor Palau (2005).

Who knew?! (and let's not forget about THIS other Penn alum who was also on "Survivor"!)

...Gregg continues to be in the spotlight with his hot new email newsletter, named after the one luxury item he wasn't given in Palau - Toilet Paper!

After launching at the end of January 09, "The Toilet Paper, Daily News for the Thinking Man" published its 100th issue to its 15,000 daily readers last month.

Greg's free email targets males (and curious females) 22-40 with intelligent, edgy, and topical content. 

Per Gregg,

"Where other newsletters like Thrillist, Daily Candy, Urban Daddy, and Ideal Bite offer some form of a lifestyle tip: a restaurant recommendation, a fashion suggestion, or an opinion on a new gadget, the “product” that The Toilet Paper offers our readers is relevant knowledge. As Ricky Gervais, creator of the hit show "The Office" preaches, “Guys love facts.” We agree.

So, TTP takes one topical news story from the headlines (Politics, Business, Sports, or Pop Culture) and provides entertaining facts, statistics, quotes, lists, and definitions that support that topic; we think of it as funny and relevant bits for a guy’s daily banter; at the water cooler, on dates, at the bar with friends. Our simple format also provides a compelling way for our advertising partners to get their product information out to a valuable demographic in an entertaining and informative way. We have recently been featured in the NYPost, RadarOnline, The Guardian, Askmen.com and numerous other sites."

Check out a sample of his newsletter here:
Remember the Time (Michael Jackson Dies)

Get in touch with Gregg at gregg at bunkhousemedia.com!

And it is confirmed. Based on all my posts, the class of 1999 seems to be the most media-centric class that I can see!!

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His Green Products Are In Over 5,000 Stores Nationwide!

In late April, I featured a TV News clip of Brian Yanish (C'95, Mask and Wig, Friars) talking about his Scrap Kins children's character property.

For all of you with kids out there and are doing some back to school shopping, Brian's "The Scrap Kins" recycled paper stationery is already on shelves in your neighborhood.  His pocket folders feature "Green Tips" on the back and his spiral themebooks give instructions for a recycled craft project kids can make using recyclables found at home.

Support Brian by choosing "Green" for your back to school supplies.

He has pocket folders ($1.29) and spiral themebooks ($2.49) at these stores nationwide: (Click on each name to locate a locate a store near you.)

• Rite Aid (They're also carrying Brian's soft lunchboxes).
• Albertsons
• ShopKo
  
• Duckwall-Alco

Brian's limited edition stationery is only in stores for a Limited Time through Labor Day, so get these collectibles before they're gone!

And this just in! Scrap Kins Recycled Plush dolls (made from recycled polyester (fabric spun from plastic PET bottles (soda & sports drink bottles) are planned for release in Spring 2010. Congrats Brian!

Follow Brian on Twitter:
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His Colorful Documentary Has Been Nominated for An Award & Needs Your Vote!

Earlier this year I posted about the talented documentary filmmaker Loren Mendell (C'95, Friars) and his film Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene. The film has now been nominated for the Independent Lens Audience Award and he needs your vote!

Watch the trailer above and read more about his film from my previous post HERE

To vote, you don't need to sign in - just click the following link below: 
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/award2009runoff.html

Learn more about Loren's other documentaries!

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Scott Glosserman's Documentary on the Implications of Wikipedia (TRAILER)

After co-writing, producing and directing the clever horror movie Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Scott Glosserman (C'99, Friars) is soon to complete his next project (as a producer and co-director) and it has to do with a different type of horror - — me, you, and thousands of other users taking over responsibilities for Britannica and The World Book.

In his documentary Truth in Numbers?, Scott takes us on the journey about the phenomenon that Wikipedia has become.

Per Scott,

"The question of whether you and I should be charged with canonizing the sum of human knowledge or whether that should be left to the scholars/experts really intrigues me. I think it’s safe to say that we’re among a populist revival era right now and nowhere is that more acutely reflected than on Wikipedia. If knowledge is power and history really is written by the winners, then Wikipedia, already the second most widely read publication in human history, clearly demonstrates this power shift towards "The People". The documentary tries to explore implications of that, among other things."

Check out his trailer above!

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He'll Have You Turn Trash Into Treasure with the Scrap Kins

Eco-advocate and illustrator, Brian Yanish (C'95, Mask and Wig, Friars) has combined his talents and passions to create The Scrap Kins, animated characters that live in a recycling center and build their world out of the things people throw away.

Over the past 2 years DT has been following Brian as he has been developing out the Scrap Kins and we are happy to report that he has not only had successful meeting with some major publishers, but his his characters will be on children's notebooks and folders in Rite Aid stores across the country in over 4900 stores!

In the recent Los Angeles news segment from above, Brian shows us how he teaches kids to use their imagination and turn household scraps into crafts.

Happy Earth Day everyone!

Visit Brian's website HERE

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Mask and Wig Closes Fling With Some Clever "D#ck" Jokes (VIDEO)

Another Fling, another year of cheers and hisses over some clever "dick" jokes from Mask and Wig.

Watch above to find out how the group incorporated Canada and other popular references into this year's (2009) Spring Fling "Nude Bit". (for those Friars and Sphinx members out there, stick around for the last joke!)

...If you watch the first exchange, you'll hear the following dialogue:

"Excuse Me Noah, I think you put that shoe on wrong"
Reply: "It's because I have a foot dick"

Can you come up with a better reply line?  
...Tweet me HERE with your response!

Check out coverage from the 2007 and 1993 Mask and Wig "Nude Bit" HERE

Videos of Flings from past and present HERE (including a video from this year's Akon SPEC concert performance)

Thanks to John Berweiler (C'11) for the above video!

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His Documentary is Airing on TV This Week

From documentaries about oil spills to prison baseball teams, filmmaker Loren Mendell (C'95, Friars) documentary which was featured in this year's Slamdance is now on TV this week.

Loren's latest film Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene tells the unlikely story of America's first shock jock Petey Greene and features Howard Stern, Marion Barry, Sugar Ray Leonard and James Brown among others.

Per Loren, "America’s original shock-jock, Petey Greene, overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison-time to “tell it like it is,” shocking and entertaining everyone from the ghetto to the White House. During an era of civil unrest in our nation’s capital, Petey used taboo words and ideas, forcing people to confront their own prejudices on his raw, uncensored TV and radio shows. His explosive language and brash style unsettled the establishment as Petey battled both the system and his own demons on the journey to becoming a leading activist during some of our country’s most turbulent years. Don Cheadle, who portrayed Petey in the feature Talk To Me, narrates this documentary featuring a face-off between Petey and an up and coming deejay named Howard Stern."

"This documentary presents rarely seen footage of Petey Greene. It’s a must for anyone who wants to know what made Petey Greene such an incredibly charismatic person, or whomever wants to know where Howard Stern got his gusto from.”
- Sarah Diamond, Programmer

Below please find a list of cities/states with corresponding dates/times for availability in your area. If you don't see your station below, please click on the link (also found below), enter your zipcode, and you'll be able to see when it airs in your area.

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ALABAMA/APT:
Wednesday Feb. 4 @ 12am
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 2am
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 2am

ARIZONA/PBS 8
Tuesday Feb 3 @ 10pm

ARIZONA/TUCSON KUAT:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 11pm
Wednesday Feb. 4 @ 4am

AUSTIN/KLRU:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 9pm

BATON ROUGE/LPB:
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 2am
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 2am
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 10pm

BOSTON/WGBH:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm

CHICAGO/WTTW:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 3:30am

DALLAS/KERA:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm

DENVER/Rocky Mountain PBS/KRMA:
Saturday Feb 7 @ 11pm

GEORGIA/GPB Channel 8:
Wednesday Feb. 4 @ 12am
Saturday Feb. 7 @ 1am

HOUSTON/KUHT:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm

KANSAS CITY/KCPT
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10Pm
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 2am

LAS VEGAS PBS
Thursday Feb 5 @ 3am
Sunday Fe. 8 @ 3am
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 11pm

LOS ANGELES/KCET:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm

MARYLAND/MPT
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 1am

MICHIGAN/East Lansing/WKAR:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 3am
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 3am

MICHIGAN/Detroit/WTVS:
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 11pm

NEW ORLEANS/WYES:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 9pm
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 2am
Sunday Feb. 8 @ 2am

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY/WNET 13:
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm
Saturday Feb. 7 @ 3am

PHILADELPHIA/WHYY:
Thursday Feb. 5 @ 9pm

SACRAMENTO/KVIE
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 11pm
Thursday Feb. 5 @1:30am

SAN DIEGO/KPBS:
Sunday February 8 at 11pm

SAN FRANCISCO/KQED:
Tuesday February 3 at 11pm

WASHINGTON D.C./WETA
Tuesday Feb. 3 @ 10pm
Friday Feb. 6 @ 10:30pm
Saturday Feb. 7 @ 4am

WASHINGTON D.C./WHUT
Saturday Feb. 7 @ 8pm

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Going Green Brings in the Green for This Illustrator-Author!

The deals keep coming for illustrator-author Brian Yanish (C'95, Mask and Wig, Friars) and his eco-friendly kids character property, The Scrap Kins.

If you recall from my previous posts , Brian created The Scrap Kins from his childhood drawings! The Scrap Kins are a group of creatures that live in a recycling center and build a world out of the things people discard. The Scrap Kins mission is to foster eco-awareness, promote recycling and encourage kids to use their imagination. The Scrap Kin's Do-It-Yourself resourcefulness empowers children to create and make a difference in their environment. (Ages 3-7)

He reportedly signing 3 new licensing deals with manufacturers (Aljan Corp, Some Publishing, and Lafayette Puzzle Company) to produce Scrap Kins back to school recycled paper stationery, sticker calendars, and puzzles. Keep an eye out for Scrap Kins kids products in stores in 2009!

Check out Brian's newly designed website at http://www.thescrapkins.com
(You can meet the characters, view our Green Tips, download desktop art & craft projects and order Scrap Kins organic tees and onesies.)

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This Filmmaker Returns To His Roots and Branches Out

While Loren Mendell (C’95, Class President, Friars) has worked with fellow classmate and Penn alum Rob Pearlstein (C’95) on the Hollywood shorts Matumbo Goldberg and the Oscar nominated Our Time is Up, he’s no stranger to Documentary filmmaking.

In fact, he's quite prolific.

In his latest documentary, Mexico: The Business of Saving Trees, Loren travels with BBC-World reporter Jason Margolis to a remote Mexican forest for the Frontline/World Social Entrepreneurs Series. There they show how a protected reserve can thrive with the dedication of a single schoolteacher who hopes to raise money on the carbon market.

Loren has produced several documentaries, including another environmentally-focused piece on an oil spill in the Philippines, also for PBS Frontline/World.

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Website Wednesdays: His Colorful Crayon

From Scott Shrake's (GSAS'96) Huffington Post blog, to Rachel Goldberg's (C'96) National Protrusion site, it seems like our alumni have much to say about today's political climate.



And now it's time to add another humorous political site from our alumni to the mix: Al Bingham's (C'92, Mask and Wig, Philomathean Socitey, Friars) The Purple Crayon.



Per Al, this site is all about "political humor that makes no distinction between Red State or Blue. The pen may be mightier than the sword but The Purple Crayon is more colorful."



Some highlights of his site include:

• Passing the Clintons' tests


• NYTimes Launches Missile: Navy Vet McCain Takes Out Satellite Lobbyist


• Purr-fect Storm: Socks the Cat Joins Growing List of Superdelegates to Endorse Obama

Apparently other media sources are reading Al's blog. Per Al,

"I think the NYTimes is worth reading, especially the Caucus Blog. Also firstread.msnbc.com. Assuming you're interested in politics, of course. If you're not really interested in politics then you should check out The Huffington Post's humor site 236.com (most of the news, some of the time) ... especially on the days when they're cross-posting libelous material from The Purple Crayon - my political humor blog - albingham.typepad.com. Apparently folks from Politico.com, CNN, MSNBC and a bunch of people in the House and Senate read The Purple Crayon from time to time... which is an indication of how low the media and politicians have sunk in the Stewart-Colbertian sense."

Check out Al's site here



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Funny Fridays: New Film From Oscar Nominated Pair

Even after 13 years since graduation two Penn filmmakers are still collaborating and doing some high level Hollywood projects together.

In between picketing during the big Writer's Strike, Rob Pearlstein (C'95, DP) wrote*, directed and acted in a new, very funny short MATUMBO GOLDBERG (Rob is featured far right in movie poster). Along with the film's producer and fellow classmate Loren Mendell (C'95, Class President, Friars) they produced this short which already has Hollywood buzzing about a potential series and feature.

MATUMBO GOLDBERG is about a trendy, none-too-bright couple who adopts an African baby, only to find their new son isn’t quite what they expected. The film stars Anthony Anderson (The Departed, Transformers, Law & Order) and J. Robin Miller (Andy Barker P.I., General Hospital)

Watch the video here (and be sure to vote!)

Rob's path to becoming a Hollywood creative force went from starting as a copywriter at an ad agency to becoming a finalist in a HIGHLY reputable contest while Loren's path had him starting at a big Hollywood talent agency and going onto film school. Then in 2006 they came together to work on a short that was nominated OSCAR (featuring Kevin Pollak and LOST's "Hurley")!

Click here to learn more about each of their exciting beginnings!

Click here to watch their Oscar nominated film: OUR TIME IS UP

(*fyi, per the Writer's strike guidelines he was allowed to do this nonpaid video during the strike)

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His documentary debuts this week at Slamdance

From documentaries about oil spills to prison baseball teams, filmmaker Loren Mendell (C'95, Friars) has quite a variety of films under his belt.

This week, Loren not only debuts another documentary, but this one's featured on Tuesday & Wednesday at Slamdance!

Click here to check out what new documentary genre Loren has chosen!

Loren's latest film Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene tells the unlikely story of America's first shock jock Petey Greene and features Howard Stern, Marion Barry, Sugar Ray Leonard and James Brown among others.

Per Loren, "America’s original shock-jock, Petey Greene, overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison-time to “tell it like it is,” shocking and entertaining everyone from the ghetto to the White House. During an era of civil unrest in our nation’s capital, Petey used taboo words and ideas, forcing people to confront their own prejudices on his raw, uncensored TV and radio shows. His explosive language and brash style unsettled the establishment as Petey battled both the system and his own demons on the journey to becoming a leading activist during some of our country’s most turbulent years. Don Cheadle, who portrayed Petey in the feature Talk To Me, narrates this documentary featuring a face-off between Petey and an up and coming deejay named Howard Stern."

"This documentary presents rarely seen footage of Petey Greene. It’s a must for anyone who wants to know what made Petey Greene such an incredibly charismatic person, or whomever wants to know where Howard Stern got his gusto from.”
- Sarah Diamond, Programmer

Slamdance Screening dates:
Tuesday January 22nd @ 3:30pm
Wednesday January 23rd @ 8:30pm

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His big Sundance announcement...

Which Penn alum just made a big announcement on Monday regarding the Sundance Film Festival?

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Geoffrey Gilmore (C'74), Sundance fest director just announced that the film, In Bruges will open the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17. Per Variety, "The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two hit men forced to take a vacation in Bruges, Belgium."

“In many ways ‘In Bruges’ is a quintessential Sundance film -- it’s brutal, philosophical, funny and totally original,” said Gilmore.

FYI, Geoff was a participant in the 2002 Los Angeles Penn in Pictures Panel (featured in photo above) held at Arclight Cinemas. Other panelists included moderator Lew Schneider (C'83, Friars, Everybody Loves Raymond writer), Cary Phillips (CIS '91, Principal Engineer at Industrial Light and Magic) and Josh Goldsmith (C'92, King of Queens writer).

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My 1996 student film: "Love to Go"

With all of my blogging about undergrad and alumni work, I decided to go back into my own video archive and digitize and re-edit "Love to Go" a 16 mm short film I created for Paul Buck's Filmmaking class back in 1996 starring Josh Styne (C'99, Mask and Wig, Friars).

It amazes me that to create this film, it required some intense splicing and editing in what was a small boiler room under some stairs in a building on 34th Street. No computers, ...no final cut.

As you'll see, this film shows you some glimpses of Penn's campus back in 1996. Plus there's a special guest appearance at the end of the film that most of you older (and possibly younger) alum will appreciate.

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Enjoy! I'll have a few more of my films posted soon!

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