The Writer's Strike won't effect this TV programming

Just because I went to only a few Penn basketball games during college due to my involvement in Mask and Wig, that didn't mean I wasn't interested in Penn Basketball.

And just because I don't necessarily follow any sort of basketball doesn't mean I'm not interested in Penn basketball.

I do love the spirit when Penn alumni come together and cheer on Penn. And now there's a whole new season that's been announced. A season when Penn Basketball will be on national TV several times this season.

Per Pennathletics.com, “Penn will play on the ESPN family of networks four times during the course of the season, highlighted by its national telecast on ESPN2 when North Carolina comes to The Palestra on Tuesday, Dec. 4. In addition, the Quakers’ Big 5 game at Villanova (Dec. 1) will air on ESPN360; their Ivy game at home with Yale (Feb. 16) will air live on ESPN Classic; and their season-ending contest at Princeton (March 11) will be televised on ESPNU.

As part of the Ivy League’s television package with the YES Network, Penn’s contest at Yale (Feb. 29) will air live to a nationwide audience.”

Thanks for the tip from Kiera Reilly C'93!

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Life after Mask and Wig: Taking their comedy to the web!

So what happens when you graduate from a performing arts group like Mask and Wig and group members want to continue writing and performing together?



Through the years out here in Los Angeles, there's been a small contingency of Mask and Wiggers that have continued performing sketch comedy. Some, like myself, Todd Lieberman, Norm Golightly and Brian Yanish tried to resurrect working together again in a group called Minus Ten. That lasted for one show and that was that. It was a good try though...



Others have been more persistent and successful with performing sketch comedy.



Take Mask and Wig alumni Gary Lundy (C'05), Spencer Crawford (C'05), Ryan Baber (C'02), Tom Christensen (W'03), Joel Rubin (C'03), and Gabe Laskin (C'05). They have started a group called Danish Rhythm and in addition to a stage show over a year ago, they are now devoted to making original comedic short films. And let me say they've got some smart, irreverent comedy, with some unique Mask and Wig flavor (as you'll see in the Fosse video below).



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-Hotel del Monico (NOT safe for work!)

-Glen



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Some "Thrilling" music

Once our alumni set their mind on something, (for the most part) we stick to it...

Ask Ananda Sen (C'98 and Pennfest 2007 musician) about commitment...

Having begun in June 2007, Ananda has been releasing, free for download, one new song every week for fifty-two weeks! Pretty ambitious!

Per Ananda, "by sharing new music with the world on a weekly basis, he hopes that listeners will feel engaged with his music in a way that the traditional route of releasing an album every two years does not allow."

Click here to check out his "Thriller" cover this week. It's killer!
(song is served up first when you click the above link)

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I'd hate to be a squirrel on this professor's birdfeeder

Now that the technology is widely available, more and more Penn students are creating films and documentaries in and out of class.

For her FNAR061 Film/Video class, Allison Karic (C'09) recently had an assignment to do a short (3-5 min) documentary on the subject of our choice.

Check out Allison's short documentary about one of Penn's long time professors.

...All I'll say is I'd hate to be a squirrel on this professor's birdfeeder. (that didn't come out right, but watch the video and you'll know what I'm talking about :) )

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Bringing sizzle to the North Pole!

Just saw this great photo of one of our alum from her premiere this past Saturday.

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Elizabeth Banks (C'96) looking fantastic at this past Saturday's premiere of Fred Claus at the Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The film opens this Thursday, November 9. (photo credit: from imnotobsessed.com)

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Vote now for Penn Alum's short film "Being Iraqi"

Another alum with a documentary!

Check out and vote for (by November 4) Paul Shore (C'96)'s short film Being Iraqi. This film just made it to the quarterfinals in an online contest being hosted by Radio Canada International featuring short films about cultural diversity.

Being Iraqi follows Iraqi- Canadian hip hop MC Yassin Alsalman (aka The Narcycist) over the US/Canada border to a show to see what life is like for him post 9-11.

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(Once at the site, click "Click Here to Launch the Competition". Then, under Quarterfinals, there is Watch This Weeks Finalists. Paul's is in the row of people and if you scroll over it you will see his name and the title of the film. Click the person and his film will come up and you can click the stars to rate it (vote for it). )

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mtvU surprises Penn class!

What happens when mtvU brings author Malcolm Gladwell (Blink, The Tipping Point) and musician Kenna to a Penn Sociology of Media and Popular Culture class?

Watch the video above to find out!

These 2 come to the class as a surprise after the class had studied Gladwell's novel Blink.

Per Malcolm, the musician Kenna (whom I never heard of) is an example of someone who causes much "enthusiasm in the music industry yet hasn't made it in the mainstream music world."

I don't know who's more surprised.. the kids in this video or me because there's a Penn Sociology of Media and Popular Culture class. I only hope that they've moved onto Britney by now.

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