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The secret life of this 10th grade Penn alum English teacher

Another story in this week’s DT Halloween series for you… Matt Blackstone (C’03) is not only a 10th grade English teacher, but he is the author of a new young adult novel, A SCARY SCENE IN A SCARY MOVIE (FSG/Macmillan), which released this summer and Seventeen magazine put it on it’s Summer Beach Read list! […]

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Her Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Los Angeles (win a copy!)

So you either just moved to LA or you’re visiting and you’re on a tight budget.  Another Penn alum has a solution for you! Ashley Wren Collins (C’98, Bloomers, Penn Players) is not only a talented actress who can awesomely teach you how to unleash your inner skank, but this Penn alum is also an […]

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You MUST watch this: Penn alum lifts house with balloons

Remember in the movie Up how the old man got his house to fly using balloons? Well, Penn alum Vin Marshall (ENG ‘00, WQHS) actually accomplished this on the new show he is hosting on the National Geographic Channel called “How Hard Can It Be?” and it premieres this Sunday October 2nd. After the jump […]

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Pulitzer Prize Penn alum chats with Google (VIDEO)

Remember when we covered Penn alum Jennifer Egan (C’85) and her Pulitzer prize win for her creatively constructed novel A Visit From the Goon Squad and how HBO is going to turn it into a series? Well she recently paid a visit to the Google NYC headquarters for a sit down chat for their Author […]

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Birthing Blondes: Ivanka pops, Liz is “expecting”

After the jump, get some baby news from some of our more public Penn alumni! 1) Yesterday, Ivanka Trump (W’04) announced the birth of her baby girl (update: named “Arabella Rose”) on her Facebook page: “This morning Jared and I welcomed a beautiful and healthy little baby girl into the world. We feel incredibly grateful & […]

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This Penn alum’s Hollywood writing career is anything but cancelled

As we approach year 5 of DT, I continues to expand our arsenal of entertaining “insider-tip”-filled vlogs from Penn undergrads and alumni as they pursue the ups and downs of their entertainment career journeys: Alex taught us the 5 tips any actor should consider before getting into the business.  We’ve been following Jess as she’s […]

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