In late January, I reported that Phyllis Zimbler Miller’s (WG’80) novel Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel had been nominated as a semi-finalist for the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. Phyllis’ story is a personal one based on her own experiences in 1970 as one of 4 women who came together when their husbands […]
John Legend (C’99, Counterparts) was on campus at an Obama rally performing his new song “If You’re Out There”. Apparently, this is a new song he wrote last week for the Obama campaign because he was inspired by the young people out there getting involved with the election. A pretty appropriate rally song if you […]
Mask and Wig performs in the buff at Spring Fling 2007 Back in the Fall of 1992 Norm Golightly (C’94) wrote Mask and Wig’s “Nude Bit” for our fall show. The following spring (1993) the guys decided to perform it for Fling and it has been a Fling favorite for (come this Fling weekend) the […]
Hillary on Penn’s campus in 1993 March Contest: Win an authentic 2002 Pennfest Mug! (Contest ends this Friday!: March 28)*: Step 1Snap your best pose with “Ben on the Bench” (or submit a photo you already took). Be creative! (photoshop yourself next to Ben using these files)Step 2 6 Winners! Click here for Contest Details! […]
In light of the currently exciting political environment, for this week’s Website Wednesday series, I wanted to feature a new website from one of our alumni that covers politics …from a satirical level. Penn alum Rachel Goldberg and her husband just started the satirical news site called The National Protrusion. Per Rachel, it’s “a hilarious […]
I was just checking Google’s new “Street View” option for Penn’s Spruce Street and was dismayed to see this! Do you see the empty lot next to Allegros pizza? (Click on the image above to get a better view.) That lot used to be where (my fraternity) AEPi (3940 Spruce Street) once resided. Apparently, a […]