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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! […]
From Realtor Reality Stars to Authors: Penn alum sisters have “Hot Property”
(l to r: ) Michele, Sabrina and Samantha
Spotlight on Schatar and why I love this Penn alum
I’ve been covering Penn alum and “Flavor of Love” reality star Schatar “Hottie” Sapphira (Arts House Resident, Inspiration, Penn Black Arts League, Penn Gospel Choir, Penn basketball manager) over the past couple of years and I get exciting updates from her from time to time (remember the Star Magazine and Jerry Springer stories?!). I love how she goes balls-to-the-wall and […]
This Penn undergrad dishes hard on the LA celebrities that come to her restaurant
Since the beginning of DT, I’ve been covering all sorts of stories about Penn alumni musicians, filmmakers, actors, plus dozens more entertainment professions. Then, over the past couple of years on DT, I’ve been covering stories about new young alumni trying to break into careers such as acting, more acting, and music. Now, this summer, […]
People Love her Husband
Recently, I covered Penn alum author Laura Dave (C’99) and her books The Divorce Party, London is the Best City in America and now her new book The First Husband (read an excerpt here). We’ve learned that she doesn’t write with one of these, but that seems to be okay because her book just got […]
He wins tonight for Best Comedy Screenplay
Last year, I did a post about how a Penn writer and Penn producer came together to create a big movie hit. Tonight that Penn writer wins for his screenplay and he accepts sporting an awesome blue tux. After the jump reacquaint yourself with the movie and check out a cameo in the film by […]
