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Aaron Karo Brings His Stand-Up to Late Night TV
Did you catch comedian Aaron Karo (W’01, Pennfest 2006) on the Craig Ferguson show this past Friday night? He performed a really solid act discussing his ruminations ranging from what it means to “go out” for “dudes” and “chicks” …to his clever late night booty calls. Check out the clip above! Aaron seems to be […]
DT Hollywood Bits & Pieces
Lots of Penn news happening this week on-campus and off!… Catch This Alum’s Film on DVD! Jon Hurwtitz’s (W’00) Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay now on DVD My past posts about Jon here He’s On a New Show and He’s Looking for an Agent Tom Christensen (W’03, Mask and Wig) just landed a […]
Eye-Opening News: Penn Doctors Cure Blindness
We talked about Penn doctors curing baldness, now thanks to Drs. Al Maguire and Dr. Jean Bennett, there comes promising news of reversing blindness! “For the first time, researchers have shown that gene therapy can be used to improve vision for blind children and young adults. Two new studies document the treatment of six young […]
Tuesday Tips: Advice on Becoming a Published Novelist
Earlier today, I posted about Allison Winn Scotch’s (C’95) novel The Department of Lost and Found. While the book’s story was intriguing, an even more intriguing story is how Allison actually became a published novelist. Like many creative careers, it’s a story of perseverance. I’ve been speaking with Allison over the past few weeks and […]
Bookmark This: Go Find Her Department of Lost and Found
Allison Winn Scotch’s (C’95, Theta, DP Columnist) widely praised novel, The Department of Lost and Found comes out in paperback today. The book follows the journey of a successful career woman who in coping with lost love and illness finds herself examining what went wrong in her life by tracking down five former loves. Per […]
Website Wednesdays: Media Maven Musings
In addition to singing well and being the creator of a popular improvised musical troupe, add “blogger” to Jonah Platt’s (C’08, Off the Beat Musical Director) list of achievements. Started in January of 2007, Jonah’s site Media Maven Musings offers trustworthy, humorous and Penn-educated (wink) opinions on all things tv/film/music related. The site has had […]
