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Penn Alum Paul Provenza Brings Us Inside the Minds of These Celebrity Comics
A few years ago, Paul Provenza (C’79, Mask and Wig) showed us an inside peek of the comic world when he had his celebrity comedians deliver their own versions of the world’s dirtiest joke in his film, The Aristocrats. Starting this week, Paul serves up a lot more “celebrity insider” comedy that you’ll want to […]
DT B&P: Hollywood Comes to Penn This Weekend + More!
This week, I’ve got tidbits about Penn “entertainment” alumni on TV, stage …and on Penn’s campus! Meet these film producers at Homecoming (Saturday, 2-5 pm)!: Todd Lieberman (C’95, Mask and Wig, AEPi) and Max Handelman (C’95, AEPi) will be screening their film Surrogates and answering your questions in a panel after the film! …And […]
How Penn Is Going Virtual Within “Second Life”!
Here’s a fun new way Penn and its programs continue to advance… This Thursday, October 29, (8 pm eastern time), Penn’s Kelly Writers House goes virtual …inside “Second Life”! For this week’s seminar, KWH director Al Filreis will be discussing three poems, one each by Cid Corman, Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams. Check out […]
This Mask and Wig Alum Punks Health Insurance Industry Conference In Song (MUST-SEE VIDEO!)
Last week, Jesse Tendler (W’02, Eng’03, Mask and Wig) and his liberal activist group Billionaires for Wealthcare interrupted *AHIP pollster Bill McInturff during his closing speech of the insurance lobby’s conference. No stranger to musical spoofs from his Mask and Wig days, Jesse and company did their own rendition of “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie. The […]
If You Have a Past Full of Regrets, Her Second Book Will Surely Resonate With You
Almost two years ago, I did a post about lawyer-turned-author Julie Buxbaum’s (C’99) first book The Opposite of Love. Now, as part of our “Winning Women” series, I’ve got news that Julie recently released her second book, After You. This novel will surely resonate in the heart of anyone who’s had a best friend, a […]
We’ve Got Winning Women For You All Week!
This week I launch another series dedicated to some “Winning (Penn) Women” in all sorts of creative fields that you’ll want to know about. This will most definitely be an ongoing series as DT moves into its third year. Look out for some inspiring posts this week about some impressive new alumni to DT including: […]
