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! Yep, this is another story about a Penn alum who is an educator and an author!
One liner is "It's about Rene, a male teen with OCD, and his lingo-inventing friend who tutors him in the art of playing it cool."
And if you're at Penn, you can meet him at the Bookstore at 2 pm tomorrow (this Saturday (10/29)).
After the jump, learn more about the book, Matt's perseverant path from Penn to becoming an author, and a great website for aspiring authors looking for agents!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
If you've got kids, you're going to love this story.
I've covered entrepreneur Brian Yanish (C'95, Mask and Wig) and his Scrap Kins children's property on DT in the past. After the jump, in honor of Halloween, Brian is sharing a great "How To" video (and free printable downloads) that show you how to turn a paper plate and carboard into a monster mask!
Plus download Brian's new free app!
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Halloween's right around the corner which always reminds me of our shaving cream business entrepreneur, model, and Halloween costume model (my favorite DT post!) Kyle Schroeder (W'01).
After the jump, learn how you can be entered to win a gift basket of Kyle's:
- new Cremo moisturizer,
- Cremo Shave Cream
- Cremo Wash
- and Fog Free shave mirror!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
I cover lots of traditional entertainment career pursuits from alumni on DT like acting, filmmaking, and writing, but equally creative can be that of Marketing.
After the jump, check out a promo spot for ESPN that Universal Media Promotions and Marketing manager Melisa Kirkup (C'01) worked on for the new movie Tower Heist (in theaters Nov. 4th) featuring Ben Stiller as well as Mark Sanchez and LaDainian Tomlinson of the New York Jets. Plus check out Melisa's advice to re: job searching.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Earlier this week, I posted an article about 2 Penn filmmakers that need your vote in an innovative film contest.
Duc-Minh Nguyen (C'07, DP, MUSE, Dining Philosophers, VSA), another Penn alum with another great film just emailed in and he also needs your vote!
After the jump watch his beautiful film and vote! Please "like" or "retweet" this article to help spread the word! (voting ends Oct. 23)
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