With the recent news of "Ugly Betty" being canceled, Penn alum Becki Newton (C'00) is quite the hot property!

She has received 11 offers since the show got canceled and will be starring in a new dramedy pilot for NBC called "Love Bites". The show weaves together modern stories of love, sex, marriage and dating."

In the show, Becki will play Annie, an upbeat social worker virgin.

More of my Becki Newton posts HERE



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Back in August, we started a new exclusive DT monthly Vlog series documenting the life of 2 Penn graduates who are embarking on a music career, so that others can learn from their experiences.

In their 6th episode, Ben Naecker (C'09, Water Polo) and Blake West (W'09, Jazz Combos) talk about their transition living in Austin from bad times to good times.

Per Blake,

"For roughly the 8 weeks hiatus, things were looking bleak. Ben was running out of cash, my main source of income was leaving in months, still no new band members, and we were unsure what to do next. We were losing momentum, but we took some specific actions to help us get through which we'll share as part of our 6th lesson, and give some positive updates about what's been going on as of late!"

Watch Episode 6: "Bad Times, Good Times"!

*On a related note, check out "One and the Sun", the song Blake and Ben created originally for the first episode of their Vlog series here on DT.  Since their first episode, they have turned it into more of an actual piece and it's available for purchase here.

DT Catch Up:

• RJANMF Episode 1: "Don't Panic"
• RJANMF Episode 2: "Don't Get Trapped"
• RJANMF Episode 3: "Know Thy Bandmates!" 
• RJANMF Episode 4: "It's All About the Music"
• RJANMF Episode 5: "Diversify Your Income"
  

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Did you see Tory Burch C'88 guest judge on last night's "Project Runway"? (recently she was on TV on THIS popular CW show).

In this "Project Runway" episode, the designers' challenge was to create a children's look as well as a companion piece for their model. Check out Tori's thoughts on some of these designs above!  She definitely knows what she likes and what she doesn't!

Other Penn alumni on TV HERE

More Penn fashionistas HERE



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In honor of Valentine's Day (and the last post of my Valentine's Day Sampler Week), I bring you "Yin/Yang", a sweet love video from Nickelodeon finalist Jason Merrin (C'13) about a relatively sad boy and a relatively happy girl meeting somewhere in the middle.

Check out scenes around Penn as well as the cool animation Jason integrates into this film!  I personally chuckled at the animated tumbleweed you'll see rolling on 40th street!


More Penn class project videos HERE

All of my "Love" DT videos (from past and present) HERE





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As part of my Valentine's Day Sampler Week, stand-up Aaron Karo (W'01) has some NSFW advice for all those post-coital "lingerers"...

Watch his video above to see what I'm talking about! Funny stuff!

More of my Aaron Karo posts HERE

More Funny Friday posts HERE

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