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(04/23/15 5:00am)
Elizabeth Banks, C’96. At Penn, she was Elizabeth Mitchell, the theatre-obsessed, Comm-majoring Tridelt. The one who met her future husband the first day of freshman NSO at an AEPi party. The one who’s now our most famous alumna in Hollywood.
(10/23/14 6:12pm)
“Cry me a river,” Andrew Neyman would probably say to any of your daily Penn com plaints—and he’d be justified. Let me be quite clear: do not see “Whiplash” to get away from all the overwhelming stresses of Penn culture. It’s anxiety–inducing start to finish, and as much as we like to fall into the worlds of on-screen characters, doing so here may leave you panicking more than ever. Real talk: things are more intense for Andrew at the Shaffer Conservatory of Music than they ever will be for you!
(10/02/14 6:51am)
Any “SNL” fan knows they have chemistry. They’ve shared the screen in sketches like “The Californians” or “Secret Word.” And we know they have the comedic chops: she’s Penelope and Dooneese and he’s, of course, Stefon. But as twins in a dramedy with a decently serious premise? Yeah, they kill that too.
(02/27/14 1:33pm)
5. Robert Redford: Best Actor, “All is Lost”
(02/26/14 1:33pm)
Suppa
(02/06/14 1:18pm)
Friday, midnight. The sounds of drunken classmates at parties along Spruce seep into the lounge, but these Penn students wouldn’t consider it. Xbox, sci–fi television shows and Settlers of Catan are more their style, and their college house lounge is at the heart of weekend nightlife. One of them says with a matter–of–fact shrug, “All my friends are here.”
(09/05/13 10:30am)
It’s been called “Oz” with chicks. Or the 2013 erotic answer to “The L Word.” And it’s been the subject of too many adulating BuzzFeed posts. But it’s really so much more: it’s singular, it’s addictive and it’s spectacular. “Orange is the New Black” is the new everything. So if it wasn’t already the Netflix pick of your summer, it best be the pick of your week.
(04/24/13 5:35am)
Dear NBC,
Fade in on a recapper
With a hunger for “Smash”
And a love for Broadway one must remember
The past bad episodes fade away
Because as of this day
“Smash” is so beyond GREAT
Renew before it’s too late!
(04/18/13 9:13am)
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(04/11/13 9:42am)
THURSDAY
(04/08/13 8:46pm)
1. LIZA WITH A Z(OMG). They say “Smash” is a sinking ship, and NBC’s sassy moving of the musical drama to Saturday nights is not helping matters, ratings-wise. But if Liza freakin’ Minelli is making a guest appearance singing an original song, I’d wager that the show deserves a few million more viewers. Liza, in all her kooky Lucille Austero glory, is brought in by Tom to serenade birthday girl Ivy, as a way of mending their friendship. (Ivy’s majorly P-Oed Tom hired her mother, Bernadette Peters as Leigh Conroy, for “Bombshell.”) Highlight: Ivy’s walking out because she thinks Tom called the press (it was Eileen, duh) and Liza commands her to sit, prompting an awestruck “Okay…Liza Minelli.” (When she does leave, she forgets her keys, prompting a very “Gossip Girl” unfortunate run-in, in which Tom walks in on her secret fiesta with the rest of the cast.) Realistic that Liza would drop everything to publicly perform a song written in mere hours for a non-celeb? Not really. That she’d be completely off-book, lyrics-wise? Impossible. Still, her short and sweet treat of an appearance felt like a cabaret, old chum.
(04/03/13 8:20pm)
1. THE RETURN OF KAREN'S DAD. Okay, so Mr. Cartwright is not a pivotal or earth-shatteringly interesting character, but his return in this episode set the stage for a very vintage-y "Smash" (Meaning January 2012). “The Parents” felt like it could have been one of the first few episodes, which is welcome, considering that many think the pilot was the show’s peak. The Cartwrights appeared in episode one of the show to question their daughter’s decision to try to make it in New York. Now, dad is back (mom now plays Hannah’s mom on "Girls," so maybe she’s above "Smash" now) to question Karen’s choice to leave "Bombshell" on Broadway for "Hit List." By the time he’s left, Poppa’s spilled the beans to Derek that Karen’s totes sleeping with Jimmy.
(03/28/13 11:00am)
1. “I’m never gonna get an internship.”
Just because a handful of acquaintances have landed that dream summer job, it doesn’t mean you’re alone on the overly–strenuous pursuit towards employment. There’s always Starbucks!
(03/21/13 9:14am)
There are many fields that men continue to dominate, even after years of progress for feminism and equal pay for women. The popular music scene is not one of them. Female artists constantly top the charts, sharing the spotlight with their male counterparts on radio stations and DJ booths, around campus and the country. Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe” owned Penn’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities last year––let’s not talk about this year––and Madonna had the highest grossing concert tour of 2012. Of course, personal tastes and genre preferences may cause one’s iPod to stray towards a specific gender, but it is undeniable that ladies have a huge place in the music world.
(03/14/13 9:13am)
The Still Drunk:
You’re not in Cancun/Punta Cana/Insert Tropical Destination anymore, so it’s time to move into the hangover phase. GYST.
Identifying Characteristics:
(03/02/13 6:15am)
1. KAREN AND JIMMY, or, “Let’s try that again when you’re not high.” AKA Frustrating Budding Relationship #1. Guys, why is Jimmy such a douche? Beyond Jeremy Jordan’s lack of sideburns, his short fuse is infuriating, to say the least. If he’s supposed to be the brooding bad boy, he’s just bad. Except when he was rolling (“I took some drugs”) and had a “wow-worthy” smooch with Katharine McPhee. We all know people like this, but it sucks to watch a total novice in the world of Broadway pout until he gets his way. Perspective, Jimmy! Take note of Tom’s eye rolls. And that your mystery-orientation songwriting partner Kyle is strutting through Staten Island singing Billy Joel’s “Everybody Loves You Now” to his iPod. Be nice to him, so we don’t have to have anymore out-of-context musical numbers. (Seriously, "Smash," you’re usually so good about not "Gleeing" it.)
(02/23/13 3:25pm)
1. MEGAN HILTY IS DANCING ON HER OWN.
(02/21/13 10:26am)
BARBARA BUSH
Commencement 1990. Inspiring one–liner from Mrs. Bush I closes the speech: “Somewhere out in the audience today there may be a future President of the United States. I wish her well.” BOOM. Those alums are 45 now, but we have faith a Penn lady will fulfill Barb’s prophecy soon enough.
(02/13/13 10:00am)
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(01/24/13 10:00am)
1. Perpetually hearing “How was your semester?!” and recycling that one anecdote about when you tried to hitchhike but ended up at a discoteca (lol).