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Giulia Rozzi
April 10, 2008 | 3:13 pm EST
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Young At Heart Hits the Silver Screen
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A while back I made mention of my love for the hit show Mortified. Well they’ve just released a very special new episode of The Mortified Shoebox Show titled “500 Miles to Hollywood.” In addition to being a very funny (and touching) piece from Mortified contributor Jason Smith, the episode features hilarious performances by Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings),James Denton (Desperate Housewives),Busy Phillips (Freaks & Geeks; ER), Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall) and Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds; Ray). Check it out…
While Jason Smith’s adolescent screenplay got some credit when he was an adult, there are resources for budding young filmmakers. 
and check out ListenUp.org a youth media network that connects young video producers to resources, support, and projects with the goal of developing the field and achieving an authentic youth voice in the mass media.
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Want to do something different to celebrate (or lament) Valentines Day this year? If you live in New York here’s a little list of love related comedy events to get you through till the big day. These shows are sure to tickle your funny bone and your heart whether you attend with the love of your life or with your sexy single self.
Once upon a time you had to break the lock of your kids diary to see what antics they were getting themselves into or to see what feelings were running amok in their developing heads. But now many kids have their whole lives cyberly-exposed as discussed in tonight’s Frontline special called Growing up Online. The hour-long show peers inside the world of this cyber-savvy generation through the eyes of teens and their parents, who often find themselves on opposite sides of a new digital divide. From cyber bullying to instant “Internet fame,” to the specter of online sexual predators, FRONTLINE producer Rachel Dretzin investigates the risks, realities and misconceptions of teenage self-expression on the World Wide Web. Read the rest of this entry »
I often wonder how my teenage life would have been different had I grown up online. I also fear how my children will grow up online. What dangers come from a life on the web? What remains sacred? Call me old fashion but I miss the days when parents had to break the lock on their kids diary.As an avid diary keeper, I still keep an overly dramatic, analytical, gossipy, insane, self-pitying, self-indulgent, journal hidden in my apartment ( a journal that I sort of, secretly hope will be published into memoirs once I am dead and gone so that my fans can see how deep and complex I really was/am). I have always found journaling to be therapeutic. And experts agree, journaling can enhance personal well-being. But now it seems, the art of private journaling seems to be replaced by the fad of public blogging.This is why I love Mortified.
