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DeQuincy “Moosh” Coleman McRae and Oliver “Twist” Feighan are better known as the hip-hop duo OCD: Moosh and Twist. The Philadelphia natives graduated from high school in the spring of 2011 and are now pursuing a music career full time. Their goal in hip hop, they have said, is to spread positivity and prove that hard work can get you anywhere. They talked with Knowledge@Wharton High School about being teens in the rap industry, their lyrical inspirations (“To be or not to be…”) and the importance of believing in yourself. …

Moosh and Twist: ‘City Kids’ in a Hip Hop World

You know how everyone advises you to do what you love when it comes to a career? Lots of people with a passion for sports have figured out ways to channel that energy into game-related endeavors off the field. A group of high school students from around the world spent a month in July 2011 learning about the sports business industry and developing their own company concepts to score big with fans and players online and off. …

ChilLAX, SparkHub and Other Innovations from Tomorrow’s Sports Business Leaders

San Diego Comic-Con ended its four-and-a-half day run in late July. If asked to summarize Comic-Con in a single phrase, a good choice might be “revenge of the nerds.” San Diego Comic-Con is where popular culture fans of all stripes assemble to revel in their love of comic books and related science fiction and fantasy themed movies, television shows and literature. Kendall Whitehouse, new media editor at Wharton, attended San Diego Comic-Con last week, took a lot of pictures and filed this report.…

Comic-Con: Revenge of the Nerds

Though best known as an actor, Richard Dreyfuss has lately turned some of his attention to helping young adults learn more about the founding ideals of the United States. His nonprofit, The Dreyfuss Initiative, provides interactive educational materials for teachers, parents and students. The Oscar winner recently sat down with Knowledge@Wharton High School to talk about what young people need to know about government, and the lessons that have been important to his development as a citizen.…

Actor Richard Dreyfuss Talks Greek Mythology, ‘Maligned Heroes’ and How to Become A More Engaged Citizen

Movie producer Michael E. Uslan's Batman franchise has produced the highest grossing movie in two separate years: Batman in 1989 and The Dark Knight in 2008. The next film in the series, The Dark Knight Rises, will come out in summer 2012. At New York Comic Con -- a convention for fans of comic books and popular culture -- Uslan told his audience of mostly young people that he was once "sitting in the same chairs you are sitting in right now…. If you've got the passion, if you've got the drive, if you're willing to [tolerate] a high level of frustration, you can succeed." …

The Boy Who Loved Batman: Michael Uslan’s Journey from New Jersey to Hollywood

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