Brett S. Harrison

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Brett S. Harrison is a freelance writer who lives in University City.

Brett S. Harrison is a freelance writer who lives in University City. He was the film reviewer for the South Philadelphia Review from 2001 to 2009 and has recently written light humor pieces for the Chestnut Hill Local, including one about his furry children Simone and Neela. He is halfway done with his first novel, a comedy/fantasy about a struggling writer and his two cats. Surprise, surprise!

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Shaun hadn't seen 'It Happened One Night.'

My schoolmate, Shaun Cassidy

Ready for my 15 minutes, Mr. DeMille

When I knew Shaun Cassidy in 1974, he was kind of cute and kind of vapid. But at 16, who wasn't?

Brett S. Harrison

Dec 02, 2013 Essays 4 minute read

A business lesson from Dad

The salesman's secret

My dad was a salesman who spent much of his life building relationships and dealing with rejection. He didn't quit, because he understood the difference between the present and the future.

Brett S. Harrison

May 28, 2013 Essays 3 minute read

Have you ever had the feeling you don't belong... anywhere?

The ultimate rejection: Failing to make a minyan

Did you hear the one about the Jew who failed to make a minyan?

The stranger explained that I was needed for a minyan— the ten-person minimum necessary to conduct a Jewish religious service. But when the assembled worshippers beheld my scruffy countenance, they decided I wasn't necessary after all.

Brett S. Harrison

Feb 14, 2012 Essays 3 minute read

Majidi's "Song of Sparrows'

Neo-realism from Iran

To a film buff who's unfamiliar with Iranian neo-realist cinema, Majid Majidi's Song of Sparrows is a revelation: a film so believable that I thought I was watching a documentary.

Brett S. Harrison

Aug 02, 2009 Articles 2 minute read

Fey as Palin, Amy Poehler as Hilary Clinton: The funniest thing is the resemblance.

The trouble with "Saturday Night Live'

Trying too hard to be funny: Can we talk about ‘Saturday Night Live'?

Some observers contend that Tina Fey's impression of Sarah Palin breathed new life into “Saturday Night Live.” Well, maybe for a few minutes. This show seems to have forgotten what political humor— or any humor, for that matter— is all about.

Brett S. Harrison

Feb 17, 2009 Essays 4 minute read