Google Street View: Cyclin’ Through Penn
Tipster Chris wrote in to tell us that Google’s Street View team has been spotted on Locust. And what a mensch, he took pics too!
Bloomers Show Makes Amy G. LOL
Here it is, conclusive evidence that our prez has a sense of humor. Guess who was spotted enjoying a Saturday night performance of Penn’s all-female musical and sketch comedy troupe’s spring show, “O Bloomer, Where Art Thou”? The one and only Amy Gutmann! Our fair president was in attendance with her husband, and it would be fair to say she was laughing her little heinie off. (As a disclaimer, we should mention that several Bloomers girls are former Street editors.) Check out some pics below.
Now that’s comedy.
ShutterButton: Exclusive First Look At Mask & Wig’s Spring Show
Tae Kim of ShutterButton fame also moonlights as a member of Mask & Wig. In what could be considered an act of shameless self-promotion that we’re instead going to call a special sneak peek, he shares some snapshots from M&W’s musical, which premieres this Thursday.
Parrot > Hawk
A strange bird-like creature seems to have landed on the Green this afternoon. No, it isn’t that vaguely terrifying hawk of last spring. It’s a squawking parrot! Well, a guy dressed up as a parrot who is squawking. And eating Ritz crackers. On the Button, no less. Pledging season has indeed begun.
UPDATE: Here’s a better picture. Polly want a Penncard?
Penn Girls Squirrels Love Sushi
A tipster just sent us this snapshot of a typical Penn squirrel. What, are acorns considered a carb?
Ivy League Playmate Hits The Internet
In case you’re lucky enough not to know anyone in a frat and thus haven’t been forwarded this news item by a million different listservs already, here’s the scoop: a Penn girl’s picture has landed on Playboy’s web site. This is a family blog, so we won’t post the saucier pictures, but here’s a link to the bikini shot.
Girlfriend looks good, but we don’t think this will score her any points in her apparent quest for that elusive law degree. Trying to take a page from Elle Woods, perhaps? We hear the more scandalous pics require a $20 membership on Playboy’s site.
Facebook Subtly Improves Our Stalking Experience
Made-for-UTB dramatization.
They say the only constant in life is change, and the same is definitely true of Facebook. You simply can’t rely on Facebook to stay the same–it’s constantly changing its look and adding features that we hate at first but quickly grow dependent on, and it all very much fits into some neo-Marxist paradigm in which we become complicit in our own media manipulation. The latest example? Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed that we can now see entire albums that contain tagged photos of our friends, even we’re not friends with the person that posted the album.
For example, let’s say Heidi Montag, arch-nemesis of Lauren Conrad (as of the last time we watched The Hills, which was over the summer), posted an album containing pictures of Stephanie Pratt. Stephanie is friends with both Heidi and Lauren, but Heidi and Lauren are very much not friends. Well, under the old Facebook photo protocals, the only photos that Lauren would be able to see from Heidi’s album would be ones that someone she is friends with, Stephanie, was tagged in. Now, though, Lauren can see the whole album, opening up a whole new world of possibilities: she can see who else attended Heidi’s party, she can view the photos in sequential order, and she can pick up on in-jokes that role out gradually over a series of captions. These may sound like small victories, but trust us, they can greatly enhance and contextualize your Facebook experience.
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ShutterButton: Mother Nature Blueballs Phillies, Claims Another Victim
Previously, our lovely television entertainment expert shared with us pictures of her umbrellas that had become unfortunate victims of the brutal weather on Tuesday.
Well, Emily, you’re not alone:
Taken outside the Harnwell High Rise.
ShutterButton: Mystery Green Liquid
Spotted at the eastbound track of the 34th Street SEPTA station.
ShutterButton: Empty cases…
… don’t steal ‘em. Spotted at the fine retail establishment that is the RadioShack on 40th Street.
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