Ian Petrie

I hate it when a high concept slasher movie makes me weepy about my relationship with The College Student

Help me out chums, where's that Irish (I think) researcher (based in Australia?) who did that great bit "if academics did post-game interviews after conference presentations"?

I'm embarrassed because I've asked for this before and can't find it

YouTube video by Sesame Street Sesame Street: Song of the Count

I could count forever
Count until I drop

A young white man with brown hair who maybe vaguely looks a little like Coop sits at a table opposite a young woman with blonde hair, who is shot from behind. He is writing on a paper napkin.

Cooper DeJean is really solid in HAPPY DEATH DAY

The only one who could ever reach me /

Was the son of a…

I did! Not exactly what I was expecting

Penn tuition, fees, and room and board will exceed $94,000 for 2026-27 Overall, tuition, fees and room and board costs at the University of Pennsylvania will rise from $91,112 to $94,582 for the 2026-27 school year.

“People ask me when are we going to break through the $100,000 barrier,” Trevor Lewis, vice president of budget and management analysis, told board members. “Probably in FY28 or 29.”

Alessandro Stanziani's Earth Capital: The Long History of Capitalism and Its Aftermath Adam Higginbotham's Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Light reading for spring break

Sunday 12-6 @ The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut

RISO Expo Philly

art/comics/zines/prints/posters/books

www.phillysoapbox.org/risoexpophilly

How This Philly Chef Is Proving Snails Are a Real Greek Classic Drawing on his family’s foraging traditions, Stina’s chef Bobby Saritsoglou is showing Philly there’s more to Greek food than lamb and gyros.

Loved our meal at Stina, looking forward to going back soon (perhaps for snails!)

GIANT BEAR SIZED PETTING DOG AT THE AIRPORT! AND HE HAS HIS OWN TRADING CARD! I AM DECEASED 💀

Brady Bunch house, used in exterior shots for popular sitcom, gets L.A. landmark status | CBC News L.A. City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to designate the house in the San Fernando Valley a historic-cultural monument, which protects the property against demolition or major renovations.

Finally some good news

Original animated characters Mr Peabody and Sherman crudely photoshopped into the interior of a seasonal "jolly trolley"

Hell yeah

Philadelphia Daily News ("The People Paper"), edition for Jan. 14, 1980 Headline above the title: Soviets Mass on Iran Border Afghanistan Invaders Aimed at Iranian Oilfields: Page 5 Cost of paper: 15 cents

What I could have been reading on the trolley that day

Digital sign in trolley reads "January 14, 1980"

It's like some kind of trolley time machine

I did successfully appeal an answer about India

New SEPTA etiquette sign at the City Hall trolley platform: "Unless you have more than one butt, you don't get more than one seat."

I don't think this is going to work

Bonus (picture) round, "F-U" includes images of: Fugu - The Fugees - Futurama Fulcum - Fungo bat - Funicular Furiosa - Furby - Fuller (from HOME ALONE) - a Funambulist

Part of Babyfishmouth's winning performance at Quizo last night at Sutton's

Phil Ochs in Concert, vinyl album in very wet inner sleeve on sidewalk

Oh no, someone dropped their Phil Ochs LP on McKean

Your turn to power map! Your turn to power map! 1 Make a copy of this presentation. (One copy per group.) Shortcut to this slide: bit.ly/djspowermap

Tried power mapping with my big lecture class and was pleased with the way it went. The assignment is here if you're interested in the logistics of it. docs.google.com/presentation...

Wow, have never seen that before

This still makes me smile

"DELCO OR NOT?" with St Joe's Head Coach Steve Donahue.

We did this years ago and he crushed it. Once again, Steve proves he is INCREDIBLY Delco.

For all you Delco friends -- this is for you.

I am fucking BEGGING the folks who design bike racks and the folks who manage facilities that buy bike racks to stop making/selling/buying racks that can't satisfy this primary requirement. Feel free to install little sculptures wherever you want but for God's sake give riders bike racks that work.

Canada loses hockey gold twice to the United States but beats Philadelphia specifically, nature is healing

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🚨 DREAM LAB AT PENN, MAY 26-29 MOTHERFUCKERS 🚨

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JOB: Associate Professor/Professor, History of Medicine, McMaster University

Cross-appointed with Division of Infectious Diseases
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After a 33-year run, Metropolitan Bakery has sold. Its Rittenhouse shop closes this month, but the breads will live on. One of Philly's most storied Old World bakeries is passing on the sourdough starter. Its new owner says the boules and batards aren't going anywhere.

(Sort of) the end of an era.

I moved here in '96 and initially lived near Rittenhouse, so that Metro shop was prominent (though I also frequented the Italian Market and bought plenty of warm loaves from Sarcone's)
share.inquirer.com/6xUJkL

Mulder & Scully facing the camera, Mulder saying "It wouldn't be Philadelphia without a certain degree..."

same; Mulder continues "of confrontation, right?"

one for @icpetrie.bsky.social & @inquiline.myatproto.social (& any other brotherly lovers on here)

I like to remain comfortably behind the trends