So we all know that New Haven’s basically a strip mall. But apparently it also retains a lot of characteristics of the wilderness.  At least, that’s what my weird encounter with a CREATURE on Cross Campus at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sun., Mar. 3 would suggest. This thing was lurking by the gates of Berkeley. It was approximately the size of a small icky dog, with beady eyes, short legs, a stringy tail, and a pointy snout. It stared me down for a moment and then scurried away, but not before I could snap a pic.

A lucky guess and a Google image search suggests that it might have been an opossum? Wikipedia tells me that opossums’ “unspecialized biology, flexible diet and reproductive strategy make them successful colonizers and survivors in diverse locations and conditions”—so maybe? (Warning: both the Google image results and—especially—the Wikipedia site for “Opossum” also happen to contain some terrifying pictures that I hate. Click with caution.)

Any further info on what that beast is would be greatly appreciated. It really freaked me out. Seriously, if you know anything—or if you witness it again—hit me up. Ewwww.

It looks like menswear purveyor (and occasional target of mockery by the Bullblog) J. Press will be moving locations.

The 262 York St. location, once filled with tweeds and knits that you probably could not pull off, is now vacant; a sign in the window advises would-be shoppers, “WE WILL BE RE-OPENING AT 976 CHAPEL ST. BETWEEN ANN TAYLOR & SHAKE SHACK.”

Owned by J. Press Incorporated, a Japanese LLC based in New York, the building was deemed structurally unsound during Winter Storm Nemo; the New Haven Independent reported that the company already had plans in motion to relocate at that time.

The menswear shop’s departure will leave an empty storefront in prime Yale campus position. I personally am already wondering who our new neighbor will be.

Other students also expressed uncertainty about J. Press’s ability to maintain its “vintage” vibe in the strip mall district (srsly, between Shake Shack and Ann Taylor), and some even fondly recalled the old York Street store’s ambiance. “There was thick and lush wall to wall carpeting, and scarves with the residential college color schemes, and patches that you could put on your blazer for every res college and grad school,” reminisced one Yale junior in a text message to the Bullblog. “And ties and belts with skull and bones patterns.”

What does J. Press have in store (pun actually not intended, too lazy to rephrase, sorry) for us? We’ll have to wait and see.

Tryna fill your time this afternoon? Avoiding libraries because of the bad vibes? So are we. Good thing Daniel Kahneman is speaking at Yale today. Kahneman, currently professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, is a Nobel Prize winner and is widely hailed as the “father of behavioral economics.” His 2011 book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, summarizes decades’ worth of his research, and was a New York Times Bestseller.

Don’t have time to skim it before his talk, titled “A Psychological Perspective on Rationality,” this afternoon? (specifically, 4-5:30p.m., SSS 114.)  Here are some videos of Kahneman to get you hooked on his work—we promise it’s more interesting than your midterm papers.

The news of the return of beloved college bar Richter’s to Chapel St. has brightened our (otherwise SO BLEAK) February considerably. And now things are looking even better.

A New Haven Independent article reported today that this project is being undertaken by someone we rly trust. That’s right—Richter’s is being restored and reopened by Caseus chef Jason Sobocinski. We like Richter’s, and we like Caseus, so we’re pretty down with this partnership.

Sobocinski gave the following brief statement to the Independent:

“We’re here to take over the old Richter’s space, restore it and turn it into a nice place for a relaxing drink in a beautiful atmosphere steeped in New Haven history. We’re keeping it secret for now until our Grand Opening! But we can tell you that this will not be any ordinary bar by any means. Think relaxed, adult, nostalgic, and 100 percent New Haven.”

 Ugh, so secretive. There’s not any mention of an opening date or, like, anything. But we like the sound of “relaxed, adult, nostalgic” fun.

The Bullblog will be ON THIS important news story for you. Stay tuned for further developments.

Feeling guilty about your February failure to take advantage of everything Yale has to offer? Dying to check out the Peabody but also just cannot bring yourself to stop rewatching Freaks and Geeks and put on multiple layers of clothing and leave your room? With this new YouTube gem from the YaleCampus internet video collection, the Peabody Museum comes to you.

Meet Michael Anderson, who is sculpting a series of rare or unusual bird species to complete the Connecticut Bird Hall at the Peabody. Watch him craft incredibly lifelike bird models for two minutes and 40 seconds—the exact length of your attention span—and thank me later. Face it, that’s the closest you were gonna get to actually going on that bird walk thing anyway.

And you can even let this video make you feel better about your unbelievable sloth—instead of using real taxidermy, the Peabody’s using realistic sculptures. Instead of actually going up Science Hill, you can watch it on YouTube. It kind of works, anyway.