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Dreamhost ditches lulz.net after DMCA deluge
Author: GreenReaper
Following the trend of imageboard mishaps, lulz.net has been thrown off Dreamhost after HardBlush founder Onta sent a notification of copyright infringement. [tip: Freehaven]
Apparently this was far from the first notification sent by disgruntled copyright-holders. Regardless, lulz.net’s administrator appears confident that the board will soon resume service.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Eastern Cougar Finally Declared Extinct In U.S.
Author: AshMCairo
“For years, biologists have argued that the eastern cougar is extinct in the United States. In fact, many believed that puma concolor cougar had been extinct for more than 100 years.
Reports of sightings, however, made the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hesitant to make an official declaration. Now, after an extensive review, biologists and conservation officials agree: The eastern cougar is officially extinct.”
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Review: ‘OMG! With Peaches Geldof’
Author: The Chained Wolf
I was dreading to hear what Peaches (daughter of Bob) Geldof would ask a bunch of furries – in the end it was more what Dom Joly said which was annoying.
For those outside of the UK, OMG! With Peaches Geldof is a TV show on the digital network ITV2 which does not have a good reputation. It is considered by many to be cheap, tacky, low-brow infotainment, as is most of ITV2′s output.
It was this cheap material that I had to wade through before they got to furries. For most of the time I as flicking between channels hoping that these fame-obsessed idiots would soon get off the screen. As a result I did not have high expectations of their coverage of the furry fandom.
I was expecting the usual stuff about having sex in fursuits to be trotted out. However, I was pleasantly surprised.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!CraftyAndy
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I am an artist, a cinematographer and story writer. I have an associates degree in advertising art and have years of experience with video and working with many traditional mediums of art. I am knowledgeable in Adobe photoshop, premiere, avid, illustrator, corel painter, In design, and currently learning After effects.
I love movies, comics, books, video games anything with a decent story basically doesn’t matter what form it comes in. I have many friends to support me and offer advice when it comes to my work. That is how I was able to little achievements such as the 2009 video highlight contest for anthrocon. http://www.anthrocon.org/node/4576/anthrocon-2009-highlights-video-contest-winners
I do everything in hopes of it being insightful, thought provoking, controversial, fun, but always entertaining.
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http://rotteneggcreations.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-be-better-illustrator.html
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Book Review: Warriors
03/08/2011
By: Rainstar
Many, if not all, furries are aware of several great books that use anthropomorphic animals as their main characters. Such titles include the infamous Watership Down and the illustrious Red Wall. Many are also familiar with the very popular children’s series, Warriors written by Erin Hunter. Warriors is a very popular fantasy series that is centered around feral cats struggling to survive in the world. They face many challenges such as hunger, disease, natural disasters; lose of land, genocide, and war. The books also take an in-dept look at human problems and emotions, including: love, hate, loyalty, betrayal, scandal, religion, honor, valor, respect, desperation, weakness, jealousy, and anger.
These books could even be considered worthy of being taught in college. Erin Hunter’s superb writing style leaves you on the edge of your seat with beads of sweat running down your back. This book has many wonderful life lessons and morals that can be used in everyday situations. I find myself quoting the books more and more in my life. Don’t let the fact that it is a children’s book turn you away. These books have elements of all the popular genres of literature. The intense fight scenes satiate the barbaric war story lover; the love and heartache aspect will certainly satisfy any romantic; the ambiguity and betrayal portions will appease any mystery lovers; and the fact that the main characters are bloody talking cats will please any and all sci-fi and fantasy fans.
As of now, the book series contains over thirty books. These include the four, six book sagas, three large “Super Editions,” four “Field Guide” books, and a dozen or so manga. I own each of these books and have read each one at least three times respectively. Each normal book tops at around 300 or so pages. The “Super Editions” usually finish at just under 600. The “Field Guide” books usually consist of only 150 or so. The manga contain around thirty or forty illustrated pages. Axiomatically, the books are generally an easy read with large enough sized font. I’ve finished a book in less than two hours before and become saddened when I realized I have to wait a while before the next book comes out.
I recommend this book to anyone who can read a word of English. This book is certainly one to not be missed. Its fun, entertaining, simple to understand, and has moral values that will leave you thinking. The loveable characters, anxiety-inducing cliffhangers, hiss-and-boo antagonists, and relatable situations keep you glued to your seat and engrossed in the book until your light goes out. The superior writing ability and use of hundreds of literary devices make these books a primary choice in topics of book reports and research papers. I would even go as far as to say that these books rival the writing styles of F. Scott Fitzgerald – author of The Great Gatsby -and J. D. Salinger – author of The Catcher in the Rye.
These books are available wherever books are sold. Paperback editions are less than $7. Hardback editions are less than $17. They are also available on the Kindle store for significantly less, less than $5.
The Warriors Series: 10 out of 10.
-Rainstar
See larger image Warriors #1: Into the Wild (Paperback) By (author) Erin Hunter
List Price: $6.99 USD New From: $3.57 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock Release date January 6, 2004.
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A Southern Tradition continues after Furry Weekend Atlanta closes for 2011. Georgia Furs is sponsoring their annual post-con Bowling Meet and Dinner for anyone who remains in Atlanta, Monday, March 21.
The event starts off at Ten Pin Alley bowling center located in Atlantic Station. Ten Pin Alley is a high end bowling alley and night club. The facilities are very well kept and service is listed as excellent. Ten Pin is not your average Saturday night out with the fursuiters bowling alley – they have a world class bar and restaurant located in the facility, but you’ll want to wait for dinner later with the rest of the group. Speaking of which, Fursuits are welcomed and there will be a changing area.
After bowling, the event will move to Mary Mac’s Tea Room for dinner. The 65 year old restaurant is a true Atlanta landmark and southern tradition that should not be missed. The menu features classic southern dishes including fried chicken, country fried steak, meat loaf and over 30 side items including mac & cheese and fried green tomatoes. Dinner always comes with your choice of breads including muffins, corn bread and light southern biscuits. It wouldn’t be complete without deserts including bread pudding, fruit cobblers and of course, banana pudding.
You can purchase a complete package including bowling and dinner for $52, which includes transportation cost between Ten Pin Alley and Mary Mac’s, or you can purchase just bowling for $25, or dinner for $25. All packages include tax and tip, and for bowling, it also includes shoe rental.
You can sign up for the event now at MyFWA.com – listed under the “FWA Events” button, or register at the convention through Sunday night at 7:00pm. Online Registration closes at 7:00 pm Sunday, March 20th. After then, you will be able to register at the venues, but the prices will go up $10, so please register early!
Bowling will start at 4:00 – you will want to arrive early if you need to change into your fursuit. Plan on being ready to leave the bowling alley no later than 6:30pm.
Dinner at Mary Mac’s will be at 7:00pm
See the full event listing at the Furry Weekend Website
Directions to Atlantic Station and Ten Pin Alley
Directions to Mary Mac’s Tea Room
Mary Mac’s Menu of Southern Goodness (PDF)
These Guys Are Putting All Web Culture, from Furries to Lulz, In a Book
Posted by Don_Caldwell
on Monday, Mar 07, 2011
The three guys from MemeFactory, a live performance about web culture, want to write a book about the Internet, and they’ve made a Kickstarter page to make it happen.
As experts in Internet culture (one of them is currently pursuing a “Ph.D in lulz”) they decided they have way too much to say to fit everything into their live shows. To remedy this, they are compiling together a “Txt.book” filled with humor and insight into the wonderful world of image macros, remix videos and lemon parties.
Chock-full of the media we study, this text will contain ideas of use and interest to all corners of web culture: from b-tards to moral-fags, from redditors to SA goons, from “academics” to furries.
In case you’re still wondering what the book will actually be like, consider:
Will Goatse make an appearance in the book? Probably.
Will it also be a usable classroom text? Absolutely.
Has this ever happened before? Good god, we hope not.
They have also decided to use the Cory Doctorow model of distributing free digital Creative Commons licensed PDFs on the web, and will be selling print editions at their MemeFactory shows.
Having worked with these guys in the past, and after seeing several of their shows, I’m very excited to see what they come up with. Be sure to check out their latest show from Social Media Week São Paulo.
MemeFactory Writes A Book Kickstarter Page
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Meeting 003: “Thou Shalt Not Kill” by FuzzWolf
Author: toonces
Maybe it’s about time Skip and I come clean about something-
You see, we’re- we’re robots. We were programmed by Alex Vance to run the book club arm of his furry publishing empire. And while we hope you won’t hold our lack of souls against us, it does explain the minor kink in our programming that causes us to identify so well with characters such as Unit JVCS3163- who you possibly know by his slave name- who skirt the line between real and unreal. Especially since that can be a rather potent source of some pretty steamy pulp. Which, as emotionless droids, Skip and I see as intriguing new territory.
If you haven’t had a chance to read the story yet, here are the text and the audiobook, including a free eBook copy you can take with you wherever you go.
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Two-headed tortoise born in Slovakia
Author: Rakuen Growlithe
A two-headed, five-legged tortoise was born in Slovakia two weeks ago, and displayed in Žilina on March 7.
The left head is named Magda and the right, Lenka. They are conjoined twins of a sulcata tortoise native to the Sahara Desert. If the tortoise survives to adulthood it may reach a length of 1m and weigh up to 75kg.
Although all are scientifically known as chelonians there is often confusion about the terms tortoise, turtle and terrapin. Although there are regional differences, a generally accepted definition is that chelonians on the land are tortoises, those in the sea are turtles and the ones in ponds/lakes/rivers/swamps are terrapins.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Talk With Uncle Kage
03/07/2011
By: CraftyAndy
Interview with Uncle Kage about himself and the furry fandom.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Review: Verbinski’s ‘Rango’ puts the ugly back in ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’
Author: crossaffliction
When first shown the trailer to Nickelodeon Movies’ Rango, I was unimpressed. Though the inclusion of Johnny Depp would normally be interesting, I assumed he was just another slumming celebrity voice. And the character designs were a bit offputting. To put it mildly. But the revelation that the director for the movie was Gore Verbinski did pique my interest.
Rango is Verbinski’s eighth film; previous work includes such oddities as Mousehunt (which furry fans may be somewhat familiar with), the American remake of The Ring (one of Bravo’s “100 Scariest Movie Moments” selections), and the three released Pirates of the Caribbean movies — the third of which made him one of only four directors to gross over a billion dollars at the box office (putting him in the company of Peter Jackson, Christopher Nolan and Ursa Major Award-winning James Cameron). In other words, Verbinski is a director to watch.
But does Rango live up to some of his previous works?
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Anthrocon requests conbook submissions, offers sweepstakes
Author: GreenReaper
Anthrocon is requesting submissions for this year’s conbook, and is offering a sweepstakes to attract artwork, fiction, photography, and articles for the publication.
The lucky winner gets a supersponsor membership for 2011, or an upgrade if already a member.
All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT April 23. It is not necessary to submit material to enter the sweepstakes, and there is no limit on the number of entries.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Welcome To Midwest Furfest MFF part 1 of 5
03/05/2011
By: CraftyAndy
Music
Ordinary guy by Matthew Ebel http://matthewebel.com/
Obsession by Badwill & Roscoti
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4941474
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4755509
MFF part 1 of 5 I also have interviews with some of the artist that should be posted every other week. I’ll Feature three artist at a time. Hopefully I’ll stop partying a little longer to get more during FCN. Funny the only one that refused to be interviewed was a clean artist that made bumper stickers and license plates. . . silly.
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Fchan changes Top Level Domain to .ME
Because of continuing issues trying to get fchan.us DNS entry updated, fchan.me has been set up to point to the fchan server.
You can read previous details here: Fchan domain curiously unresolvable.
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!FurBuy proposes modified member fee structure
Author: GreenReaper
FurBuy has proposed changes to their paid membership system, introduced last November.
The proposals include a ‘feral’ membership level for those with annual auction turnover between $ 500 and $ 2000, and the ability to pay for just a 3- or 6-month term.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Fuzz & Fur, Japans Costumed Characters
The adoration of mythical creatures and popular anime characters is nothing new in Japan, but kigurumi, roughly translated as “fur suit mascots,” is a growing pastime that is also a marketing tool. An oversized daikon radish, a skiing egg, a bear with an apple for a head, a volcano sticking out its tongue – these furry mascots wander the streets of Japan, and the pages of Edward and John Harrison’s Fuzz & Fur.
Created to promote a prefecture or institution by honoring landmarks, local points of interest, regional produce, historical figures, civic institutions, and traditional folklore, municipalities have taken advantage of their citizens’ willingness to design costumes and dress up as these characters in a strange amalgam of hometown pride and cost-saving measures.
Being chosen to fill the role of a kigurumi is a chance at local stardom, as the authors explain in their introduction: “The characters have background and personalities. Blogs and websites are made, merchandise produced, and they regularly make appearances at events and on television. Some even release books and have Twitter accounts.”
Profiling over 100 kigurumi with photographs and text that explains these mascots’ origins, as well as their likes and dislikes, Fuzz & Fur is the definitive compendium of this fascinating subculture, and the perfect companion to Edward and John Harrison’s Idle Idol, which documents three-dimensional Japanese mascots.
http:/www.fuzzandfur.net
About the Authors:
Fuzz and Fur was written and photographed by What What (http://www.whatwhat.co.uk) which is made up of twins Edward and John Harrison. When not taking photos of mascots they design, illustrate, animate and make badges. John lives in London while Edward lives in mascot heaven; Tokyo.
FursuitTV marks 5th anniversity with 3-hour show
Author: GreenReaper
Costuming-heavy clip show FursuitTV is holding a three-hour special today at 5PM EST (10PM GMT, 2PM PST, 11PM CET) to celebrate their fifth anniversary.
The show is to contain this year’s best clips plus new material, and can be seen via direct stream or JustinTV. Watchers can discuss the show in real time on #FursuitTV (Anthrochat).
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Furries to feature on ‘OMG! With Peaches Geldof’
Author: Higgs Raccoon
Last Wednesday (March 2) saw the premier of OMG! With Peaches Geldof, a tabloid-style television program hosted by British model Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof.
The program, airing on Wednesdays at 9pm on the UK’s ITV2, is about “people who live unique and often shocking lifestyles – Who are they? What makes them tick? Why do they live the way they do and is it causing them problems or a rewarding way to be?”.
Episode 1 featured vampires and internet dating. Episode 2, to air next Wednesday (March 9), is to feature Furries, described in the OMG! episode guide as “people who have a strong appreciation for anthropomorphic animal characters and dress accordingly”. The episode also features guest panelist Dom Joly, who Peaches described as “quite an embittered man”.
OMG! With Peaches Geldof had previously contacted furries as part of their research phase. The interview is the subject of several threads on the UKFur forums.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Alex Vance reads “Thou Shalt Not Kill” by FuzzWolf
Author: toonces
Perfection is the unattainable ideal people aspire to- that is, if they have any ambition at all. When it comes to keeping up with the Joneses, you have to have the fastest car, the largest TV, and the most obedient slave. Perfection, Inc. can help you with the last one, at the very least. In this erotic, 18+ tale by the inimitable FuzzWolf, “Thou Shalt Not Kill” (borrowed with the permission of Sofawolf Press, which first published the story in their anthology X).
When Richard’s new toy arrives on his door stop it passes all his wildest expectations. The jaguar is built to every specification, he answers immediately to every command, and approaches every task with a relish. But perfection can’t last long, as Richard soon finds out.
(Though he doesn’t discover that until he’s had quite a few opportunities to break the new boy in)
Now, for those of those you are textually challenged – or commuters, you lucky job-having bastards – we have the audiobook available. Be sure to tune in next week when Skip and I discuss the story!
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Casting Call for Furries (Fursuiters) in LA for Music Video
Found on Craigslist:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/tlg/2225354010.html
We are looking for furries to appear in a music video shooting this week for a well-known artist signed with a major music label. The shoot will be non exploitative and fun! Meal will be provided, and a copy of the final video will be made available to you when completed.
If interested, please respond with photos of yourself in costume, and we will reply with further details.
The ad is still running. If you are in the LA area, and are interested contact them, and then let us know more details!
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