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Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer, tells me: A brand-new French animated very anthropomorphic movie, Yellowbird, that I’ve never heard of, is going to be shown in the USA. According to information mostly from Jerry Beck’s Animation Scoop website, Yellowbird is directed by Christian De Vita and produced by the TeamTO Studio in Paris.  It won’t even […]

Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer, submits this review: Theta, by Sasya Fox Mountain View, CA, Snowfox Press, August 2013, trade paperback $14.50 (395 [+ 1] pages), Kindle 99¢. Theta is a formulaic but rip-roaring space opera. The titular protagonist is Jale Bercammon, the 36-year-old chief steward(ess) of the OCS Freeta, a luxury space […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome. _____________________________ Around Furry fandom and in the media: _____________________________ A Furry Merry Christmas To One and All – from Tom Broadbent, documentary photographer. Tom takes us to the Londonfurs annual Christmas party.  “Retro gaming was the theme and it was hosted at the Amber […]

Arrow is the furry star of this!  I got in touch with him for some casual questions: “How did the video come about? Did you answer a casting call or did they contact you? Didn’t the suit already exist… do you think they specifically wrote it to fit you? Did you talk about the story […]

Here’s one for the scalies! Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer.  This was originally written for Quentin Long’s Anthro Magazine. Dinoverse, by Scott Ciencin. Illustrated by Mike Fredericks. NYC, Random House, March 1999, hardcover 0-679-88842-X $18.00 (282 [+ 8] pages). Dinoverse: I Was a Teenage T. Rex, by Scott Ciencin. Illustrated by […]

Fred Patten, “Furry’s favorite historian”, submits: 27 theatrical animated features are coming in 2015, and most of them are furry, or at least anthropomorphic. Cartoon Brew covers them in an article by C. Edwards: “27 Animated Features To Look For In 2015”. My thanks to Edwards for telling us what to look for. Of course, not […]

Midwest FurFest was hit by poisonous gas. I rushed out a short notice, and had tips sent in by friends like Mordi. Soon, the news was everywhere. I felt like the topic was exhaustively covered. I couldn’t add a lot that wasn’t said, but for fan perspective, try Flayrah: Midwest FurFest hotel evacuated after ‘intentional’ chlorine release; 19 hospitalized. The event […]

Flayrah reports Roo’s story: Potoroo, host of the Fuzzy Notes podcast, is developing a new podcast that models itself after NPR’s This American Life with a focus on the stories of the furry fandom. Roo’s blog has a call for producers/correspondents.  He wants to find a group “interested in telling stories about furry”, teach them what he […]

It’s the video they LOVE to hate.  They can’t tear their eyes away while they stare.  There must be some German word for that emotion – something that means spellbound horror.  I shared it without comment, shortly after it was posted on August 31.  Now, it wormed it’s way back to my attention. It’s attracting special antipathy, with […]

Please help answer the question at the end of the story! “Furries & Despair” happened on 11/7/14. It was super successful. It featured portraits of fursuiters from Further Confusion by Ron Lussier, and Bobby Pin’s urban decay photos from Detroit. The show was packed with people having fun in and out of costume. You don’t […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome. _____________________________ In the Media _____________________________ Midwest Fur Fest evacuated by chemical spill. Fursuiters: stick to good old fashioned rug cleaner!  Initial report: Chemical leak prompts evacuation during Midwest FurFest at Rosemont Hyatt. Several people could be seen in animal costumes waiting outside of the […]

For those not exposed to Euro media… “Bande Dessinee” is a format of richly illustrated, full color comic stories in large album hardcovers.  They make a tradition that’s a cherished national art in France and Belgium.  Think – TinTin, Asterix, and The Smurfs.  I HIGHLY recommend a visit to the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels.  Get lost […]

Sent in by Fred: “Dear Patch- Are you interested in samples of recent Indian anthropomorphic TV commercials?  Most are in Hindi or a combination of Hindi & English.” “Hi Fred- I suspect that this work doesn’t get much traction in the USA, and there are few furry fans caring about animation specific to India.  Besides, I think […]

Zoo City, by Lauren Beukes Johannesburg, Jacana Media, June 2010, trade paperback R150,00 (344 pages). Okay, I have a thing for listing books by their original editions, but I can’t really expect anyone (except Rakuen Grolithe) to order this from South Africa. The international edition (383 pages) was published by Osprey Publishing/Angry Robot in Botley, […]

The five-decade tradition of Saturday morning cartoons is gone.  On Flayrah furry news, Ringtailedfox shares a thoughtful story about  the demise of “animation on over-the-air television”. It marks a cultural shift. Times are changing communication business, media and fan culture. The specialized art of hand-drawn animation seems gone in Hollywood.  But not to artists.  Some world-class artists are boldly […]

Furclubbing:  “A repeat/regular nightclub event by furries for furries.”  See the list of parties at The Furclub survey.  Here’s a new one: DJ Cohn Jonner shares info below.  Talk with organizer Cosmo Coyote follows.    Hello everyone! I’d like to tell you all about an 18 and up event I’m performing at hosted by Cosmo Coyote on December 6 […]

College Humor’s “Furry Force” cracked up watchers with a grossout Furries parody that struck Youtube gold in April.  “Yiff mode activate!” probably won’t be heard in a big time superhero movie soon, but the two animated shorts were popular enough to get 3.5 million views up to now.  Even many targets couldn’t hate it, because it’s not outsider derision.  It’s laugh-with-you comedy from […]

On November 15-16, 2014, Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend brought a second Furry convention to the San Francisco Bay Area.  PAW’s official attendance was 213.  It was the result of much hard work behind the scenes. If only con organizing was always as serene as the palm trees on the website. I’m sorry not to post pure sunshine here: I think […]

News from: North Dakota, Britain, Australia, Austria, Buffalo and San Francisco. Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome. _____________________________ In the Media _____________________________ Prairie Public radio interviews Furry author, Tempe O’Kun. NPR broadcaster Prairie Public’s “Main Street” covers North Dakota news, arts, movies and books.  They invited Tempe O’kun for an in-depth conversation.  Hear the […]

A Polish town had a problem considering the innocent cartoon bear as a mascot: Winnie the Pooh has been banned from a Polish playground because of his “dubious sexuality” and “inappropriate” dress… one councillor even denouncing poor Pooh as a “hermaphrodite”. What caused the dirty minds of the town council, who were thinking way too hard about Winnie […]