December 2007
Furries, Trekkies bowling tournament results
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:00
The much-hyped bowling tournament between the furry and Star Trek fandoms took place on September 29th with turnout of not only both groups, but people from G4 and FarkTV, as well as a bunch of mariachi singers too!
Although the furries eventually lost – due to the balls being impossible to hold while in fursuit, as well as obscured vision – the furries generally celebrated that such an event had recieved such a turnout; the furry team greatly outnumbering the Trekkie hoards. And of course, everyone got some good beer!
'ANTHRO' saved from imminent bankruptcy
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:00The fandom's most popular furry fanzine, ANTHRO, has been saved from imminent bankruptcy last October by none other than it's loyal readers.
ANTHRO editor Quentin Long was at risk of immediate eviction from his home and indeed the headquarters of the internet fanzine; however the community came to the rescue, raising over $500 in just a few days.
Furries find a home at French art festival
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:00
The chilly start to December saw another example of furries in the mainstream art world at the French exhibition Rassemblement des Mondes Hors-Pistes - or Assembly of the Off-Track Worlds to those not proficient in French - where the fandom's artistic qualities were put on show for TRACKS, a French TV magazine showcasing subcultures and independent artists broadcast on French-German culture channel Arte.
This isn't the first time furries have been on Arte, with another TRACKS report from Conifur Northwest in 2002. The Eurofurence staff were invited along to the festival; where they sold examples of furry artwork, literature and comics in the main hall. Up on stage fursuit DDR was a big hit and a photo shoot followed soon after.
Reportedly 3700 people attended the festival, including many influential journalists, artists and politicians. Arte will be broadcasting a special on the event in March 2008.
2 Gryphon heads new Michigan convention
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:00The furcon world was hit by amazement in October as 2 "the Ranting" Gryphon announced the launching of a new convention on his website, with himself as vice chairman. The already established MichiganFurs group are hosting the con.
Furry Connection North will be the first convention in the Michigan area and is set to take place April 11th to 13th, 2008.
Registration is now open, with scheduled appearances from 2 Gryphon and Uncle Kage. Latin Vixen, co-owner of fursuit makers MixedCandy, is slated to be a guest of honour.
Midwest breaks records again
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:00Midwest FurFest 2007, the third largest furry convention in the world, broke it's own record in 2007, drawing a crowd of 1,689 furs - almost 1,000 more than it's nearest competitor Furry Weekend Atlanta, which recorded 762 attendees in the same year.
This doesn't match up to last year's exponential growth of 36% however, following the cancellation of Conifur Northwest, with this years convention reporting only a 16% growth on last year.
Miscellaneous news tidbits for December 2007
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:00Some interesting little titbits to sink your claws into! As dug up by our newshounds.
- Only a month left for Ursa Majors
- Trouble in Serenity Woods
- Mascot changes name over racism row
- Yiffy.tk releases top 100 furry sites
- Furries killed the internet
- "American Furry" trailer released
- Adult furry site, e621, returns following hiatus
- Second Life: Just for furries and fetishists?
- Actress Eva Mendes calls furries "cute"
Upcoming furry comics for February 2008 (Previews only)
Posted by Treesong on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 13:55Boy, there's a real pile of goodies this month that you can ask Herschel for. Second issues of Chickenhare and ARBBH for which I missed the first issues; Ubu Roi, I mean Bubu; a new furry pr0n source; a new Dungeon book; a paperback reissue of Grease Monkey; the usual; and much more. Read and make your shopping list.
Funday fans dig deep for PawPet Show
Posted by Alexander Grey on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 18:00November saw another success for furry fundraising events, as the Funday PawPet Show surpassed it's target of $10,000 in just two of their 4-hour broadcasts, thrashing last year's total of $3,940.19 in less than half the time.
Over 120 people are documented as donating to the show, many already regular viewers and visitors to the shows IRC channel.
T.H. Squirrel was celebrated as the largest donor, paying $1,400 for a Herbie Bearclaw commission. Many fursuiters also donated their services, and one fursuit maker raised an extra $350.
Said regular pawpeteer Kuddlepup:
I have to say that nobody on the cast truly expected the level of support that we got tonight.
The donations are set to go to licensing fees, operating expenses and hardware upgrades.
Southern Tails: Furry Weekend Atlanta December Newsletter
Posted by KiranLightpaw on Sun 9 Dec 2007 - 20:33SOUTHERN TAILS - DECEMBER 2007
The official newsletter of Furry Weekend Atlanta
February 15-17, 2008
Sheraton Gateway Hotel
Atlanta, GA, USA
http://www.furryweekend.com
IN THIS ISSUE...
1. Hotel is filling up!
2. Save time later, pre-register now!
3. Programming Spotlight: Poker Tournament
4. Programming Spotlight: Extreme Fursuit Makeover
5. Variety Show!
6. Art Show now accepting submissions!
7. Dealers Den IS FULL!
8. Volunteers needed!
9. The Furry Weekend Atlanta Family
10. IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU!
Less than 70 days and counting!
Long-Eared Jerboa
Posted by Trickster on Mon 10 Dec 2007 - 13:52The long-eared jerboa is a small desert mouse with a long tail, enormous ears, and kangaroo-like legs. It lives in China's Gobi Desert, and although little-known, is endangered.
The first-known live footage of this animal is available at this link, and was recently featured on CNN. The long-eared jerboa is one of the mammals in the EDGE project, which is concerned with the lack of conservation effort for biologically unique mammals on the verge of extinction.
Trickster
Furry TV commercials
Posted by Fred on Sun 16 Dec 2007 - 20:06Are sexy Furry TV commercials the "in" thing in foreign countries? Two TV commercials may not indicate a trend, but...
Camp Feral! Staff Position: Assistant Web Developer
Posted by Potoroo on Sat 22 Dec 2007 - 17:49CAMP FERAL IS LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER TO JOIN THE CAMP FERAL! STAFF!
Camp Feral! is currently searching for a motivated individual to join our staff as an assistant web developer. This position is intended to be the first step to taking over all of our web development, so a person who is interested in joining for the long term is especially appreciated!
Requirements:
- strong working knowledge of CSS, HTML and PHP
- self-motivated to change and maintain the Feral! website
- either a previous camper, or someone with a good understanding of Camp Feral!
- The spare time required to take-on such a position!!!
We are looking to update and improve our website over the course of 2008 leading up to our event in late August.
A resume is appreciated, otherwise an email that links to examples of your work, as well as listing your experience alongside any related employment or education.
Please contact me directly at roogoyle at gmail dot com with your information, or with any questions you may have ☺
Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
Potoroo
Chair, Camp Feral!