Newsbytes archive for June 2019
Contributors this month include 2cross2affliction, dronon, earthfurst, GreenReaper, Rakuen Growlithe, and Sonious.
GreenReaper: PETA leader realizes they've been thinking about cages all wrong after a visit to the Layleaux Rescue Centre.
Rakuen Growlithe: Great Dane assists vet in surgery on toy rooster.
dronon: From the game developer of Aviary Attorney, there's a kickstarter for a rodent-themed, turn-based RPG called Small Saga. (Demo available)
dronon: Another possible game to watch for in the long-term, Drake Griffin's Dragon Game Project, using Unreal Engine. (@mygryphon on Twitter)
Rakuen Growlithe: US zoo warns against the public feeding wild animals after inappropriate food is suspected to have killed Otto the otter. Feeding the animals is already against the zoo rules.
2cross2affliction: Nearly a decade since their last game (and decade and a half since their last Nintendo game), Banjo and Kazooie will be downloadable playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
GreenReaper: Sweating like a rat: former Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield faces Los Angeles heat in a rodent fursuit while filming for upcoming hot-air-balloon-centered romance Mainstream.
GreenReaper: Researchers muse replacement of lab mice with a primate, Madagascar's gray mouse lemur, aiming for a closer-but-not-too-close model organism. The project started a decade ago.
Sonious: Aggretsuko's second season has been released on Netflix.
Rakuen Growlithe: Syrian researcher @MYamenS is working on an artificial tail, Arque, designed to alter body momentum and provide haptic feedback.
Rakuen Growlithe: A government meeting in Pakistan was livestreamed to improve transparency. Due to "human error" a cat filter changed human faces to cat faces.
2cross2affliction: Running hyenas, the North American Ice Age version of the hyena, for hyena fans looking for a prehistoric version of the predators.
dronon: An analysis of the animation and acting in the first Paddington film.
Rakuen Growlithe: Trained rat gets four yeses on America's Got Talent.
2cross2affliction: Film critic Guy Lodge is running the #StreepWorldCup, allowing Film Twitter to vote on their favorite Meryl Streep performance. Fantastic Mr. Fox is currently winning Group N, over one of her Oscar wins.
earthfurst: #StreepWorldCup voting is down to 32 performances (movies, etc), with Fantastic Mr. Fox now in 2nd place in Group E with five hours left for voting.
earthfurst: Attention #furryArtist (s): Fur Affinity and Pride Pins (@LovePridePins) present the “Show Your Pride” contest, with a call for #furryArt with prizes of $500, $250, & $100. #ShowYourPride
dronon: Some zorse photography.
dronon: The trailer for Arctic Dogs.
dronon: Disney cancels Fox's Mouse Guard project.
dronon: Tabletop things! Everdell (Starling Games) and Root: a game of woodland might and right (Leder Games).
dronon: Kickstarter for the pilot episode of True Tail, an indie action-adventure cartoon series. (Currently 80% funded.)
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