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CaliFur 2011: A Furry Convention (also a group suggestion)
http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/califur-2011-a-furry-convention-33476341/
"On June 3-5, 2011, furries from all over congregated at the Irvine Marriott for CaliFur 2011. Guest of honor? Touch My Badger. Click here to learn more about furries. All images by Christopher Victorio."
I'm wondering why this club doesn't use the memories and tags feature. If we tagged every post by convention we could easily see what stories had already been posted and thus avoid double posting stuff.
Idk, it seems a much nicer idea to me then no tagging at all.
http://fursuitreviews.livejournal.com/profile is a good example of how tagging and post memories can make it really easy to find what you want.
“Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits” – Gay Furry Movie Seeks Funding
With a Facebook page, a Twitter Stream and a KickStarter page, “Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits” is doing all the grass-roots marketing it can to get this new movie off the ground.
Sarah Anne Lloyd from Seattlest.com interviews filmmaker Chris Diani about his new project.
Fursuits Aren’t Cheap: Local Filmmaker Needs Your Fuzzy Wuzzy Dollars“I don’t drink coffee, I don’t eat seafood and I make movies,” asked local filmmaker Chris Diani of his Seattle residency, drinking a Coke at the Five Point, “What am I doing here?”
He kids. Seattle has been great to him. Diani moved to Seattle in about 1993, immersing himself in the local theater scene. Eventually he moved onto film, making the beloved gay zombie B-movie throwback Creatures from the Pink Lagoon. He likes grilled cheese sandwiches and sweater vests.
But that’s not what we met to talk about. That would be furries. Yes, those furries. For his second feature film, classic film fan Diani is going from making a self-described “campy mix of classic B horror flicks and pre-Stonewall gay melodramas” (Creatures) to Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits, which he envisions as a throwback to the classic screwball comedies of the 30s and 40s. Think The Palm Beach Story with fursuits (and without the hunting subplot, because that would be unfortunate).
It goes something like this: there’s a gay couple who are both broke artists. They break up to find sugar daddies, and one does! But when he goes to meet said sugar daddy at a hotel, little does he realize that his sugar daddy is a furry, and the hotel is hosting a furry convention.
Finish reading Fursuits Aren’t Cheap: Local Filmmaker Needs Your Fuzzy Wuzzy Dollars
Uncle Kage presents Furries in the Media Panel at AC2011
By: Lionking300
Anthrocon CEO and Chairman Uncle Kage imparted his wit and wisdom to us on Friday at AC 2011, delving into the touchy and important topic of how furries are portrayed in the media.
If you care at all about how we are portrayed in the public eye, this panel is worth a watch!
Time for “Cow Appreciation Day”
Friday, July 8th is Chick-fil-a’s annual Cow Appreciation Day. Here’s the deal – you go to any Chick-fil-a dressed as a cow and get free food!
If you come in dressed partial – like a mask, cow shirt, tail, etc – you qualify to get an entree free. If you come in dressed “Head to Hoof” as a cow, you get your entire meal free!
If you participate in Cow Appreciation Day”, email your photo in Friday afternoon and we’ll post them all to a gallery here on FNN!
You can see Chick-fil-a’s Cow Appreciation site for all the details on the event. You can also RSVP to the event on Facebook, and download their new iPhone App. To help you out, they even include a costume kit here: Cow Costume Kit
Fur (an animated short)
Magical Animals to the Rescue
Things do move quickly these days. The Familiars, a hardcover fantasy novel by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, was published by HarperCollins last September. Now, it’s already in development as an animated feature film for Sony Pictures. Here’s the story synopsis from Amazon.com and Booklist: “Aldwyn, a scruffy, quick-witted alley cat on the lam, poses as a magical animal when he ducks into a shop to avoid capture and ends up purchased as a boy wizard’s familiar. Despite needing to keep his mundane nature hidden, Aldwyn settles easily into his new role, bonding with his human loyal, Jack, and befriending two other children’s familiars: Gilbert, a tree frog, and Skylar, a blue jay. When an evil witch kidnaps the children and kills their mentor, only their familiars can save them.” The second book in the series, The Familiars: Secrets of the Crown, is heading for bookshelves this coming September. Meanwhile, here’s news about the movie from Bookyurt.com and Variety: “Doug Sweetland, a Pixar veteran of 16 years, has signed on to helm The Familiars for Sony Pictures Animation. Based on the novel by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, The Familiars is the story of the animals chosen to be familiars for young wizards in training. Sam Raimi and Josh Donen will exec produce.While at Pixar, Sweetland worked on animated features including Toy Story, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo.” You can also find out more by visiting The Familiars web site.
image c. HarperCollins
Furries! - M. Scott Brauer
http://mscottbrauer.photoshelter.com/gallery/Furries/G0000_vd8MkiSXmA
> Furries are a group of people who identify themselves, to varying degrees, as anthropomorphic animals instead of as humans. Mainstream coverage of their culture has characterized the community poorly, and as such the furry fandom, as it's called, has been reticent to go on the record in recent years. For many furries, the culture is an inherently sexual one, but for others, being a furry isn't about sexual expression at all. Furries find outlet for the identity by working as masoctos or children's entertainers or by making fursuits for others. Furriness is as much about performance as it is about the self. By the very nature of fursuiting--that is, of dressing up as walking, talking animals--the fandom is not taken seriously. The pictures in this series take an objective look at the lives of a small number of furries in New England, examining the community and individuals at a personal level.
Tearsheet: Furries in Epsilon Magazine in Greece
http://www.mscottbrauer.com/tearsheet-furries-in-epsilon-magazine-in-greece/
Tearsheet: Furries in Vision Magazine May 2010
http://www.mscottbrauer.com/tearsheet-furries-in-vision-magazine-may-2010/
Feast Your Eyes On The Furries
http://y108.radio.com/2011/06/26/feast-your-eyes-on-the-furries/
Thousands of costumed characters migrated to Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence convention center for the (6th annual) Anthrocon 2011. Known as ‘furries’, these folks enjoy dressing as animals with human characteristics. Monty took photos, in case you’re allergic.
Episode 39 – ‘sodes - Hello to all our listeners Sorry this one is a little late, we slipped up and had a massive party for Canada day and didn’t get to record on time. It’s fixed now. Come and listen to us blab more with the cast and Cheetah Kit who retu
Hello to all our listeners
Sorry this one is a little late, we slipped up and had a massive party for Canada day and didn’t get to record on time. It’s fixed now.
Click below to listen:
http://www.unfurled.net/episodes/UnFurled_-_Episode_39.mp3Click to download | Open Player in New Window
Come and listen to us blab more with the cast and Cheetah Kit who returns as guest. Episode 39 – ‘sodes - Hello to all our listeners Sorry this one is a little late, we slipped up and had a massive party for Canada day and didn’t get to record on time. It’s fixed now. Come and listen to us blab more with the cast and Cheetah Kit who returns as guest.
Fun Down Unda??
Class of 2008
In the dangers of the Australian outback, a simple man ventures out to fulfill his life long dream... to ride in the pouch of a kangaroo.
This video was most likely here before, but i still love this vid a lot so im posting it. Yay G4!
China's latest craze: dyeing pets to look like other wild animals (PHOTOS)
These little bundles of joy are actually chow chow dogs that have been dyed black-and-white to look like pandas.
Dyeing pets has been a trend in pet pampering for quite some time. At last summer's Pets Show Taipei, there was a fierce dog-dyeing competition. Check out photos.
But dyeing your pets to look like other wild animals is a more recent development.
The trend demonstrates how quickly and dramatically attitudes toward pets — particularly dogs — have changed in many parts of Asia.
In Taiwan, for example, just 10 years ago, dogs were still eaten in public restaurants and raised on farms for that purpose. Traditional Chinese medicine held that so-called "fragrant meat" from dogs could fortify one's health. Now, eating dog is viewed by many as an embarrassing reminder of a poorer time.
Elsewhere, in mainland China, dog meat is still very much on the menu. In fact, it's more expensive than pork or beef.
So, while more people may be eating dog as the country gets richer, newly wealthy Chinese have embraced dog-owning culture with a vengeance.
Dogs are brought into restaurants, fussed over in public, dressed up in ridiculous outfits and dyed to look like ferocious tigers.
Panda or chow chow? Tiger or retriever? You be the judge
Florida couple shares home with 15 skunks
The Hudson, Fla., couple found they had a way with the animals, and now the Hochs share their home with not one, but 15 skunks.
Their original pet skunk, Spike, shares his permanent home with fourteen others the couple are fostering for Florida Skunk Rescue. Eventually the skunks will move to permanent homes.
"A lot of our rescues are skunks that needed someone to work with them because they were neglected in the home they came from and consequently became biters," Brenda Hoch said. "We've worked with them and have gotten them to become friendly again."
Fortunately, the Hochs don't live with a constant fear of being sprayed. The skunks are de-scented at a young age, around two to three weeks old.
Excuse Me, Is This Your Bear Urine? – Only at National Geographic
Date: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:37 PM
Subject: Bear Urine- not a joke
A package arrived at Geo…(talk about weird) 2 small bottles of Pee. Bear Urine. No… really.
Can you please send a blast to see if some brave soul will claim the urine.
But wait, it gets better. According to a producer at National Geographic Television, one woman responded to the original email saying she was expecting coyote urine and deer urine, but that the bear urine was not hers. Two other people requested to be notified if the urine was not claimed because they need some “for personal use.”
NYC My Little Pony mini-con on Anthrocon weekend (June 25)
traveling near) NYC, and cannot make it to Anthrocon (or simply don't
wish to go), please consider going to our wonderful event! I'm a furry
myself, and some of the other bronies in our group are furries as
well, so other furs are welcome-- as long as you love ponies!
