Historical debates
Furp killed in collision with drunk driver
Posted by Alexander Grey on Fri 20 Feb 2009 - 07:02
Furp, known outside the fandom as Patrick Reed, 29, was killed on the evening of February 18th, 2009, when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a vehicle being driven by an intoxicated Marine.
Furp was an Iraq war veteran and regular staff member at Anthrocon, Califur, FurFright, Midwest FurFest and the Rocket City FurMeet; regularly providing operations and first-aid assistance. He was travelling on Highway 62 in southern California when he was struck by a vehicle moving at 65mph (104 kph), he was thrown from his motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hundreds of memorials have since been left on news articles and his LiveJournal account. A memorial community has also been set up for people to mourn the loss of Furp.
Should animals have a right to privacy?
Posted by GreenReaper on Mon 3 May 2010 - 22:08A researcher at the University of East Anglia thinks animals should not just be seen as "fair game" for filmmakers, but should be granted similar privacy rights as humans.
Dr. Mills says animals sometimes withdraw from "public" areas, and appear to want privacy:
When confronted with such 'secretive' behaviour the response of the wildlife documentary is to read it as a challenge to be overcome with the technologies of television. [...] The question constantly posed by wildlife documentaries is how animals should be filmed: they never ask whether animals should be filmed at all.
The story came a day before the release of an amateur documentary from a group attending Midwest FurFest in 2008 and 2009, including covert footage of furs in their natural habitat.
Furry Night Live skit causes laughter, offense
Posted by GreenReaper on Fri 29 Jan 2010 - 01:11A recorded skit parodying a popular SNL short brought raucous laughter to this year's Furry Night Live. However, some found the work by fursuit studio Furr Happens deeply offensive, and have been making their voices heard on Further Confusion's LiveJournal.
The three-minute video parodied Saturday Night Live digital short The Shooting/Dear Sister — itself a parody of The Dearly Beloved, The O.C.'s second series finale. Two years ago, the same group provided a take-off of DNL short "Dick In A Box" (comparison), winning a popular vote.
Those complaining about the video felt it trivialized domestic violence and the use of guns. As of Thursday night, Frysco had moderated FurCon after posts which "degenerated into name-calling, personal attacks and flame-wars," in part due to an unrelated staff incident.
What are your furry comic book reading habits?
Posted by Anon on Sun 21 Apr 2002 - 11:02What part of a chocolate bunny do you like to eat first?
Posted by Anon on Tue 12 Feb 2002 - 10:46In 2002 I will attend this many conventions (furry, or SF):
Posted by Anon on Sat 26 Jan 2002 - 11:07How did you discover anthropomorphics?
Posted by Anon on Mon 17 Sep 2001 - 12:24My favorite online furry comic is:
Posted by Anon on Sun 4 Feb 2001 - 22:24New Animation Studio Fur Friendly?
Posted by foxinacage on Thu 22 Jul 2004 - 09:52Dave Kuhn, well known artist/animator in the fur community, has a new animation studio. Caats Studio opened on Monday, July 19th. The studio website features a cute female tiger character and announcement of work on a feature!
Kuhn is a familiar face, having attended West Coast furcons for over a decade. He was even one of the early fursuit builders.
Worldcon 2003
Posted by dronon on Fri 5 Sep 2003 - 08:17The World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was in Toronto this past weekend. What went on?