Turns out yesterday’s entry wasn’t the only peacock-centric illustrated book we found at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Peacocks are known for their beautiful feathers, not for their beautiful voices — but what if there was a peacock who actually could sing? What would their fellows think about it? That’s the premise of The Unique Beak, written by singer/songwriter Estani Frizzell and illustrated in watercolor by Sophia Frizzell. “Sai is a kind young peacock who lives with his royal family. He has brilliant blue tail feathers that any regal peacock would be proud of — and Sai loves to sing! But his family laughs at that idea, and at him! They say his beak is too big while making fun of his singing voice. Saddened by their ridicule, Sai finally vows never to sing in front of anyone again! He hides himself away and doubts his dreams. Will he take their criticism to heart? Will he give up? Estani Frizzell’s spirited and unique story shows children how just one special friend’s support can make a difference in carrying us where our talents are meant to take us.” Available now from Greenleaf Book Group.
Campus Newspaper Article on Furries at Texas A&M
Posted by Procyon on Sat 26 Mar 2005 - 05:51A fairly negative piece that describes furry as a "fetish" and focuses on one particular (fairly extreme) individual and his difficulties with others on campus. Contains interviews with 'experts' who call furry an "alternative way to manifest... sexual preference" and an "attention-grabbing mechanism". Published Thursday in "The Battallion".
http://www.thebatt.com/news/2005/03/24/Aggielife/Get-Furry-901501.shtml
Youngest published sci fi novelist is a furry fanatic
Posted by Frodo on Thu 24 Mar 2005 - 18:08DNA Press Publishes "Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate" by Kenneth C. Eng on March 20th, which Coincides with the Show Dragons on the Discovery Channel - Animal Planet
Nartea Publishing, a division of DNA Press (www.dnapress.com), announced that the book “Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate” (ISBN 0-9748765-0-X) has been shipped to bookstores. The publication of this book coincides with the much-anticipated show Dragons on the Discovery Channel – Animal Planet (http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/dragons/dragons.html) to be seen on March 20th. The book features technologically advanced dragons battling one another in the Middle Ages, and contains fantastic fight sequences that span across time and space with an array of amazing weaponry. Philosophy is intrinsic to this writing.
Cy-Boar: New webcomic promises mutated cyborg action
Posted by Graz73 on Thu 24 Mar 2005 - 18:08Graziani Industries would like to announce it's new webcomic series: Cy-Boar.
A mutated, cybernetic boar searches for his place in the world. Though he may seek peace, he usually finds skull-splitting action.
This comic series has been in development since 1989, when series creators John & Lou Graziani began drawing the adventures of an anthromorphic boar on plain copy paper. Now the entire archive of stories, over 250 pages, illustrated from 89 through the present, have been scanned and will be available online and in color, for the first time!
Cy-Boar will be updating every Thursday
Cy-Boar
Father of the Pride on DVD - June 7th
Posted by LoranSkunky on Wed 23 Mar 2005 - 14:54Father of the Pride comes to DVD this June 7th. This DVD will contain the complete season, three unaired episodes and the orignal never seen before pilot.
Complete details here
Upcoming Comics for May 2005
Posted by Aureth on Wed 23 Mar 2005 - 11:36Trying to get caught up, here. I know I've missed a month or two, but here's Doodles' upcoming comics list for May 2005, along with Treesong's additions.
Inherit the Earth, the Web Comic Strip
Posted by wyrmkeep on Wed 23 Mar 2005 - 10:13The Inherit the Earth web site is featuring a new comic strip that takes place in the world first introduced in the computer game Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb. The strip is being co-authored by Allison Hershey (designer and artist on the original game) and the staff at The Wyrmkeep Entertainment Co. The Inherit the Earth site will also be presenting little-seen concept art from the game.
Signs of Life
Posted by Aureth on Tue 22 Mar 2005 - 13:53After a two-month hiatus, Flayrah is back to active posting. The hiatus was caused by my lack of motivation and general fandom burnout...to help me out, Frysco will be keeping an eye on the submissions queue to keep the links (and polls) fresh.
Japanese Zookeepers train with help of fursuits
Posted by Anon on Mon 21 Mar 2005 - 15:01The workers at the Tama Zoo in Japan prepare for animal escapes by holding a drill each year where they "capture" someone in a fursuit. Last year a polar bear "escaped," this time it was a lion.
NBC4 has the story a video clip of the drill
Furry Music Foundation
Posted by mwalimu on Mon 21 Mar 2005 - 15:01After a hiatus of over a year, the Furry Music Foundation website is back in operation. This site is a great place to get some of the music produced by members of furry fandom.
Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Posted by imago on Mon 21 Mar 2005 - 15:01Political leaders in Congress and the Bush administration have announced plans to include measures in this years budget that
would allow drilling in the Arctic Refuge. And for what? A few months' supply of oil that would not reach the market for a decade. Meanwhile, the harm to wildlife and to our greatest wildlife refuge would be irreparable. We need to save wild places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for future generations.
Please take action now and help us collect one million signatures at:
http://www.savearcticrefuge.org!
RCFM Newletter
Posted by Anon on Mon 21 Mar 2005 - 15:01Please feel free to copy this and share it on your local mailing lists
or places that does not already have it posted.
RCFM 3.14 uncoded information.
1.0
We hoped everyone enjoyed FWA, We sure did! They rocked!
Rocket City Furmeet hosted a room party there and it was well attended
We thank the staff of Furry Weekend in Atlanta for all of their
assistance. We hope to have them and many more coming to RCFM again
this year.
1.1
Registration
We need you to register for RCFM. Pre registration is best as it
gives us money to buy
stuff for you the con attendee. That would be food for the
hospitality lounge, or badge material
or any of those things that is needed to make a con happen like paying
for the space the con
is in. So here are some of our prices
10 - Single day membership
$10 - Non-attending, support level membership
$30 - Attending level membership, all three days
$40 - Sponsor level membership
$70 - Super sponsor level membership
$140 Booster! Our newest level
We are talking about adding a new level but more about that later.
There is some more important items and that is getting a hotel room.
If you are the one who is setting up getting a room. We reccommend
the help of UNIGLOBE Professional Travel in making hotel arrangements.
Call them at 800-653-6524 and reserve your hotel room soon.
Once again room nights are important to the con as they help defer the
cost of the space we use during the con. We will be using the con space
late on Sunday for events and panels so feel free to spend an extra night
at RCFM
There is even more to read below on extended text.
Russian family adopts fox cub
Posted by Allicorn on Sun 20 Mar 2005 - 21:02Here's an article about a Russian family who adopted a fox cub. Although the article makes the fox and his behaviour sound quite cute, and the tiny pic is certainly pretty, foxes are, of course, not a domesticated animal and generally do not make good pets.
Book About Furry Fandom To Be Out By Summer
Posted by Anon on Sun 20 Mar 2005 - 21:02Yes, furries now have a book about themselves. While it is fiction, it details sections of the fandom, good and bad, while it gets out a message of who furs really are. Depending on copyright issues, the book may or may not be out when AnthroCon comes around, otherwise it will be out shortly after. More info to come later. For questions or comments contact omnifox04@yahoo.com.
Dog Paintings fetch pretty penny at N.Y. auction
Posted by Anon on Sun 20 Mar 2005 - 21:02From The Enterprise NewsMedia
(Greater Taunton, Massachusetts):
Wed., Feb 16, 2005
" A pair of paintings from the famed series depicting dogs playing poker sold for $590,400 at auction on Tuesday.
Dinosaurs are Tasty
Posted by Trickster on Sun 20 Mar 2005 - 21:02Turns out we mammals weren't always the lowest strand on the Cretacean food web, after all. New fossils prove that at least two mammal-like animals existed as far back as the early Cretaceous, and more surprising still: their fave diet? Dinosaurs.
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