Newsbytes archive for June 2015

Contributors this month include crossaffliction, dronon, earthfurst, Fred, GreenReaper and Sonious.

crossaffliction: Fatal lion attack in South Africa.

dronon: Here's the music video for "Tum Todo Na", from the 2015 Tamil film I, directed by Shankar. (The rest of the movie looks nothing like this.)

dronon: Whoops - and apparently there's a longer version.

crossaffliction: I happily admit that thinking of furry as an aesthetic rather than a genre is a great idea.

crossaffliction: At this point, they're about to reveal earlier voiced clips were fake-outs and they have David Tennant.

Fred: Non-anthro honeybees at the Sunset Strip.

Fred: Has the "bunny with ponytails" been reported here yet?

Fred: Rare mother whale with twins.

GreenReaper: Queerty notes the impact of Califur on gay/bi date-finding app Grindr.

earthfurst: Nice audio documentary about mascots, episode 151 “La Mascotte” of 99% Invisible podcast from February.

earthfurst: “A Deep Dive Into Furries…” ep of BuzzFeed’s Internet Explorer podcast with segment about furries, starting at 6:45.

crossaffliction: A Chinese language trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3 has apparently been leaked; it's since been taken down.

crossaffliction: Robin Hood as hottest Disney prince isn't controversial to furries. Unless you're talking about whether he's actually a prince.

Fred: The Chinese Kung Fu Panda 3 trailer may have been taken down in America, but it's still up in India.

dronon: The Last Guardian has felt like vaporware for several years now, however a new trailer for the game has appeared at E3 2015.

GreenReaper: Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty cuffed in Times Square after squabble over photo tip.

GreenReaper: Spider-Man: "I tried to stop them, but they were hysterical."

crossaffliction: A piece on how Zootopia is Disney's 2016 "B-movie," and that's not a bad thing.

Sonious: Kangaroos discovered to mostly have left-handedness

earthfurst: #crowdfunding at Kickstarter for full-color v4 of Dreamkeepers #furry #comic is $60978 over goal, with 16hours to go.

crossaffliction: An official English trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3 appears, and it is hilarious.

Fred: A man and his tortoise.

crossaffliction: Conker's Bad Fur Day is one of GameStop's most valuable retro games. (The original N64 version; not the crappy Xbox remake.)

GreenReaper: Jacksonville Jaguars' top cat prepares his final dive - into retirement. [tip: @Anthfurnee]

dronon: In 2014 there was a French film adaption of Beauty and the Beast.

Sonious: SoFurry alters logo to celebrate the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage #LoveWins

GreenReaper: The cat who became a goddess.

GreenReaper: The call of the indri lemur still heralds morning in the forests of Madagascar - but for how long?