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Winnie The Pooh Film Verdict
07/18/2011
By: CraftyAndy
It’s nice to have something light hearted to counter all the loud explosions, death, rape, and destruction that litters the majority of movies I see. Something charming and cute. With a simple plot of “finding a new tail for Eyeore,” you can’t get any more light then that. A fun short story before the movie plays as well. There are moments I feel the characters get too stupid such as when they were stuck in a hole in the ground; But it saves itself by being self aware at those times, or even when it’s being annoying. Example being: When ever someone came up with a new tail for Eyeore they sang the same song and when it came to Kanga she stops them and says “lets celebrate with silence.” Stuff like that made me smile. Yes the movie is nothing but fluff’n-stuff with a simple message of thinking about friends before yourself that probably could of been summed up in ten minutes but it’s what I expected and I think it’s what me and everyone else wanted to see in a movie like this. By all means see this, you’ll have fun.
The Bronies Whisperer
Seemingly overnight my Twitter feed looked like it had been taken over by small girls. I knew something was up. Not only because I’m legally prohibited from befriending young girls on the Internet, but also because in between the squeals of delight over a cartoon about horses, there was still the normal, mundane tweets of a men in their 30s.
I know a lot of Bronies, and I don’t know how. But as any good journalist who has long since given up and just occasionally updates a blog, I decided to sleuth it out. I talked to Bronies who run podcasts, Bronies who draw art, Bronies with boyfriends, and even Bronies who have girlfriends. The whole time I compiled theories on what the cause of all this was. How do you explain the Bronies? I’m not sure you can. But I’m going to try, and as always I’ll do it as tactfully as I can.
There Goes the Neigh-borhood
It’s a little known fact and widely known conspiracy theory that we are being fed subliminal messages through our televisions. While some believe we’re being ordered to kill government officials, most think (and have shown in some cases), that we’re simply being told to buy more stuff. Why have one commercial when you can have two? So you have My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a show that on the surface is aimed at young girls. But underneath the giggles and the slapstick is a feed, designed to draw in an older demographic. After all, it’s beneficial to get parents into the show, so that they’ll buy more merchandise. Only something went wrong, and instead of triggering a response in parents, it mostly attracts single males in their 20s (and gay men in their 30s to 40s). It explains why nobody can pinpoint what they like about the show. It explains why those who just watch it on YouTube are less affected. It even explains why Hasbro has such shitty My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic merchandise. Who needs quality when you’re compelled to swarm a Toys R Us in a 20 person pack and buy everything you see?
Foals, Fillies, and Cults
There’s a large sense of conversion among Bronies, that some say borders on cultish behavior. Those people are stupid, but there is something there with the Bronies. It’s possibly that being a Brony is actually a form of cult, one that you have to join and rank up in to fully understand, much like Scientology. The reason so many Bronies can’t tell you why they love the show so much is because they’re not authorized to explain to non-believers the secret messages of My Little Pony. The Bronies aren’t trying to bring you into the fold (herd?) because “friendship is magic”, they’re trying to get you to watch because recruiting new Bronies is the only way for them to rank up and get closer to the Divine, whom I assume is the spirit incarnation of Rainbow Dash.
My Little Dalai Lama
The Internet has made our generation a bunch of assholes. We no longer have the ability to enjoy anything unless we’re tearing it down, and even then we don’t take any joy out if it. So perhaps Bronies, these Bohemians of the Internet, have finally figured out how to genuinely like something, without irony or sarcasm. How the hell did they manage that? Did they just, as a group, decide to like it. You know like how your mom used to always say “Choose to be happy” when you were crying at Disneyland? Only this time it worked and now they just unabashedly like something! If this is true, then Bronies are closer to enlightenment than any of the rest of us. Which kind of makes you want to hate them even more, right?
This Shit Don’t Make No Horse Sense, But That’s OK
Or maybe it’s just one of the many slightly odd but interesting things people do that make them, well, interesting. We like to poke fun at the Bronies, but are they any weirder than groups of men who like to swim in frigid waters? Or convention attendees that create elaborate steampunk cosplay? Or the middle aged women who follow Weird Al Yankovic on his concert tours (hi mom)? No. Granted, I make fun of all those people, too, but they’re cool in my book. And really so are the Bronies. The show is solid, and even if it’s not your thing there’s definitely an appeal in some quality SatAm cartoons. Just go for it, Bronies, who gives a shit why they do what they do? It’s not like they’re getting off on all this.
Wait, I just searched My Little Pony on FurAffinity. Rule 34 Vore. Really, guys?!
KnotCast: Episode 146 – Breaking the 4th Wall
Author: E-Mail Hidden
On this week of KnotCast, not a single fuck was given. Well, thats not true, we read emails as usual, but expect crazy numbers of tangents! We talk about megapodcasts, animation, and standing up for what you like! We’ve got problem gamblers, rats eating baby, and life in Dallas! And we thought we’d actually do a short show for once, ha ha ha…….
Seriously though, we had a lot of fun this week. :3
This week’s song~
Kirby Super Star ‘Ska Buffet (All You Can Eat: Clean Version)’ OC ReMix
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Episode 146 – Breaking the 4th Wall (AAC; 27.5 MB)
Episode 146 – Breaking the 4th Wall (MP3; 70 MB)
Find the full article here: KnotCast News
The contents of this Podcast may have adult language and adult themes. The content is not produced by Furry News Network, but is posted for your convenience.
Furcast Episode 47 Fayroe’s Folfs
Author: E-Mail Hidden (..::XANA::.. Creations)
With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin’. Can’t wait to do this again.
News:
Emails:
- c0de – “An Interesting topic”
- Draston – “?”
- Flakke – “Hipster Furry”
- [_WizeNDeadly_] – “Mate Problems…”
- Raxtus Pain – “LDS (Mormons)”
- Omega – “Exams, Videos, and FuzzBalls”
- Kira – “Musical Influences”
- Kage Ryuukin – “Greetings”
- Anonymous – “Furries.”
- Draston – “My B-Day”
Find the full article here: FurCast
The contents of this Podcast may have adult language and adult themes. The content is not produced by Furry News Network, but is posted for your convenience.
Is /r/yiff a good thing or a bad thing?
Documentary review: ‘The Rock-afire Explosion’
Author: dronon
While we’re waiting to see how furry fandom is treated by Fanboy Confessional, now might be a good time to discuss a documentary that presents another fandom with respect.
In 2007, a video of an animatronic animal band performing Bubba Sparxxx‘s Ms. New Booty went viral. Director Brett Whitcomb and writer Bradford Thomason followed the video back to its source, and in 2008 produced a 72-minute documentary about the band and its fans: The Rock-afire Explosion (trailer).
Rock-afire boom . . . and bust
Rock-afire, like furry, is very much a niche interest with respect to other fandoms (comics, science-fiction, anime, etc.) in terms of how many people attend events. When you’re dedicated to a chain of family entertainment restaurants whose heyday started in the 1980s, the fandom must be pretty small. If you further limit it to fans nostalgic for the band that used to play there, the number is smaller still.
The Rock-afire Explosion was the work of Aaron Fechter, inventor of the Whac-A-Mole. In 1980 he teamed up with a group of businessmen to open a chain of restaurants,Showbiz Pizza Place, which would feature the animatronic band constructed by Aaron’s company, Creative Engineering.
At its height in the early 80s, Creative Engineering employed 325 people and built more than 200 Rock-afire Explosions in a four-year period. Showbiz Pizza expanded rapidly, only to discover they were losing money. In a desperate attempt to stay in business, they merged with a similarly-situated competitor – Chuck E. Cheese’s.
One condition of the merger was that Aaron had to transfer all copyrights of the band and its characters to Showbiz Pizza. Since Rock-afire was his invention, he wanted to keep creative control, but this was unacceptable. To add insult to injury, he was expected to hand the copyrights over for nothing.
Aaron and Showbiz Pizza slowly parted ways, and by 1990 the merger was complete. Most restaurants now used the Chuck E. Cheese label; though the animatronic band was still there, they were replaced with new characters atop the old equipment. A corporate video set to muzakdescribes how to dismantle the Rock-afire stage and coldly instructs, “destroy all of these props as they will not be used again.”
Devoted fansWhitcomb’s documentary only presents six fans; it’s primarily the story of two of them: Chris and Aaron. Chris Thrash was a childhood fan of the Rock-afire Explosion. With the original chain long-gone, he decided he wanted one of the bands: “The show was really for me; I wanted it where Showbiz Pizza Place could never be took away from me again.” Eventually he managed to contact Aaron, who still had unused bands in storage, and bought one from him. Next, Chris started programming his own shows with new music, resulting in the online video that went viral.
Whitcomb gives depth to Chris and Aaron. Chris is visibly worried about his father’s battle with cancer and how much time they have left together. “Problems like that, or problems at work, sometimes if you just can’t handle the stress of life, people pick different ways to relieve that. I don’t choose to go to drugs or crime or anything like that. This is my escape from reality.”
Aaron, for his own part, is now the sole employee of Creative Engineering (the last few people being let go in 2003). With its sprawling rooms and storage spaces, he solders on as best he can with remarkably good humor, but with a hint of regret. In one scene, while he reminisces about a past friend who wrote a children’s song about getting older, he finds himself starting to cry.
Throughout the documentary, Whitcomb never talks down to his subjects – in fact he doesn’t talk at all, instead allowing the fans to speak for themselves. Their performance is heartfelt and genuine, accompanied by a surprising amount of surviving video footage.
Chasing the dreamThere’s always an inclination to laugh at people during documentaries like this, like one fan’s tattoos, or as another starts to put on a costume. Mocking those who are different is an all-too common sociological trait, and schadenfreude is even easier from behind the safety of one’s screen. It reveals more about the viewer than the person being mocked, highlighting personality traits we consider desirable; how we judge others, and evaluate social worth. Extreme fans tend to get stereotyped – we forget or ignore that individuals are more than the sum of their obsessions (did you know the Tron guy can fly a plane?). But there’s no mockery here, just honesty.
What makes this documentary work is that it shows how fandoms help people derive a measure of happiness from their hobby. The world is a complicated place; if happiness is attained through some forgotten piece of pop culture, so what? Not everyone makes the best decisions in life, but how many of us have aggressively pursued a challenging dream, and achieved it?
Chris held down multiple jobs for two years to reach his goal of having his own Rock-afire band, and programming it is something he now enjoys. Aaron started his own multi-million dollar company with his inventions, and while it may not have worked out in the long run, the spirit of what he started still lives on. Along the way, they both fell in love and got married (though not to each other).
Overall, this documentary is an interesting little window into the lives of two fans. I don’t know how much interest it would hold for furry fans, but if you’ve been in any fandom for any amount of time, you start to get this vibe, of community and of comfort from making connections with others who share similar interests. I don’t personally “get” the appeal of the animatronic band – and neither do I expect anyone else to “get” furry – but while watching the Rock-afire Explosion, that fandom vibe was definitely there. Lastly, I should say I liked the background music used in this production, which included Super Furry Animals – an appropriate choice!
See more: Rock-afire Explosion videos uploaded by Chris and Aaron.
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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FC-47 Fayroe’s Folfs - With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin'. Can't wait to do this again.
With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin’. Can’t wait to do this again.
News:- Using Google Plus? You may want to change your Profile Name
- Furocity staff ‘joining forces’ with Fur Affinity
- Furcast Servers Borked – Paradox Confused
- Lizard has problem-solving skills
- Hypoallergenic dog claims don’t stand up
- Prominent Homosexual Activist Says Bestiality OK “As Long as the Animal Doesn’t Mind”
- c0de – “An Interesting topic”
- Draston – “?”
- Flakke – “Hipster Furry”
- [_WizeNDeadly_] – “Mate Problems…”
- Raxtus Pain – “LDS (Mormons)”
- Omega – “Exams, Videos, and FuzzBalls”
- Kira – “Musical Influences”
- Kage Ryuukin – “Greetings”
- Anonymous – “Furries.”
- Draston – “My B-Day”
FC-47 Fayroe’s Folfs - With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin'. Can't wait to do this again.
With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin’. Can’t wait to do this again.
News:- Using Google Plus? You may want to change your Profile Name
- Furocity staff ‘joining forces’ with Fur Affinity
- Furcast Servers Borked – Paradox Confused
- Lizard has problem-solving skills
- Hypoallergenic dog claims don’t stand up
- Prominent Homosexual Activist Says Bestiality OK “As Long as the Animal Doesn’t Mind”
- c0de – “An Interesting topic”
- Draston – “?”
- Flakke – “Hipster Furry”
- [_WizeNDeadly_] – “Mate Problems…”
- Raxtus Pain – “LDS (Mormons)”
- Omega – “Exams, Videos, and FuzzBalls”
- Kira – “Musical Influences”
- Kage Ryuukin – “Greetings”
- Anonymous – “Furries.”
- Draston – “My B-Day”
FC-47 Fayroe’s Folfs - With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin'. Can't wait to do this again.
With half the cast missing, Fayroe and Paradox relaxed and slow started some wonderful classic email readin’. Can’t wait to do this again.
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News:
Emails:
- c0de – “An Interesting topic”
- Draston – “?”
- Flakke – “Hipster Furry”
- [_WizeNDeadly_] – “Mate Problems…”
- Raxtus Pain – “LDS (Mormons)”
- Omega – “Exams, Videos, and FuzzBalls”
- Kira – “Musical Influences”
- Kage Ryuukin – “Greetings”
- Anonymous – “Furries.”
- Draston – “My B-Day”
Anthrocon 2011 Full Dance Competition
07/15/2011
By: CraftyAndy
The AC dance competition in it’s entirety.
List in order
Celementine, Mangusu, Sebastian, Mozee, Oreo, Kwik, JJ Fox, Taun Taun, Astu Fawx, Kotto, Doryuu, Twiggy, Neopan, Media, Sadie. Results
I also spared you all the uninteresting dialogue coming from the judges. Buddy was the only one with something interesting to say.
Modify, non commercial.
Controversial Article Removed – Reasons
Article removed!
“Prominent Homosexual Activist Says Bestiality OK “As Long as the Animal Doesn’t Mind” – We are removing it based on Copyright issues.
This article was cross posted from another Furry news source. The admin of that site posted it to see who was actually watching his news feed and we allowed it along with a number of their posts to come through this week – In this case, we did not double check the article for content or copyright.
Now – as for the topic of Beastiality, the bad thing is, it sometimes happens in the Furry fandom – See Krypto1701 & Krypto1701 Update - when this comes up, we will cover it.
One of our goals is to hold a mirror up to the Furry Fandom – so we can see how outsiders see us. The message here is, if you love the Fandom, and want to see it flourish, be aware of what you do and how it will look for the rest of the fandom.
How I Tormented my Geometry Teacher. A skit I was in at CaliFur2011 (I'm the Red one on the left)
?Medal of Honor Cat – Comedy Video??
Author: Doug
A cat wins the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the line of duty.
No cats were harmed in the making of this video. One cat named Danny became incredibly well fed, though!
Yes…it’s a slow news day.
Furcast Servers Borked – Paradox Confused
In news today, Paradox spent what seemed like hours trying to unbork his server’s configs during the Furcast pre-show.
Chatroom has determined that Paradox hs in fact gone insane.
-Seacrest OUT
Hypoallergenic dog claims don’t stand up
Author:Doug
Hypoallergenic dogs don’t actually produce fewer allergy-provoking proteins than other dogs, say researchers who put the claims to the test.
Researchers in Detroit analyzed dust samples collected from 173 homes one month after a newborn baby was brought home to check allergen levels from hypoallergenic dogs and other breeds.The Obamas were offered one of a Wisconsin breeder’s Australian Labradoodle puppies for their daughter with allergies. WITI-TV/AP
Specifically, 60 dog breeds were involved, 11 of them considered hypoallergenic. Researchers found no significant differences in allergen levels in homes where either hypoallergenic dogs or non-hypoallergenic resided, they said in the July online issue of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy.
“We found no scientific basis to the claim hypoallergenic dogs have less allergen,” Christine Cole Johnson, chair of Henry Ford’s Department of Public Health Sciences and senior author of the study, said in a release.
“Based on previous allergy studies conducted here at Henry Ford, exposure to a dog early in life provides protection against dog allergy development. But the idea that you can buy a certain breed of dog and think it will cause less allergy problems for a person already dog-allergic is not borne out by our study.”
Find the full article here: furryne.ws | Published News
"Monty Python" ended too soon...
Man with dead weasel accused of assault
HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man was carrying a dead weasel when
he burst into an apartment and assaulted a man in Washington state.
The victim asked, "Why are you carrying a weasel?" Police said the
Lizard has problem-solving skills
Author: Doug
A vibrant green tree-dwelling lizard has surprised scientists with its mental prowess by succeeding in a problem solving test.
For the video on BBC iPlayer, click thee read more link below.
Find the full article here: furryne.ws | Published News
What restores your faith in the furry fandom?
We all know of things that happen in this here fandom that we don't approve of, and in some cases even make us reconsider our belonging and connection to this community.
But which are the things for which you will stay regardless?
What will renew your faith in this community?
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