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The winners of the 2011 Ursa Major Awards — for the best in anthropomorphic media, as decided by the fans — were announced on Friday, May 13th at Morphicon in Columbus, Ohio.  From the Ursa Major Awards web site: “More formally known as the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Award, the Ursa Major Award is presented annually for excellence in the furry arts. It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom’s equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom’s Anthony Award, horror fandom’s Bram Stoker Award, and so forth. Anyone may nominate and vote for candidates for the Awards. These Awards are decided by the fans, not by a committee”. More than 1,300 fans from around the world took part in voting for their favorite furry and anthropomorphic media in ten categories. In reverse order, the winners for 2010 were:

 

Best Anthropomorphic Game: Disney Epic Mickey, Developed by Junction Point Studios.

 

Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: The cover for Shadow of the Father (by Kyell Gold), illustrated by Sara Palmer.

 

Best Anthropomorphic Magazine: Heat #7

 

Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: Housepets! by Rick Griffin

 

Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story: Twokinds by Tom Fischbach

 

Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: FurPiled #4 by Leo Magna

 

Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: Bridges by Kyell Gold (released as a novella by FurPlanet Books).

 

Best Anthropomorphic Novel: Shadow of the Father by Kyell Gold, published by Sofawolf Press

 

Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention, created by Aardman Animations.

 

Best Anthropomorphic Feature Film: How to Train Your Dragon, directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, released by Dreamworks Animation.

 

Visit the Ursa Major Awards web site to find out more about the nominees in each category, and also how to participate in the awards yourself.

 

Author: Fred

One of the most “furry” s-f novels was H. Beam Piper‘s 1962 “Little Fuzzy” (Project Gutenberg) followed by his two sequels, “Fuzzy Sapiens” and “Fuzzies and Other People“, about the small furry natives of the planet Zarathustra. The three were republished by Ace Books in a combined edition, “The Complete Fuzzy” (’98).

Now two new authorized Fuzzy novels have been published; “Fuzzy Ergo Sum” by Wolfgang Diehr, and “Fuzzy Nation” by John Scalzi.

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John “The Gneech” Robey gives us a thrilling mystery to discuss for this week’s show. Squash and Stretch, a pair of private dicks low on their luck, find a juicy case when a mink comes into the office, followed close on the heels by a nosy rat. Murder is the question, and the only clue is a lone note referencing a Beatles song- which just so happens to be Skip’s favorite band.

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Besides crime, the second-biggest concern for some Philadelphians, according to one City Council member, are raccoons, the furry thugs … that rummage through your trash and put entire neighborhoods on edge.

—Philadelphia Daily News



“The raccoons essentially clear the streets at night. They walk down the cats, the kids all run when they see the raccoons coming. … People shouldn’t have to be concerned about walking out their front door and being approached by a raccoon.”

—Councilman Darrell Clarke, as quoted on Newsworks.org

Editor's note: They're making a Tintin movie? With Speilberg and Peter Jackson? WTH?

Meet Tintin, brought to life by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, and learn about his adventures, on Tintin.com. In theatres in December.

Author: Andrew Rabbitt
We’re sorry; this episode got a bit bunkbeds. We miss K, buy BunnyMan, Ocean, our Coyote, the bunny and fox join to roast our missing member.

By the way, around minute 41, we have no idea what happened to the audio.

DISCLAIMER – THE FOX TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EPISODE.

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It's the final show of TigerTails Radio Season 5, and it's the 4 hour Comic Relief Gunge-a-thon 3 show to celebrate the end of Season 5. The normal show format went out the window, though Felis did get some reviews in, as did Werewolfe. Xavier does some Doctor Who talk, and TK cheers about the PSN coming back up. The main focus was the gungings though, with 7 victims taking the slime. Starring TK, Eeve3, Xavier, Felis, Werewolfe, Shougo, Anthropuppy, Wellpied, Floating Lime, and Casualtees.

Police are searching for an armed robber dressed as a large furry animal who outran them after holding up a bank in the Swedish city of Gothenberg.

Authorities at Bangkok's international airport arrested a first-class passenger whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.

A man who worked as Blackburn Rovers’ Roar the Lion mascot has been charged with sexual offences against children.

Scott Henderson, 22, from Blackburn, was one of several volunteers who dressed up in the Roar costume for Ewood Park games.

He is accused of performing sex acts via a webcam after contacting teenage boys through Facebook.

He is also charged with having pornographic video clips of children.

He was arrested in October and bailed until this week.

Henderson, whose exact address has not been released for legal reasons, was charged on Friday with 10 offences.

They included:

Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 15 in September last year
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 14 between March and April last year
Inciting a boy aged 14 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
Inciting a boy aged 15 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
Six counts of making indecent photographs of a child between January and May 2010 ranging from SAP levels one, two and four
He has been bailed and will appear before Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on May 31.

Before his arrest, Henderson would appear as the mascot at children’s birthday parties.

He also helped out in an administrative role at the club’s indoor football centre.

He was immediately relieved of his role when the allegations emerged.

A spokesman for Blackburn Rovers confirmed that Henderson no longer had any association with the club.

The Roar the Lion part was filled by a number of people on a rotating basis.

Following the allegations, Rovers ditched the mascot and launched a competition to design a new one.

Author: Furryne.ws
Besides crime, the second-biggest concern for some Philadelphians, according to one City Council member, are raccoons, the furry thugs … that rummage through your trash and put entire neighborhoods on edge.

—Philadelphia Daily News

“The raccoons essentially clear the streets at night. They walk down the cats, the kids all run when they see the raccoons coming. … People shouldn’t have to be concerned about walking out their front door and being approached by a raccoon.”

—Councilman Darrell Clarke, as quoted on Newsworks.org

[Edit:  You HAVE to read the EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE RACCOON-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER]

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I've considered myself a furry for a long time now, but never bothered to make a fursona. Problem is, I can't draw and I don't know any other furries in person to help me out. I would think that it is difficult to convey to another artist online what you really want and what details you want. What is the best way to go about doing this?

I'm going to sleep, I'll check out and reply to responses in the morning. Thanks!

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Seriously, you'd think the Japanese would have gotten on this by now. Where are the full length animated films that look like this?. It's a huge void in the market.

(Unless these kinds of films already exist and I just don't know about them? O_O)

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Commiseration with fellow fen.
Rejoice, people-who-don't-touch-a-comic -before-its-last-page-is-done.
(That is, except the chapter 12 cover)
The sixth and final paperback volume is announced for later this year.
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Author: Fred

The New York Times reports that the population of tropical rose-ringed parakeets in Britain, up from 1,500 ten years ago from escaped or deliberately released pets, has grown to an estimated 30,000 today, “turning a once-exotic bird into a notorious pest that awakens children, monopolizes garden bird feeders, and might even threaten British crops.”

The problem is acute in the suburbs of London, with one retiree reporting consumption of the contents of an entire bird feeder in one day.

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Yar, Teal and Fuzz discuss pirates! We cover episode 3 of this season, The Curse of the Black Spot.

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Scott Henderson, 22, from Blackburn, UK who worked as Blackburn Rovers’ Roar the Lion mascot has been charged with sexual offences against children.

Henderson was one of several volunteers who dressed up in the Roar costume for Ewood Park games.

He is accused of sex acts with children he met through Facebook.  This included chat and webcam activity.  He is also accused of having video clips of child pornography.

He has been in jail since mid October and was bailed out this week.

He has 10 charges pending against him.

They included:

• Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 15 in September last year
• Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 14 between March and April last year
• Inciting a boy aged 14 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
• Inciting a boy aged 15 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
• Six counts of making indecent photographs of a child between January and May 2010 ranging from SAP levels one, two and four

Henderson is scheduled to appear in Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on May 31.

Before he was arrented, he often performed in costume for children’s parties.  Once the arrest happened, he was immediately let go. The Blackburn Rovers spokesperson confirmed that Henderson no longer had any association with the club.

The Roar the Lion part had been filled by a number of people on a rotating basis. Following the allegations, Rovers retired the mascot and has launched a competition to design a new one.

Via The Telegraph

 

May seem like a dumb question but I'm generally curious as to the community opinion on this controversial topic.

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The Pennsylvania woman who alleged that she was fondled by Donald Duck during a visit to Epcot Center in Florida has settled her lawsuit against Disney, federal court records show.

April Magolon’s complaint, filed last August against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was formally dismissed today by Judge John Padova in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The judicial order came a day after lawyers for the parties reported that the matter had been settled. Magolon’s attorney, Michael Pansini, sought dismissal of the lawsuit “with prejudice,” meaning that the action could not be refiled.