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Review: Verbinski’s ‘Rango’ puts the ugly back in ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’
Author: crossaffliction
When first shown the trailer to Nickelodeon Movies’ Rango, I was unimpressed. Though the inclusion of Johnny Depp would normally be interesting, I assumed he was just another slumming celebrity voice. And the character designs were a bit offputting. To put it mildly. But the revelation that the director for the movie was Gore Verbinski did pique my interest.
Rango is Verbinski’s eighth film; previous work includes such oddities as Mousehunt (which furry fans may be somewhat familiar with), the American remake of The Ring (one of Bravo’s “100 Scariest Movie Moments” selections), and the three released Pirates of the Caribbean movies — the third of which made him one of only four directors to gross over a billion dollars at the box office (putting him in the company of Peter Jackson, Christopher Nolan and Ursa Major Award-winning James Cameron). In other words, Verbinski is a director to watch.
But does Rango live up to some of his previous works?
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Anthrocon requests conbook submissions, offers sweepstakes
Author: GreenReaper
Anthrocon is requesting submissions for this year’s conbook, and is offering a sweepstakes to attract artwork, fiction, photography, and articles for the publication.
The lucky winner gets a supersponsor membership for 2011, or an upgrade if already a member.
All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT April 23. It is not necessary to submit material to enter the sweepstakes, and there is no limit on the number of entries.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!my Imageboard project
For my adv web dev project I decided to make a fully functioning imageboard from scratch using php and mysql. Then after talking to some friends I ended up making into what is now Furchan.me. At the Moment its kinda empty as i just set it up on the domain but hey you can change that.
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DAE have mixed feelings on wanting "furry" not to be bashed as a perversion but at the same time fearing it might become too popular?
Every time I see someone shouting "FURFAG" on the Internet I'm happy that such a person won't ever be interested in joining the furry fandom.
I'm also very worried that the "Furry fandom" could become a trend for more and more people just like anime is. I've met many many people who were anime fanatics and ended up growing out of it, yet I still have to meet more than 3 furs who'd really stop being furry and never come back or look back.
I've been travelling the world and met many wonderful furs (and other not so wonderful). I am worried that if Furry becomes a trend that the incomming masses could change the quality of the fandom we're enjoying right now.
On the other paw I identify myself as a fur and I'll obviously try to defend my identity and myself and thus I don't want it to be seen as a perversion or something disgusting.
I can't really decide what I want and what would be best. If you ask me right now I would answer "Keep it hidden enough to allow a decent influx of people that are really interested.
What are your opinions?
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Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant
Rocket Raccoon has been a busy little mammal. He became known as one of the deadliest weapons experts in the galaxy in Marvel Comics’ Annihilation series, after saving the universe as one of the Guardians of the Galaxy. But before all that, he was the sworn guardian of the Keystone Quadrant in the original Rocket Raccoon mini-series — written by Bill Mantlo, with art by Marvel greats Keith Giffen, Mike Mignola, and Sal Buscema. Now Marvel has collected all four issues as well as the original appearance of Rocket Raccoon in the page of Incredible Hulk #271 (along with the follow-up from Marvel Previews #7) in one hardcover book. It’s 144 pages of full color, coming your way this August.
Welcome To Midwest Furfest MFF part 1 of 5
03/05/2011
By: CraftyAndy
Music
Ordinary guy by Matthew Ebel http://matthewebel.com/
Obsession by Badwill & Roscoti
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MFF part 1 of 5 I also have interviews with some of the artist that should be posted every other week. I’ll Feature three artist at a time. Hopefully I’ll stop partying a little longer to get more during FCN. Funny the only one that refused to be interviewed was a clean artist that made bumper stickers and license plates. . . silly.
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Episode 35 – Home again - Back home and all cozy. We are back with more great news to enjoy Take a listen and enjoy the hilarity of stupid news.
Back home and all cozy. We are back with more great news to enjoy
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Take a listen and enjoy the hilarity of stupid news. Episode 35 – Home again - Back home and all cozy. We are back with more great news to enjoy Take a listen and enjoy the hilarity of stupid news.
Episode 34 – Northward Bound - This episode is brought to you by the cold north! A new guest in this episode that was recorded away from home! Take a listen and enjoy!
This episode is brought to you by the cold north!
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A new guest in this episode that was recorded away from home! Take a listen and enjoy! Episode 34 – Northward Bound - This episode is brought to you by the cold north! A new guest in this episode that was recorded away from home! Take a listen and enjoy!
Fchan changes Top Level Domain to .ME
Because of continuing issues trying to get fchan.us DNS entry updated, fchan.me has been set up to point to the fchan server.
You can read previous details here: Fchan domain curiously unresolvable.
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!KnotCast Presents - Bad Dog Book Club
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Kittens and Existential Angst
“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that he had been changed into an adorable kitten.” If that sounds vaguely familiar, it should: It’s roughly the beginning of Franz Kafka’s best-known work, The Metamorphosis. Only this time around, it’s not giant bugs that take center stage, it’s giant kittens: The Meowmorphosis is a brand-new spoof novel coming soon from the pseudonym known as Coleridge Cook. Here’s the publisher’s notes from Amazon.com: “Meet Gregor Samsa, a humble young man who works as a fabric salesman to support his parents and sister. His life goes strangely awry when he wakes up late for work and discovers that, inexplicably, he is now a man-sized baby kitten. His family freaks out: Yes, their son is OMG so cute, but what good is cute when there are bills to pay? And how can Gregor be so selfish as to devote all his attention to a scrap of ribbon? As his new feline identity threatens to eat away at his personality, Gregor desperately tries to survive this bizarre, bewhiskered ordeal by accomplishing the one thing he never could as a man: He must flee his parents’ house.” The Meowmorphosis comes to bookshelves this May, in paperback from Quirk Books.
FurBuy proposes modified member fee structure
Author: GreenReaper
FurBuy has proposed changes to their paid membership system, introduced last November.
The proposals include a ‘feral’ membership level for those with annual auction turnover between $ 500 and $ 2000, and the ability to pay for just a 3- or 6-month term.
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FC-32 Fox Headquarters - Don't buy it man. Practically a scam. Took 3 weeks to ship, the rebate doesn't send in time even if you mail it immediately, and they don't accept PayPal. Fox Headquarters. What a rip off. Oh, and don't even get me started on retu
Don’t buy it man. Practically a scam. Took 3 weeks to ship, the rebate doesn’t send in time even if you mail it immediately, and they don’t accept PayPal. Fox Headquarters. What a rip off. Oh, and don’t even get me started on returns…
FC-32 Fox Headquarters - Don't buy it man. Practically a scam. Took 3 weeks to ship, the rebate doesn't send in time even if you mail it immediately, and they don't accept PayPal. Fox Headquarters. What a rip off. Oh, and don't even get me started on retu
Don’t buy it man. Practically a scam. Took 3 weeks to ship, the rebate doesn’t send in time even if you mail it immediately, and they don’t accept PayPal. Fox Headquarters. What a rip off. Oh, and don’t even get me started on returns…
FC-32 Fox Headquarters - Don't buy it man. Practically a scam. Took 3 weeks to ship, the rebate doesn't send in time even if you mail it immediately, and they don't accept PayPal. Fox Headquarters. What a rip off. Oh, and don't even get me started on retu
Don’t buy it man. Practically a scam. Took 3 weeks to ship, the rebate doesn’t send in time even if you mail it immediately, and they don’t accept PayPal. Fox Headquarters. What a rip off. Oh, and don’t even get me started on returns…
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Fuzz & Fur, Japans Costumed Characters
The adoration of mythical creatures and popular anime characters is nothing new in Japan, but kigurumi, roughly translated as “fur suit mascots,” is a growing pastime that is also a marketing tool. An oversized daikon radish, a skiing egg, a bear with an apple for a head, a volcano sticking out its tongue – these furry mascots wander the streets of Japan, and the pages of Edward and John Harrison’s Fuzz & Fur.
Created to promote a prefecture or institution by honoring landmarks, local points of interest, regional produce, historical figures, civic institutions, and traditional folklore, municipalities have taken advantage of their citizens’ willingness to design costumes and dress up as these characters in a strange amalgam of hometown pride and cost-saving measures.
Being chosen to fill the role of a kigurumi is a chance at local stardom, as the authors explain in their introduction: “The characters have background and personalities. Blogs and websites are made, merchandise produced, and they regularly make appearances at events and on television. Some even release books and have Twitter accounts.”
Profiling over 100 kigurumi with photographs and text that explains these mascots’ origins, as well as their likes and dislikes, Fuzz & Fur is the definitive compendium of this fascinating subculture, and the perfect companion to Edward and John Harrison’s Idle Idol, which documents three-dimensional Japanese mascots.
http:/www.fuzzandfur.net
About the Authors:
Fuzz and Fur was written and photographed by What What (http://www.whatwhat.co.uk) which is made up of twins Edward and John Harrison. When not taking photos of mascots they design, illustrate, animate and make badges. John lives in London while Edward lives in mascot heaven; Tokyo.
FursuitTV marks 5th anniversity with 3-hour show
Author: GreenReaper
Costuming-heavy clip show FursuitTV is holding a three-hour special today at 5PM EST (10PM GMT, 2PM PST, 11PM CET) to celebrate their fifth anniversary.
The show is to contain this year’s best clips plus new material, and can be seen via direct stream or JustinTV. Watchers can discuss the show in real time on #FursuitTV (Anthrochat).
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