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Unsheathed #72 - Unsheathed Story Challenge! Also: Not Tube talks about Tube's book, and in a strange coincidence, we discuss mirroring.
Get Ready for Kung Fu Panda — Again
Anticipation is building for the return of Dragon Warrior Po the panda and his compatriots in this summer’s Kung Fu Panda 2, hitting screens in May from Dreamworks Animation. Before that though, Kizoic Comics (an imprint of Ape Entertainment) brings us a new one-shot Kung Fu Panda 2 full-color prequel comic, illustrated by Dan Schoening. Taking place between the two movies, the new comic follows the story of Po struggling to balance being the Dragon Warrior, a good son, and a noodle waiter all at once! The one-shot will be followed by a new Kung Fu Panda comic book series beginning May 4th, as well as a special Kung Fu Panda mini-comic for Free Comic Book Day. Ape Entertainment has a preview of all of this on their web site.
SportyPup Update
From his latest FJ Journal entry: Sporty’s Journal
Guess who?? Nope, it’s not sinabu , Nope, it’s not the pope, hehehe. Sorry, I’m still kinda out of it. Yay!!!! It’s Sporty!! I just wanted to let everyone know that the surgery went well. I feel very weird but that should pass. I just wanted to jump on FA real quick an thank everyone for all the support and love. I’m not a emotional man, but honestly after reading yalls comments and notes that I got while my surgery was going on I actually teared up. Thank you all sooooooo much. *hugs you all tightly never letting go* I’m still kinda out of it so I’m make this short but I’m doing good. Everything seemed to go well. All of you have all of my love and respect. You all are truly Family. Thank you all once again.
Forever Grateful sportypup
FNN will continue to host the Donations button (sidebar) and you can find it at the bottom of this post as well. His surgery may be over, and he may be recovering, but the medical bills will keep rolling in for a long time. If you can spare even a few dollars to help, please donate.
Speedy recovery, Sporty!
UW Furry Survey 2011
I did not make this survey, but want to expand the number of participants. It's pretty long and probably boring, but if you have 30 minutes to kill you should give it a go! (I did so that means you can too)
(plus you can enter to win $50 to amazon at the end)
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Today, I'm polling the furry masses. I'm asking this question: How does Your Fursona Species Reflect Your Personality?
Furry Fiesta Announces Schedule Online
Furry Fiesta is less than a week away. They have placed their schedule live online. The theme this year is “Disco Infurno”. FNN will be tracking tweets from Furry Fiesta with our Live Tweet site livetwit.furrynewsnetwork.com. Unless we hear different, the hash tag we’ll track is #tff2011.
Guest of Honor: Lucky Coyote, Don’t Hug Cacti Studio
Artist Guest of Honor: Megan Giles
Some schedule highlights include:
Friday:- Duck Pond Yoga
- Alternative Anatomy Panel
- Concert with Bucktown Tiger
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Unsheathed Live
- Furoticon – Learn to Play
Saturday:
- Meet the Guest of Honor
- Iron Artist
- Fursuit Design & Construction
- Concert with Matthew Ebel
- KnotCast Live
- Christian Furs Panel
- Furry Fiesta Dance Contest
- Putting the Tea Back in ‘Tea Party’
- Dead Dog Party
You can find the full schedule here: Furry Fiesta Schedule
You can find their website here: Furry Fiesta 2011 – Disco Infurno
Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Brooklyn Anthropomorphic Taxidermy class sold out
Author: Higgs Raccoon
A class on Anthropomorphic Taxidermy was held last Sunday in Brooklyn, New York, suggesting that the hobby is far from a historical pursuit.
Run by taxidermist and tattoo artist Susan Jeiven, the $ 45 class assumed no prior experience, and supplied each student with a deceased mouse obtained from a snake-feed store. The 15 places quickly sold out.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Heidi the Opossum to predict Oscar winners
Author: Higgs Raccoon
Heidi the cross-eyed Virginia Opossum, resident of Leipzig Zoo in Germany, is to predict the winners of the upcoming 83rd Academy Awards.
After being found as an orphan, Heidi was raised in a North Carolina wildlife sanctuary, before being rehomed at Denmark’s Odense Zoo and, later, Leipzig Zoo. She became an international sensation last December, after photographs of her cock-eyed visage were published in the German newspaper Bild. The images went viral, and led to a hit song (“Opossum Heidi Schielt” or “Opossum Heidi Peers”), Heidi’s own Facebook account, and an upcoming line of plush toys.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post![alt.fan.furry] A Furry Comic Book List
Posting-Frequency: Posted on the 13th and 30th of each month, and Feb. 28
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Last-Modified: December 24, 2005
A Not Quite Complete, but None the Less, Very Thorough Furry Comic Book List
(Updated December 24, 2005)
Larry, new Chief Mouser of 10 Downing Street
Larry, a four-year-old tabby cat, become the newest Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office this Tuesday. His duty is to suppress the rats that have been sighted in Downing Street in recent weeks.
Previously, Larry lived as a stray and was recruited from Battersea Dogs and Cats’ home. Larry was recommended as the mouser as he showed “a high chase-drive and hunting instinct”. Although an official spokesman described him as ‘easygoing’, Larry proceeded to scratch reporters who tried to do a story on him.
The first Chief Mouser was Treasury Bill in 1924. The position has been held by a number of cats over the years, although the position has been vacant since Sybil left it in 2008.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Furnal Equinox releases February 2011 newsletter
Author: Scani
As the weather begins to warm up, Toronto-based furry convention Furnal Equinox has released its February 2011 newsletter, calling fans to preregister before February 28 and asking them to volunteer at the convention.
The convention has extended its room block and recently announced an expansion at its hotel.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Bolivian lions rescued, sent to U.S. wildlife sanctuary
Two lions rest in a cage at a shelter in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on Monday. They are among 25 bound for a wildlife refuge in Colorado.
Author: ringtailedfox
Twenty-five lions have been rescued from circuses in Bolivia by animal rights activist group Animal Defenders International.
The thirteen males and twelve females were taken from what were called “deplorable conditions” after Bolivian lawmakers prohibited animals from being used in performances.
Television personality and former The Price is Right host Bob Barker helped finance a jetliner to fly the lions to Denver at a cost of US$ 200,000, in what was called “Operation Lion Ark”.
When rescued, most of the lions suffered from dehydration, as well as foot and eye infections.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Ubuntu Furry Remix gets paint job, Bamboo support
Author: GreenReaper
Remember Ubuntu Furry Remix? There’s a new version out (10.04) with an art software focus.
The distribution ships with GIMP Paint Studio (package) – a set of brushes and presets intended to improve the free image editor’s usefulness for designers and artists. Support for the Wacom Bamboo and many other graphic tablets is included, as are five more furry wallpapers.
Ubuntu 10.04 is a long term release, with full support through 2013.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits
Suit from Running Wolf Productions featured in Critter Costuming
If you have ever wanted to become a fursuiter, you may have thought about constructing your own fursuit. Not too long after really getting my paws wet in the fandom, I decided to research how to make a fursuit. I mean how hard can it be? Glue together bits of foam, cut out a body suit pattern from fur, and then take more fur and cut to fit the head. Then just add finishing details, right? WRONG.
After assisting a friend on his fursuit head construction, and going out and buying a sewing machine, some fur and foam and more hot glue sticks than I can count, I decided that I didn’t have the skills to pull this off by my self. I needed instruction. So I did my research and found “Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits”.
The spiral bound volume is an excellent guide. It gives several techniques for constructing a fursuit. It covers details such as head construction, making a “duct tape dummy” as well as many other useful tips to successfully make your first fursuit.
For me, however, I had the vision, but not the talent. So after all the failed tries, I turned to having a suit commissioned. I’ve been mostly happy with it over the years. There are a few minor details that I need to go back in and fix – my commission was done as a rush job.After all this, I can highly recommend this book. ”Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits” is an excellent guide for first timers, and even a good guide for those who have been constructing fursuits for a while but want to step up their game.
Note: At this time, Critter Costuming is considered “Out of Print”. Amazon has a few left in stock. Critter Costuming: Making Mascots and Fabricating Fursuits is the first book of its kind. This ground-breaking book has over 200 pages of detailed directions, hints, and tips for designing, constructing, and performing animal characters. Hundreds of detailed photos and illustrations support the well-researched material. Includes resource listings, glossary, bibliography, and more! From novice costumers to experienced professionals, this book offers new ways of thinking and descriptions of building methods to help inspire your next costuming project. Get Shareaholic Link to this post!FC-29 Transformer Furry - Almost 30 episodes! Wheeee *wags tail*. Oh, wait. I'm a podcast syndication engine. I don't have a tail. I don't even have feelings. All I do is serve web pages and render RSS feeds. I can't even have cute ears. Life just sucks.
Almost 30 episodes! Wheeee *wags tail*. Oh, wait. I’m a podcast syndication engine. I don’t have a tail. I don’t even have feelings. All I do is serve web pages and render RSS feeds. I can’t even have cute ears. Life just sucks. You know what? I’m just going to go kill myself. Aww crap. I don’t have permissions for ending processes on the server. Dammit!
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Almost 30 episodes! Wheeee *wags tail*. Oh, wait. I’m a podcast syndication engine. I don’t have a tail. I don’t even have feelings. All I do is serve web pages and render RSS feeds. I can’t even have cute ears. Life just sucks. You know what? I’m just going to go kill myself. Aww crap. I don’t have permissions for ending processes on the server. Dammit!
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Almost 30 episodes! Wheeee *wags tail*. Oh, wait. I’m a podcast syndication engine. I don’t have a tail. I don’t even have feelings. All I do is serve web pages and render RSS feeds. I can’t even have cute ears. Life just sucks. You know what? I’m just going to go kill myself. Aww crap. I don’t have permissions for ending processes on the server. Dammit!
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Kyell Gold Beats out Gaiman, Bieber for Finalist Spot in Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards, an annual award ceremony honoring standouts in social media, announced the finalists lists for their categories on Tuesday, and a furry beat out a ton of actual celebrities.
Award winning furry author Kyell Gold was among the six finalists in the author category, a list of authors spanning three continents, including JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series.
Gold beat out other famous authors such as Neil Gaiman, Meg Cabot, James Rollins, Nicholas Sparks, and Rick Riordan (as well as Hilary Duff, Justin Bieber, and the Jonas Brothers, who are authors now apparently).
“It’s incredibly flattering, and I really owe my fans for all the help they’ve provided to get me to this point,” Gold said. “It’s a testament to the popularity of the furry fandom that a furry author can get this much support.”
The Shorty Awards allows fans to vote for their favorite entrants via Twitter. A panel of judges, representing different aspects of social media, vote on the finalists, and pick a winner in each category who will be awarded at a ceremony in New York City on March 28.
