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ZonieCon returns to Tucson for 2011
Author: Calbeck
It’s true! ZonieCon will be returning for at least one more go, from September 30–October 2.
The Hotel Tucson (part of the ‘Innsuites Boutique’ line), secured for the weekend, is newly-remodeled with excellent services at surprisingly low rates — a King or Double Queen for just $ 69/night, including airport shuttle service, Wi-Fi and hot breakfast with Belgian waffles! The hotel shuttle can take you to the Tucson Mall or local restaurants at no extra charge.
This year our Guests of Honor are Steve Addlesee, Kjartan Arnorsson (Karno), and Mitch Beiro.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Redwall author Brian Jacques dies at age 71
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Author: mwalimu
Brian Jacques, author of the Redwall series, died of a heart attack on Feb. 5, 2011. He was 71 years old. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and one granddaughter.
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Link to this post! Is music under-appreciated in the fandom?
Over the years, I've talked to several furry musicians and composers. Many of them have had a hard time finding recognition in the furry fandom because the most prominent forms of recognized creativity are art and stories. As one musician told me, "Music is limited to only a thumbnail, a title, and that's it."
There are a few musicians who are rather popular and buck the trend of not being recognized. On FA, Colson has 50,000 pageviews and has a very active set of catchy pop tunes. Fox Amoore, an administrator of FA -- who sometimes collaborates with Colson -- has more than 110,000 pageviews, and countless watches. Both Colson and Fox Amoore have high-production, quality material that leaves their fans and admirers begging for more.
How does one get from being a blip on the radar to being a household name in the furry fandom? What are your thoughts?
UPDATE (2/8/11 11:20 AM PST): A lot of great comments! Keep it up!
UPDATE (2/8/11 11:22 AM PST): I see a consensus forming: if you're going to be a musician and want to be recognized, go outside the fandom and promote yourself. If you want to limit yourself to a furry audience, you might as well make the effort to promote your music at conventions and furry-related social events or produce music that has furry undertones.
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ZodiaCon debuts May; offers change from ?eSFuR
Author: GreenReaper
Czech furs (along with a few Germans, Poles and Slovaks) intend to celebrate “the dawn of time” at a new event: ZodiaCon, to be held 20–22 May at the Hotel Emilka near Tanvald in the Czech Republic.
The price, 1400 CZK (~58€, US$ 79) – rising to 1600 on March 1 – includes two nights’ accomodation and three meals a day. Sponsorship and dog permits are available. There are currently 65 attendees of a maximum 83.
The event provides an alternative to long-running local convention ?eSFuR, which is moving to a larger hotel with 145 beds. ZodiaCon’s staff hope to provide more flexible topic-based programming tracks. Fortunately, local furs can enjoy both, as ?eSFuR will be held in July.
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And Speaking of Awards…
Saturday the 5th of February it was time once again for the annual Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society (ASIFA) for the best in animation. This year, of course, was the year of controversy for the Annies, now that Disney/Pixar have pulled their sponsorship and official participation in the awards due to what they feel are flawed and lop-sided voting practices. Specifically, they’ve accused the Annies of being overly weighted toward Dreamworks Animation productions. Probably because there is a very large percentage of ASIFA that includes Dreamworks employees as members. Probably because at one point Dreamworks was offering to subsidize its employees’ membership in ASIFA, while Disney and Pixar were not. So, it probably didn’t sit well at all with Disney and Pixar that Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon swept the Annie Awards this year, much like Kung Fu Panda did a couple of years ago. In fact, this year, the Kung Fu Panda Holiday TV special also swept the Annie Awards in the television categories. Here’s a recap from Variety: “DreamWorks Animation ended up with 15 Annie Awards, 10 for How to Train Your Dragon and five for its television production Kung Fu Panda Holiday. In addition to best picture, Dragon picked up nods for helmers Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, animated effects, character animation, character design, music, production design, storyboarding, voice acting for Jay Baruchel [Hiccup], and writing. Kung Fu Panda Holiday was named the top TV production and racked up trophies for character animation, direction, production design, and voice acting for James Hong [Mr. Ping].” Other awards from the evening (ones that Furry Fans might notice) included T.U.F.F. Puppy winning two awards for storyboards and character design (in a TV production). Ryan Page won the first ever Annie Award for “Character Animation in a Live Action Production” for his work on Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The evening also featured lifetime achievement awards (the Windsor McCay Award) for director Brad Bird (who joked in a video clip about his move from directing animation to live action), veteran animator Eric Goldberg, and creator Matt Groening (who joked live about the fact he’s spent 23 years in animation and only done two things: The Simpsons and Futurama). You can read more about the Annie Awards — and soon, see pictures from the show — on their web site.
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Yo, Furfolks! Our Fandom's own Bailey Mannix (AKA Pawnce Puma) is in the running for sexiest wrestler in the Midwest! But now there's a challenge from Brandon Aarons. And that kid's a homophobe. (Like, for serious.)
So, let's show what the furry fandom can do and keep one of our own on top!
Vote Bailey Mannix!
(And here's a little fan service!)
Outfoxed.net opens to connect artists with commissioners
Author: GreenReaper
Outfoxed.net, a furry commission facilitation website, launched in open beta this Friday.
The site currently hosts single-price commissions with a variable number of slots. Adult commissions are not allowed. Payment is made through the artist’s PayPal account.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Morphicon early registration & t-shirt contest open
Author: foxxinabox
Morphicon, Ohio’s furry convention, has opened early registration on its new website.
Those registering before March 1 save $ 10 on Basic, Sponsor, and Patron donor levels. Early registration is the only way to register as a Hypertrophe. Extra funds could be used to support Morphicon’s charity, Ferrets Unlimited Rescue Services.
As is traditional, Morphicon also seeks the most awesome design possible to adorn its t-shirts. Voting on designs begins February 21.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!![Sweden PETA furries? Possibly [NSFW]](/static/nsfw2.png "Sweden PETA furries? Possibly [NSFW]")
Last chance to get an album of this brilliant furry chip-tune artist's archive. Feb 20th last day, $15.
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The fuzziest of all logics
Hello there, everyone! You’ve found Fuzzy Logic, the furry-themed sex and relationship podcast created so that you, the listeners, can get real answers to real problems. Feel free to ask us anything, and we’ll do the best we can for you!
Our first offering is Episode 0, entitled “Do What Now”. In this episode, we introduce the podcast – Kyo Foxtrot, Halfwit Genius, and Istanbul – and set forth a little groundwork. This is Episode 0 because it’s likely to be the only episode wherein no e-mails are read; this is something of a test run, and a way for us to get our faces out there and let people know that yes, Fuzzy Logic is actually a thing. Feel free to drop us an e-mail at fuzzy.logic.podcast@gmail.com if you want some advice and to have your e-mail read on the air – we hope to hear from you soon!
Click on the link at the bottom of this post to download, and watch for the official launch of Fuzzy Logic in early March!
The fuzziest of all logicsFC-28 Male Truck - The good, the bad, the ugly. Wait, shouldn't a sentence like that be the show-title? Anyway, we cracked down on some serious answers and psychological debates and then ran ourselves down a sled hill packed with some of our worst emails
The good, the bad, the ugly. Wait, shouldn’t a sentence like that be the show-title? Anyway, we cracked down on some serious answers and psychological debates and then ran ourselves down a sled hill packed with some of our worst emails near the end. A necessary fight, a good ending.
FC-28 Male Truck - The good, the bad, the ugly. Wait, shouldn't a sentence like that be the show-title? Anyway, we cracked down on some serious answers and psychological debates and then ran ourselves down a sled hill packed with some of our worst emails
The good, the bad, the ugly. Wait, shouldn’t a sentence like that be the show-title? Anyway, we cracked down on some serious answers and psychological debates and then ran ourselves down a sled hill packed with some of our worst emails near the end. A necessary fight, a good ending.
FC-28 Male Truck - The good, the bad, the ugly. Wait, shouldn't a sentence like that be the show-title? Anyway, we cracked down on some serious answers and psychological debates and then ran ourselves down a sled hill packed with some of our worst emails
The good, the bad, the ugly. Wait, shouldn’t a sentence like that be the show-title? Anyway, we cracked down on some serious answers and psychological debates and then ran ourselves down a sled hill packed with some of our worst emails near the end. A necessary fight, a good ending.
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New Furry Music Label Releases First Album
02/05/2011
By: DJEAR
Dancing Furries is a FREE digital music label created in the hopes of uniting those with a passion for Electronic Dance music.
Their focus is on promoting YOU, and getting your music spread around the net on platforms like Fur Affinity, Twitter, Facebook, Last.FM, & more – so that YOU can acquire more fans.
Tonight marks the release of their first Album: [Df 0001 - Until Sunrise] (DOWNLOAD) A Compilation of genres including Pop, House, Trance, & Chiptune.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Japan’s cat cafés
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Author: Rakuen Growlithe
Cat cafés are coffee houses including a seperate room where customers are able to play with cats. They are particularly popular in Japan, perhaps due to many apartments forbidding pets, with Tokyo having between 30 and 40 such cafés.
At the request of Jerry Coyne, Japanese blogger Yokohamamama visited one of these cafés, the Neko Café Leon, and posted a report about her experiences.
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Get Shareaholic Link to this post!Ursa Major Nominations Open!
Here we are in a new year, and once again it’s time for all the Furry Fans out there to nominate their favorite movies, books, comics, TV shows and more from the previous year for the annual Ursa Major Awards — Furry Fandom’s answer to the Hugo Awards ™ from Science Fiction Fandom, the Anthony Awards from Mystery Fandom, and so forth. In other words, these are the people’s choice awards, where the fans themselves get to pick out the best from all the material released in the previous year — in this case, January to December, 2010. Last year, more than 1,000 fans around the world voted on the best anthropomorphic media from 2009, and the Ursa Majors hope to top that record this year. Get involved! Visit the Ursa Major Awards web site to find out about how to nominate your favorites. Don’t remember all the great movies, books, video games, art, or whatever that came out in 2010? Fear not! The Ursa Major web site provides a handy Recommended Reading and Viewing List to help jog your memory. (Just keep in mind: Things don’t have to be on the Rec List to be nominated. It’s just there to help you think of things). Nominations are open now in each of 10 categories, and they close at the end of February. Then the actual voting will begin in March. The awards themselves will be handed out at a lucky Furry Fandom convention this summer.