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We not sure how “well” the Skydance animated film Luck did last year (it’s always complicated to tell with releases on streaming services…) but evidently it did well enough that the makers decided to created a spin-off short cartoon in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day (which so recently passed!). This is from Animation World Network: “Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a new animated short Bad Luck Spot featuring the hilarious hazmat bunnies from the animated feature Luck and its ‘Land of Luck’. In the short, when a bad luck crystal finds its way into the Land of Luck, the elite team of hazmat bunnies springs into action!” You can see the short on Apple TV+, of course, but you can also watch it on YouTube.

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Go HERE to vote, and don’t wait, the deadline is March 31! 

The furry fandom’s annual Ursa Major awards honor the best and most loved anthropomorphic creations of the past year. They put a spotlight on talent that deserves recognition, and lets fans discover and support it directly with popular voting by anyone.

Nominations for works from 2022 ended in February. Nominees are in 14 categories, and the Ursa Majors site has more details about each one. Music has a new category, but Best Fursuit isn’t active this year due to lack of nominations.

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Best Motion Picture

• DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros.)
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Dreamworks, Universal)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega, Marza, Blue, Paramount)
• The Bad Guys (Dreamworks, Universal)
• Turning Red (Pixar, Disney)

Best Dramatic Short Works

• Horns (FattyDragonite)
• The Legend of Pipi (Julia Schoel, Birgit Uhlig)
• Monkey Wrench – The Ghost Egg (Zeurel)
• Tales From Scorchwater Valley – The Rhino and the Redbill (Alex Henderson)
• Tales of Zale – Flickering Lights (Sif Savery)

Best Dramatic Series

• Bluey (Ludo, ABC, BBC, Disney)
• Helluva Boss (VivziePop) (Mature audiences)
• The Owl House (Disney)
• Tuca & Bertie (Tornante, Netflix) (Mature audiences)
• Zootopia+ (Disney)

Best Novel

• A Furry Faux Paw – by Jessica Kara
• Brothers At Arms – by R.A. Meenan (The Zyearth Chronicles Book 2)
• Mouse Cage – by Malcolm F. Cross
• Scars of the Golden Dancer – by NightEyes DaySpring (Mature audiences)
• Toledot – by Madison Scott-Clary (Post-Self Cycle Book 2)

Best Short Fiction

• Bears & Bravery – by Gre7g Luterman
• Draught Horse – by Huskyteer (in ROAR: Volume 11)
• Null – by Elise Zoe Heider (Mature audiences)
• The Otter’s Wings – by Mary E. Lowd
• The Swift-Footed Darling of the Rocks (Do NOT Actually Call Me That) – by Marie Croke

Best General Literary Work

• Circles: Volume 4 – by Steve Domanski and Andrew French
• ROAR: Volume 11 – Edited by Ian Madison Keller
• Usagi Yojimbo Origins – by Stan Saki
• Usagi Yojimbo (Trade Paperback) – by Stan Sakai
• When the World Was Young: A Prehistoric Anthology – edited by Madison Scott-Clary

Best Non-Fiction Work

• Art, Furries, God – by Patricia Taxxon
• Furries & The Ethics of Cringe Culture – by Kurtis Connor
• Furry Fiction: The Squishy Edges and the Heart – by Mary E. Lowd
• Ursa Major’s Issue – Confident self-promotion vs humble passionate skill, and a voting system’s favoritism – by Sonious
• Who Runs The Internet? Furries – by Dylan Reeve

Best Graphic Story

• Slightly Damned – by Chu
• Sonic the Hedgehog – (IDW Publishing Issues 48 – 55)
• Usagi Yojimbo – by Stan Sakai
• Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat & Kid – by Stan Sakai
• The Whiteboard: Sherlock Holmes – by Doc N

Best Comic Strip

• Carry On – by Kathy Garrison Kellog
• Duncan & Eddie – by Chevril
• Foxes in Love
• Part Time Dragons
• The Whiteboard – by Doc N

Best Magazine

• Deep Sky Anchor, edited by Mary E. Lowd
• Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat
• Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
• InFurNation, edited by Rod O’Riley
• Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd

Best Illustration

• Dragon Party – by Ais05 (Mature audiences)
• Jedit Ojanen, Mercenary – by Caraid
• Wind Watcher – by https://jaca.to/ “>Jacato
• Space Boy – by Wildering (Mature audiences)

Best Game

• Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, Devolver Digital)
• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (Monkey Craft, Bandai Namco)
• Lookouts (ParanoidHawk, ColDoggo, Itch.io)
• Stray (BlueTwelve, Annapurna)
• Tunic (Andrew Shouldice, Finji)

Best Website

• e621, art archive (Mature audiences)
• Fluffle, reverse image search
• Fur Affinity, art and story site (Mature audiences)
• Kemono Café, webcomic hosting
• Wikifur, reference

Best Anthropomorphic Music

• Another Railway Day – by Nonnie
• Can Opener’s Notebook Fish Whisperer – by Vylet Pony
• Cute Cervid Vol. 1 – by Cute Cervid (various artists)
• idaidaida – by ida deerz
• Visiting Narcissa – by Patricia Taxxon

Best Anthropomorphic Fursuit

No Best Fursuit category this year due to lack of nominations, but it means that anyone interested in promoting a creator has a strong opportunity to get them recognized!

Have you voted for your favorites in the Ursa Major Awards yet? If so, thank you! But can you do us a favor? Promote the heck out of them on your social media! The UMA's need all the support they can get to make them as relevant as possible to the fandom. https://t.co/LlsKIxUlZw

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　　受疫情影響導致停辦兩年的跨年獸聚——Cross Night Furry，順利在2022年底舉辦，也吸引59位同好前往參加。不僅有好壞交換禮物、抽獎、DJ音樂表演等節目，活動紀念品也十分精緻，令參加者們感到貼心。

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　　活動主軸——DJ音樂趴，由擔綱DJ三年的Timothy（蜥蜴）主控，以專業技巧使現場氣氛炒熱到高點，讓參加者們可以一同HIGH到跨年。

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　　主辦者刺刺表示，活動最初從自己開設的早餐店裡舉辦的小聚會，中間因故更換不少活動場地，到現在正式定名Cross Night Furry，一路走來有許多同好自發性擔任團隊成員規畫舉辦，讓整個獸聚能逐漸成形。

　　刺刺表示活動會持續舉辦，並規劃招募更多工作人員、尋找飯店作為之後的活動場地，並考慮新增更多內容與販售會，讓各地獸迷能一同來台中地區互相交流。

Mark Miner’s pre-2005 teacher photo, and screens from his more recent posts on social media.

Infiltration at VancouFur

Few places want to let a vocal pedophile feel at home, and that’s why Evil Unveiled made a page about Mark “Didaskalos” Miner and his endless quest for acceptance of pedophilia/pederasty/Boy Love. He’s been at it for decades, on places like the Boychat pedophile forum (where he posts as ScotusBaby). It gets tiny recognition like a category on a site to publicize “those who don’t demonize” pederasty.

Hopeless causes have their die-hards, and Miner is now trying to run panels at libraries and anime and fandom conventions, where he might reach supple young audiences that have their guard down. As a former teacher, he uses poetry and classic theater as a cover of legitimacy to harken back to his idea of a golden age — when men were men, boys were boys, and abuse between them wasn’t illegal yet.

Miner departs from basic definitions at the word Abuse. A core conceit of “Boy Love” is to split hairs about the folk conception of pedophiles violently raping children vs. “nicer,” less forceful coercive molesting. It’s a mental Olympics course in coy excuses. On his Boy-Love in the Classics group, Miner tells the other 2 members that he’s just for ACADEMIC DISCUSSION, and not actually pushing for acceptance… while doing exactly that for, well, himself.

For his plan to perform Boy-Love theater, Miner believes that tax-funded public spaces aren’t supposed to deny space to anyone over politics; so he counted it as a victory even if nobody came to see him at Mission Hills library in San Diego in February 2023.

His convention overtures succeeded with getting a panel in the official programming at VancouFur, on March 5, 2023. Context says it must have worked by omitting info provided by this article. The panel was late at night and marked not suitable for minors to separate it from con programming for parents and youth.

Miner’s furry con appearance stayed beneath public notice — did anyone go at all? — but it was just a start for his list of other cons he is targeting, furry and otherwise: A-Kon, Anime Boston, Anime Central, Anime Expo, Anime Los Angeles, Anime NYC, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Dragon Con, Fangaea, Isekai-Con, Metrocon, Necronomicon, Otakon, Paris Japan Expo, Ropecraft Chicago, Saboten-Con, Sakura-Con, Scottish Rite Temple, Tampa Fetish-Con, Thunder On the Mountain, and Youmacon. His furry con list started with Anthrocon, AnthrOhio, Furry Weekend Atlanta, Furlandia, Golden State Fur Con, and up to 30 cons in total. Maybe few of them would accept him, but should any host his belief that furries need to accept Boy Love to “GROW and FLOURISH”?

Scam and Threat 

Let’s emphasize that Miner isn’t part of this fandom. He’s skipping from place to place and looking for cracks to pry in.

An example of setting this up came with meager news notice in 2019 in the San Diego Reader, whose editor must have been out sick that day. Miner jumped on the bandwagon of library performing (citing Drag Queen Story Hour) to ride the coattails of harmless people who are just there to read nice stories. They’re not the same as each other, and you can tell because he keeps explaining the scamming, like someone desperate for attention.

• His “christian”, transphobe and TradCon (Traditional Conservative) stances give him strange bedfellows — even if they won’t admit it — like anti-Woke right-wingers who hate this fandom, and scandal-plagued churches that show TradCon beliefs in practice.
• Miner also admits “I have a Ph.D. in internet social engineering” (“trolling”), with a plan for schizo-posting on all sides of his intended controversy. It goes with being a vocal fan of far-right scammers like Andy Ngo and Milo Yiannopoulos. Miner compared himself to Milo as a “Performance Artist, who has been playing exactly the same game Milo is playing.” (Targeting furries was a death rattle of Milo’s deplatformed career.)
• This is the literal pedophile that the right wing accuses of targeting youth, and he isn’t a drag queen, he belongs to the right wing.

Bringing his scam to VancouFur inspired a few eagle-eyed furries to ask for help to make it news. It was a good idea to come to Dogpatch Press, because banning people or publishing warnings can have a price that other places can’t pay. The risk of frivolous litigation could involve lawsuits under the name Mark Miner.

Dogpatch Press can keep source confidentiality protected by law. Yes, even citizen bloggers are legally journalists for public interest. And unlike most conventions, Dogpatch Press has a history of winning in court against backlash for speech. Telling the truth has a high cost to defend it in court, but our money goes where our mouth is for reporting. We can report the story when conventions don’t.

Adding to this:

1) Defending against a lawsuit, even one you ultimately would win, costs money. You don’t get to just say “Well, I’ll win so I don’t have to do anything.”

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— Col. Boozy Badger (boozybadger@meow.social) (@BoozyBadger) March 13, 2023

VancouFur’s Response

Dogpatch Press reached out to VancouFur for comments, and heard back from a spokesfurry volunteer for the British Columbia Anthropomorphic Events Association (BCAEA):

“There was no tip submitted in writing or otherwise to the BCAEA, nor to any of the Vancoufur senior staff such as the chair or vice chair, regarding this individual prior to the 2023 event.

Didaskalos submitted his panel in the same manner that all our panels are submitted. There was a form, which asked for relevant information. Panels are approved on a case-by-case basis in the order they were submitted based on: time, subject, resources required, appeal, cost, programming space availability, and assuming the panel runner is in good standing with the BCAEA.”

Will he be welcome at Vancoufur in the future?

“This is a decision which needs to be made by the BCAEA board of directors. If you wish to make a formal complaint and supply the documentation you have, you may do so here: https://vancoufur.org/reporting-an-incident/ When a complaint is made, they will discuss the matter, review the documentation, and pass any decisions relevant to the matter to 2024’s relevant staff. If it is found that the person in question violates our AUP found here: https://vancoufur.org/acceptable-use-policy/ – they will not be welcome at Vancoufur.”

What to do?

Recall how Miner believes that tax-funded public spaces aren’t supposed to reject anyone over politics; and that lawsuits can be a risk for kicking people out of private spaces. This opens up cracks that people like him look for. If controversy happens, they may revel in it while insisting on getting in because they’re not illegal, while official response has to stay quiet.

Screening for creeps may even be structurally incompatible with volunteer-based, non-corporate sponsored events. Fan cons are not permanent institutions like schools, or operating for shareholder profit year-round. They’re one-weekend charity benefit social gatherings, that don’t own the space they rent, and only secure it as a low-cost volunteer thing. Creeps can get in by taking advantage of open, temporary volunteer based support.

There’s a legal precedent* covered by a Financial Times podcast about porn business (Hot Money episode 4). Websites usually aren’t responsible for what gets posted by users… until they start screening it. A leading adult website in the 1990’s worked to take down copyrighted Playboy images, but a few got through. Because they screened, they became liable when Playboy sued them, and it bankrupted them. If they had done nothing they would have been safer. Similar goes for furry cons screening people. How do they predict future incidents when screening only shows the past, and people without records can create the liability? Don’t consider liability to come from single banned people; it’s from screening itself. *Disclaimer: this is not legal advice.

So should Vancoufur have dropped Miner’s panel? Look for QUIET selection rather than a public ban if they’d known.

Another wrinkle is for creeps on staff; even if it’s hard to screen people, there’s also quietly dropping them. But when they’re high enough on staff or board to influence those decisions, that’s even worse than not formally screening, and maybe then the con’s existence itself should be questioned. (This happened with Rocky Mountain Fur Con’s cancellation). If staff show a priority to backlash at messengers and rant about cancel culture, they’re at the heart of the problem.

Creeps at cons are a problem that won’t go away easily. Think of it like a holistic challenge for the whole fandom to deplatform them, rather than expect one-weekend events to do it for you. Solutions could put a priority on problems with staff or official programming, not just the general attendance, using non-reactive and united community organizing and reporting.

Thankfully, this case may be more of an instructive example than a risk. It says that anyone can get in, even a pathetic Boy Lover who has to eat rice and carefully budget for $3 bus fares to travel, in hopes to grab crumbs of notoriety by performing to almost nobody. The best response is to let him starve.

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Article Content

• What Is A Fursuit?
• What Are Fursuit Accessories?
• Furry Badge
• Ring
• Collar
• Piercings
• Props
• Name Tag
• Cooling Vest
• Where Can I Buy Fursuit Accessories?
• How Expensive Are Fursuit Accessories?

1. Introduction
2. The Furry Fandom
3. What Are Fursonas?
4. 3 Famous People Who Are Suspiciously Like Furries
   1. Elon Musk
   2. Shakira
   3. Ariana Grande
5. Do All Furries Wear Fursuits?
6. Why Do People Create Fursonas?
7. Should You Create A Fursona?
8. Final Words

Introduction

In recent years, furries have taken social media by storm, and with this commotion comes the need to clarify what furries are and what they do.

Furry is a term describing people who are fond of anthropomorphic fictional characters. They do things like wear human clothes, speak like humans, walk on two legs, etc. The best example we can give is Sonic the Hedgehog is a popular fictional furry character.

Controversial ideas about furries are dominant in mainstream media. Due to this, there is a growing need to understand that furries at their core are just people who have an interest in anthropomorphic fictional animals.

The furry fandom has hobbies revolving around artwork related to furries. It includes creating digital art, cosplaying, creating fursuits, etc. You’d be surprised to learn more facts about the furry fandom and some famous people who are a part of it!

The Furry Fandom

The furry community, also known as the furry fandom, consists of individuals who express their individuality by relating themselves to an anthropomorphic fictional animal.

The community usually but not exclusively interact on discord servers, Facebook groups, and other social media platforms. The internet has allowed the furry fandom to connect with other like-minded individuals through various platforms.

In fact, the first furry community was formed in the 1990s when an online furry newsgroup came into being. Since then, the fandom has spread globally as numerous people have connected through mainstream media. 

Furries and the arts are very closely tied. Some furries like to draw (hence the plethora of digital art you can find online) while some furries like to write stories about fursonas. In essence, the furry fandom has a broad spectrum encompassing numerous talented people looking to express themselves through various art forms.

A Group Of Fursuiters

Image via Outfront Magazine

What Are Fursonas?

Even if you’re new to the fandom, you must have come across the term fursona. Well, what is a fursona, and why do people associate themselves with it?

A fursona is a furry-themed avatar that a person identifies with. The avatar has human traits which precisely depict the person. Many people also use a fursona as their primary display picture on social media platforms. 

Therefore, a fursona is a personalized anthropomorphic character created for the furry. These fursonas can also be an idealized version of a person or their digital mascot. 

Mainstream media continuously advocates for self-expression and individuality. Regardless, many people are not open to the idea of furries. It is due to the many misconceptions regarding the stereotype around furries.

Online communities tend to face criticism. Unfortunately, the furries are also a victim of negative comments. Over the years, many people have formulated misconceptions that furries sexualize anthropomorphic animal characters.

Due to this, numerous people dislike furries. However, critics tend to be mad about the most insignificant things. Therefore, it’s best to learn more about furries by joining their community, as they are the friendliest! 

In addition, some people like to believe that furries exclusively sexualize fursonas. However, fursonas are only a creative way to express individuality. Most people create a fursona to express their imagination, while others use it to introduce themselves to the furry community.

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"The artists had amazing response times and were constantly updating me on my piece" Clara Draw My Fursona 3 Famous People Who Are Suspiciously Like Furries

Furries are a part of a growing community that likes to express themselves with different forms of art relating to anthropomorphic animal characters. Many furries connect through Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and Instagram.

But you’d be surprised to know about some famous people who are a part of this community. Here are four famous people you probably didn’t know were furries.

Elon Musk

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You probably didn’t think that the pioneer of international space travel was a furry! Elon Musk, the chief engineer of SpaceX, is known to be a self-described fur-curious.

In a casual conversation, Musk took to Twitter to talk about furries. However, when a user asked if he belonged to the furry community, Musk denied it. Shortly afterward, he said that he might even be fur-curious. Of course this was probably a satirical comment made by the new owner of Twitter but it’s always fun to imagine. 

This could be due to the people not responding well to his tweets. But we can get the hint that he doesn’t want to be crucified for being a furry on the internet! But we have yet to find out more about his fursona.

Elon Musk

Image via BBC

Shakira

Shakira, the queen of Latin music, is indeed a furry! This pop star released a music video for her song “She Wolf” in 2011. This song talks about letting your inner wolf out at night.

Many people refused to focus on the lyrics until she explained that she was talking about transforming into a wolf. Years later, during the Super Bowl performance with Jennifer Lopez, Shakira dressed in a red outfit, boots, and a wristband, twinning with her Zootopia character named Gazelle.

Zootopia features anthropomorphic fictional characters, including Gazelle, that bear a resemblance to Shakira. Shakira even confirmed that she identified with Gazelle, her fursona.

She said, “I just felt I needed identification with it, and I said to them, ‘Listen, this is me. Gazelle is me. I’m in. You can hire me now if you want!”

But Shakira has not faced backlash for identifying herself with Gazelle. Surprisingly, the Twitter audience appreciated her tweets and continued supporting Shakira. While she has never explicitly said that she is a furry, the evidence makes some pretty strong suggestions.

Shakira

Image via The Hollywood Reporter

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"My artist worked tirelessly on my reference sheet despite several complete revisions of the piece" Craig Draw My Fursona Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande, a pop icon indeed, belongs to the furry fandom! At best, she projects her inner furry on various events by wearing cat ears and furry outfits. Many furries also suspect that she may be a closet furry, as she hasn’t commented on the speculations yet. 

However, liking furry posts on social media, licensing cat-ear headsets, and wearing furry outfits may be subtle hints of being supportive of the furry fandom. Regardless, she’s garnering the attention of furries as her fans continue to dress up in fursuits!

Ariana Grande

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Do All Furries Wear Fursuits?

According to a 2007 survey, only about 26% of people attending a furry convention owned a fursuit, while 30% reported having worn one. 

Another survey consisting of 2000 furries concluded that only about 25% of furries dress up in a fursuit. That leaves you wondering what 75% of people do if they do not wear a fursuit. 

Well, the furry community is a diverse group with different forms of art as expression. Therefore, it is wrong to assume that all furries wear fursuits.

The furry fandom has numerous ways of expressing individuality, creativity, and fondness. This includes having a digital fursona, clothing, or even accessories. However, having a fursona is one of the most common ways of self-representation in the furry fandom.

Why Do People Create Fursonas?

The furry fandom is an ever-growing community with thousands of members. In this large community, members must have different self-representation ideas, which becomes increasingly difficult. Fursonas are a fantastic way to represent yourself at conventions.

Besides this, many people create fursonas to express their imagination. They don’t intend on using the fursona but simply create them as food for thought, while others make fursonas to bring their character to life by turning them into a fursuit.

In addition to this, the growing community of furries has increased the demand for fursonas. Therefore, many artists make a collection of fursonas to earn a commission. As a result, the artists in the community are able to make decent money by utilizing their creative skills.

Should You Create a Fursona?

Fursonas are a fun way of expression, creativity, and self-representation. Even if you’re not an active part of the furry community, having a fursona solely for yourself can be a fun way of associating oneself with fictional characters!

The best part about fursonas is that you can customize them according to your liking! All you have to do is share the details about your fursona.

Choose colors, species, names, and poses. Next, an artist will create a draft of your fursona for you to review. If you want to make changes, you can request edits.

Once satisfied with the design, you can receive your finished fursona at your email address!

Final Words

It is time to unlearn the misconceptions about fursonas and embrace your inner furry! With numerous platforms accommodating the furry fandom, you can now easily become a part of the community by joining an online group.

If famous people like Shakira are openly furry, it’s thought-provoking for closet furries to join the fandom now because being a furry does not come with rules. If you’re fond of anthropomorphic animal characters, you simply count as a furry!

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　　由臺灣毛毛文化交流協會主辦的第六屆《以茶會毛—偵探之宴》於3月12日在高雄駁二藝術特區落幕。本次活動以「偵探之宴」為主題，將參加者們分成偵探與怪盜兩大陣營，透過參與活動以爭取特殊頭銜。《偵探之宴》更擴大與高雄捷運的合作，首次將活動地點擴及捷運站點，參加者們在參與「偵探怪盜城市尋寶」活動時需親臨指定捷運站，觀察站內外裝置藝術解出謎題以獲得積分。在閉幕式上，主辦方也按照往例公布了下一屆的活動主題——「冒險盛宴」，期望明年與獸迷們再度相見。

毛毛大合照。圖／以茶會毛官方提供

　　《以茶會毛—偵探之宴》於3月11、12日在高雄駁二藝術特區舉辦，活動主題為「偵探之宴」，參加者們在報名時可選擇加入偵探或怪盜其中一方，陣營成員們需積極參加「偵探怪盜大進擊」、「偵探怪盜大追捕」、「偵探怪盜城市尋寶」等活動，在駁二藝術特區與高雄捷運多個站內捕捉毛毛們的身影或參與實境解謎以取得活動積分，整場活動結束時累積最多積分的偵探與怪盜即可分別取得「偵探長」與「幻影怪盜」的稱號，而積分最多的陣營則為本屆活動的冠軍陣營。

活動開幕式上Wannabeast的開場表演。圖／傑克

　　在「偵探怪盜大進擊」中，參加者們須穿著符合偵探或怪盜的服裝出席活動即可獲得積分，而超級贊助者與贊助者更可前往「毛毛咖啡廳」享用餐點，並賺取額外的活動積分。活動二日皆開放的「偵探怪盜大追捕」則要求參加者們分別捕捉官方指定的偵探、怪盜毛毛身影，將尋找到的毛毛參加證編號輸入系統以獲得點數。「偵探怪盜城市尋寶」則是活動第二日的其中一項重點，參加者們需搭乘捷運至生態園區、後驛等站進行實境解謎，透過系統上給予的線索解出謎題取得分數。在城市尋寶中，偵探、怪盜各自皆有六道不同的謎題，當六道謎題都被解出後便會出現第七道謎題，雙方陣營的參加者須共同合作才能解出第七道謎題，拼湊出「NEXT ADVENTURE」的字樣，呼應著下一屆的活動主題。

偵探陣營的最後一題。圖／傑克

　　獲得「幻影怪盜」稱號的雷斯哈格表示，偵探怪盜大追捕的活動相當有趣，一邊拍照以外還能順道「竊取」毛毛們的參加者編號；城市尋寶中有些謎題雖難以理解出題者的邏輯，但大多皆能與朋友們合作解出正確答案。他認為，活動整體而言非常不錯，然仍有些地方可再加強，如官方在大追捕活動的說明上並未提及要將毛毛們的編號輸入至報名系統中，且在「毛毛捷運」這項活動中，活動場刊上僅寫出活動時間，詳細集合地點與出發時間仍須上官網查看才能知道，讓他看得一頭霧水。此外，毛毛捷運與閉幕式的銜接過於緊湊，也讓他從美麗島站趕回活動主會場時，早已錯過了偵探長與幻影怪盜的頒獎典禮。

幻影怪盜的獎盃。圖／雷斯哈格提供

來回捷運站與活動會場的毛毛專車。圖／傑克

　　來自美國，初次參加我國獸迷聚會的Tarqin則表示，參加者們對於外國參加者都很熱情，而活動地點靠近市中心，相對於他之前在國外參加過的聚會而言也更加方便。總的來說，這次的活動讓他玩的非常盡興，也讓他更加了解了高雄這座城市。

　　當提及城市尋寶活動，主辦人冰羽貓表示，為了讓更多海外與外縣市參加者更認識活動的起源地高雄，以茶會毛此次特地與高雄捷運公司一同規畫城市尋寶的活動，讓參加者們除了能參與活動外，也能欣賞到高雄各地風光與捷運站內的裝置藝術。除了城市尋寶外，本次以茶會毛依然延續前幾屆舉辦了毛毛捷運，獸裝扮演者們在指定時段中得穿著毛毛前往美麗島站拍攝大合照。主辦方也邀請由獸迷自發組成的Wannabeast舞蹈團隊在舞台上進行表演，並與高雄捷運人員一同舉辦有獎徵答。冰羽貓也指出，在場除了主辦單位、高雄捷運公司的成員外，也有關注活動許久的地方立法委員到現場給予支持，顯示活動舉辦至今以來已受到政府、民間各單位的肯定。

美麗島站與高雄捷運合作的表演。圖／傑克

　　以茶會毛舉辦至今已有六屆，《偵探之宴》為原先預計於2021年舉辦的五周年紀念活動，因疫情影響而推遲至今年舉辦。為了紀念以茶會毛五周年，主辦方特別推出紀念一卡通，參加者可持過去活動的五張參加證向主辦單位兌換。以茶會毛自第一屆以來規模不斷擴大，報名人數更有了成足的成長，由前一屆活動的595位增加至今年的1040位，遠超主辦單位的預期。對此，冰羽貓特別在場刊上感謝參加者們長期以來對於活動的支持，也希望能透過以茶會毛，讓世界各地的參加者更加了解台灣的毛毛文化。

活動閉幕式。圖／傑克

毛毛捷運大合照。圖／以茶會毛官方提供

温哥华兽展Vancoufur间遭恶意警报，引起恐慌

There’s a new CGI animated series coming soon, according to Animation World Network: “Apple TV+ just released a trailer for Eva the Owlet, a new animated kids and family series based on the New York Times bestselling Scholastic book series Owl Diaries by award-winning author Rebecca Elliott. The series premieres globally on Friday, March 31. The show follows Eva, a creative, cheeky owlet who lives next door to her best friend, Lucy, in the woodland world of Treetopington. With big ideas and an even bigger personality, Eva goes on high-flying adventures, expressing herself in her journal along the way!” The article has a link to the show trailer on YouTube as well.

image c. 2023 Apple TV+

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My Furry Neighbour

Timberborn

 

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Bearly Furcasting S3E47 - Time Shift

Breaking Ground for Cambodian Furries Feat. Reachea [FABP E30] ---- We’ve been to Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Now, we’re adding Cambodia to that list! Join us as we talk about growing in Cambodia, drawing art with just a nail, and breaking ground in the Cambodian furry fandom. You’re tuning into the Fox and Burger Podcast, where we bring you closer to the Asian side of the furry fandom one episode at a time. ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Teaser 00:30 Intro 01:16 Reachea introduction 08:54 Getting into the fandom 12:29 Growing up in Cambodia 18:53 University studies 23:36 Getting into art 32:54 Art Inspirations 38:30 How Cambodia views artists 43:02 Challenges with art 45:51 Webcomics 51:22 Does Cambodia know what furry is? 54:35 Breaking ground 58:48 Small furcons in Asia 1:01:45 Other Cambodian furry artists 1:05:59 Advice and final thoughts 1:07:15 Social Media and outro ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner Reachea: https://twitter.com/NotABlindWolf https://www.instagram.com/dragonicwolf/ ---- Footage Credit: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/ https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki https://christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/pre2000/rvu-balto.html https://www.deviantart.com/dannyd1997/art/My-Classic-Cartoon-Network-wallpaper-801440259 https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/a-walk-through-hmong-history https://www.sbs.com.au/language/vietnamese/en/podcast-episode/2017-vietnamese-refugee-story-competition/nyntsrbj4 https://www.ishopping.pk/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-2016-10-16gb-black-t580-price-in-pakistan.html https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wacom-cintiq-22hd-21-5-interactive-pen-display-black/7353054.p?skuId=7353054&intl=nosplash https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wacom-intuos-graphic-drawing-tablet-for-mac-pc-chromebook-android-small-with-software-included-black/6196636.p?skuId=6196636 https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1634696/0 https://www.facebook.com/MumuTheLion https://www.deviantart.com/mumuthelion/art/Dungeon-Island-011-324626615 https://www.deviantart.com/mumuthelion/art/Dungeon-Island-010-324626475 https://twitter.com/arashi_takemoto/ https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1058384/en https://twitter.com/NullGhost_Art https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1007556/ https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/3576258/ https://www.theodysseyonline.com/talk-about-garfield-comic-second https://screenrant.com/every-confirmed-playable-character-marvels-avengers/ https://www.screendaily.com/box-office/thor-ragnarok-scores-108m-international-debut/5123707.article https://wallpapersden.com/poster-of-avengers-endgame-movie-wallpaper/ https://www.rd.com/list/disney-characters-surprising-facts/?trkid=soc-rd-pinterest https://wallpapercave.com/w/hCFeW7X https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2021/08/12/one-piece-character-descriptions/ https://www.mobileadvance.com/msi-mascot-dragon-medium/ http://www.ednything.com/2016/06/taiwan-excellence-experience-zone.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman https://www.deviantart.com/physen/gallery https://www.chinaimportal.com/blog/cambodia-clothing-textiles-manufacturers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XsqSaF6Sn4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBa_TpOh7zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMBFSGVi1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16dr1YfGLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CSNdwY71Cs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtowzQK1gnY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKuOIqcwGdE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9lmhBYB11U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=houAPM62j0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5yYYGGlls Other pictures and video provided by Pixabay, and guests and hosts' personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Drown Me Out - YVEN ---- The Fox and Burger Podcast is one segment of our production house, Fox and Burger Productions. The podcast’s goal is twofold: 1, to know more about the Asian furry fandom; and 2, compare and contrast the Asian fandom with the Western one. If you have a guest that you would like to see on the show, please PM us! We will also take questions for our guests, so don’t miss this opportunity to know some amazing furs.

”专门“封锁兽迷？推特封锁贴文引热议

But not that Fox and Hare. Or that fox and… rabbit. This is something all together different. Cartoon Brew recently told us about Fox and Hare Save the Forest, a new CGI feature in production now from European director Mascha Halberstad. “The film’s screenplay was adapted by Fabie Hulsebos from the Vos en Haas en de Bosbaas book series from author Sylvia VandenHeede and illustrator Thé Tjong-Khing. Halbersted and Dutch production company Submarine previously adapted the property as an animated series in 2018… In the film, Fox and Hare become distressed when they find their friend Owl has disappeared. Together with a group of woodland creatures, they set out to track down the missing bird, but instead find that their forest has been flooded by a giant lake that wasn’t there the day before. Unsure if Owl’s disappearance and the floodwaters are somehow related, the animals must embark on a crazy adventure to find their friend before the rising water overtakes the forest.” The film-makers hope to finish production and release the film later this year. As usual, no word yet on if there will be distribution in North America.

image c. 2023 Submarine

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We know intriguingly little about Good Morning Kevin… other than the fact it’s a popular meme phrase on the Internet. But this is something different: A new animated series created by Andrew Gordon, a 20-year veteran of Pixar. Now he’s started his own animation studio, Songchain. At their Twitter site, you can see lots of sketches of Kevin the bear interacting with various alien creatures — and a quick teaser of the new series showing Kevin animated in CGI. They tell us it’s coming out this May. We’ll let you know when we find out more!

image c. 2023 Songchain

The Furry Switch. When do you have it on, and when do you turn it down?

Join Roo, Nuka, Kilk, and Vaos as they talk about when to be/not to be a Furry.





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Intro: RetroSpecter – Cloud Fields (RetroSpecter Mix). USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Century Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth.


First Break: Airline - Geographer, Creative Commons 2019.


Second Break:Mystery Skulls – Ghost. USA: Warner Bros Records, 2011. Used with permission.


Third Break: Hyun Yang - Starship, Argofox, Creative Commons 2019.


Closing: Cloud Fields (RetroSpecterChill Remix), USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. S10 Episode 6 – Furry Switch - The Furry Switch. When do you have it on, and when do you turn it down? - Join Roo, Nuka, Kilk, and Vaos as they talk about when to be/not to be a Furry. - NOW LISTEN! SHOW NOTES PATREON LOVE The following people have decide

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Moobarkfluff! Taebyn and Bearly have a great time this week.  We tell jokes, have some bad puns, head to Raynes Transfurmation Lab, get a movie review from Cheetaro, and Taebyn relates a moralistic story for us.  So join us for whatever it is we do here on the show.  You will hate yourself in the morning if you don't! Moobarkfluff!

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Bearly Furcasting S3E46 - A Plethora of Hilarity

We just learned about a new graphic novel series for young readers, from Henry Holt and Company. The Surviving The Wild series is based on actual events with real animals “in the wondrous but hazardous wilds”. First up is Surviving The Wild: Sunny The Shark, by Remy Lai. “Sunny the Shark is a fearsome predator. As the oceanic whitetip shark searches for her next meal, a chatty school of pilot fish trails behind, cleaning her in exchange for food crumbs. But when Sunny mistakes a plastic ring for prey and it gets caught around her fin, she soon struggles to hunt. Will she be able to break free and find food before winter sets in?” It’s available now in hardcover from MacMillan.

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