The Japanese animated feature "Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space", featuring what has been described as a parody of Hello Kitty as a chain-smoking, foul-mouthed hooker in a "Star Wars" universe, is starting a general U.S. theatrical art-theater release. It has already been playing at art theaters in cities like Los Angeles and Cleveland for the past year, so who knows what the difference is? Here is a review from "LA Weekly" magazine:

Chistopher Bair, proprieter of the PlanetFur website has posted a criticism of the Ursa Major Awards:

"The 2003 Ursa Major Award nominees are out. And 2003 really shows off why these awards are never taken seriously. Nevermind that they're just a website promotion for the future awards (you really see any of the winners putting "Ursa Major Award Winning _blank_" on their publications?), but I'd be surprised if anyone really showed up to the award ceremonies.

Let's point out the big problems, shall we? I've already made a declaration for new categories to make these even remotely worthwhile for the Furry Fandom. The current UM awards present awards (last I checked, just a framed "WINNER" item, no statues, no plaques, nothing that anyone really would want to hang on a wall or put on a shelf) for Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture, TV Series, Novel, Short Story, Other Literary Work, Comic Book, Comic Strip, Fanzine, Published Illustration and Game."

Amazon.com has just created a "So you'd like to ... Support the Ursa Major Awards" page. It is clearly intended to help promote sales of the Furry books and DVDs that Amazon.com carries, but that is really no different from the s-f book publishers that blurb their books "Hugo Award winner" -- they are more interested in selling their books than in promoting the Awards. But it all helps. If Amazon.com's writeup leads people to the Ursa Major website, which has links to Furry fanzines and other nominees within Furry fandom, it will be much better PR for Furry fandom than another "Vanity Fair" article.

The gray wolf is now officially a big game animal in Idaho, although no one will be taking shots at the endangered species anytime soon.

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Califur is poised to be the Best Furry Con to ever Happen in Southern California, we have more guests then cons twice our size, and that means more fun for you, however, now we need your help, we need all of you to register for Califur, go online, or mail us a check, and we also need you to book your hotel rooms, sooner rather then later, its also a matter that Early Registration Closes on May 10th 2004, at that point the price goes up from 35 to 45 Dollars so do Califur a Favor and Register Early!