Very saddened today to learn of the passing of Marshall Anthony Woods-known to old-school plushies and furries as "Ostrich" and "Rain Gryphon"-on 19 September 2024. xolo was one of the first people I met in the fandom 30 years ago, and we'd been friends ever since ( Read more... )

OTD 30 years ago - right this very minute, in fact - I was watching The Lion King for the very first time. And I would go again to the second afternoon matinee at 3PM! The tickets are kind of faded now, but you can see the times on them if you really squint. 🙂


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So I was killing time on WikiFur the other day, and just by accident, I was completely surprised to discover that someone I apparently don't even know created an article about me! Just for shits and giggles, I'd done a general search for 'plushlover', and this came up ( Read more... )

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I doubt I'll ever have a love-at-first-sight crush as strong as I had for young Nick Wilde, but little Zabivaka here has come awfully close!


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Walt Disney's "Bambi" was released 74 years ago today, but I missed a more personal related anniversary earlier in 2016. This past April marked 50 years since I first saw "Bambi" in the theater. (Actually the only time I've seen it on the big screen ( Read more... )

I don't have enough superlative adjectives in my vocabulary to describe Zootopia.

One noun will suffice, though - masterpiece.

It is a furry parable that will make you laugh, break your heart, inspire you, and give you hope that we all may yet be redeemed.

Without a doubt, one of the best movies I have ever seen.
 

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), "Foxes Practicing the Art of Shapeshifting," 1840s.


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I don't know why I never converted my old Hi8 camcorder footage of ConFurence 6 (1995) to a digital format before. It was my very first con, after all. I guess maybe one reason I didn't bother is that there isn't much of it - only about 5 minutes' worth. I of course intended to take a lot more videos, but I quickly found other things to do at the ( Read more... )

The most awesome pro sports mascot in the world is, of course, a DEER!

I'm not a basketball fan at all (in fact I can't recall watching even one game in its entirety in my whole adult life), but I could watch Bango here forever.


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