Inflatable bunnies, street fairs, Furry Fuel – can we have it all together? Newsdump (4/24/15)
by Patch O'Furr
Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag. Tips are always welcome.
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Mainstream sightings
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BBC’s “The Why Factor?” will air a Furry story.
“Why do we project our emotions onto animals?” gives a 4-minute clip. Flayrah has air times for the 18-minute piece.
Growing community of ‘furries’ finds acceptance on campus.
USA Today does “not THOSE furries” apologism.
Meet the Club: The furries.
A 10-member club got a short notice in the student newspaper of Washtenaw Community College in Michigan.
San Francisco’s How Weird Street Fair is this weekend.
The promo vid flashes furries at 0:59, 1:17, and 1:25. For several years, fur meets at this cool event have marked the start of street fair season in the SF Bay. It’s the best occasion for my favorite thing, street fursuiting.
On the same day as the fair… Blow-Up: a gallery show of inflatable art.
Not a big news item, but I was taken by the pink bunnies. Artist Momoyo Torimitsu gives a down-to-earth statement on her site.