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Well now we can move on to the part of the election where the centrist Democrats graciously accept their defeat and support the progressive primary winner for the good of party, state and country

So apparently some Hollywood reject is trying to trademark the most common word in the fandom: fursona. This impacts every furry and more importantly fursuit makers because they're trying to trademark it under Class 25 (Clothing / Robes) which includes costumes and subsequently fursuits.

USPTO trademark application for Fursona

Today we would like to recognize Ken Sample aka Ken Cougar. A Black man who is credited with creating and coining the term "Fursona". While drawing one of his "Exotics" Ken drew a Cougar character that looked strikingly like himself. Attendees of this conference also wanted their own characters!

a drawing by ken sample of the character ken cougarKen cougar on a Ken Sample portfolio #1. Ken cougar is inbetween two female furries. On the left is a fox and on the right is a cheetah! There are other drawings scattered in the backroundBild

*standing up on the plane* I don’t know how many of you are familiar with the Italian power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. They recorded a series of concept albums that make up The Emerald Sword Saga and the Dark Secret Saga. The Emerald Sword Saga is primarily concerned with the Warrior of Ice and hi

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*standing up on the plane* ok you Protestant fucks prepare to get scared because I’m about to tell you what’s real. Hail Holy Queen our light our sweetness and our hopes. To Thee to we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Tu

Pretty standard expository shot from Event Horizon (2000). What interests me here is the amount of *stuff* in the frame. The criss cross desk, the background doors, things on the table, the multi-planes of staging. Even the beloved filmmakers of our era now seem to work in completely sterile spaces.

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