This hit me via a mailing list I am on. Absolutely ace. It also gets funnier towards the end so stick with it. I wonder: which one are you more like? Courtesy of The Website is Down.
Filed under: culture, news | Tags: culture, furries, furry, internet, londontube, Metro, news, newspaper, secondlife, subculture
So I couldn’t help smiling reading the Metro* on the Tube this morning** when I came across this piece on Furries. Yes, Furries in the Metro.
It neatly explains and quite successfully normalises the motivations behind the human desire to dress as an animal and hang around with others who like the same.
It even gives readers some tips on furry lingo. Says the piece:
A common misconception about furries is they want to have sex with real animals. This confusion often comes from hardcore sites which contain sketches of a half-man, half-zebra figure having sex with a lion or orgies of lesbian wolves. Others describe the beauty of busty cows and curvy, doe-eyed donkeys. However, this is an unfair reflection – furries are far more interested in the idea of humans and animals ‘as one’.
Of course, Furries have been a big part of online cultures for a long long time, and they are very visible in places like Second Life.
But I am tempted to check out the furry meets, especially the world’s largest furmeet which, according to the article, takes place in Pittsburgh. Around 4,000 furries are expected at Anthrocon, next week.
I especially like this comment from one of the contributors, FoxB:
I know of relationships that evolve in the furry community between two people but I just like dressing up and looking like a prat. It makes me happy.
Nice to see the Metro shining a light on the furry fellas.
*The Metro is the free newspaper every commuter in urban areas across the UK know and sometimes love.
**Despite many irritating delays today.
***Image from the Metro. I love the bunny at the end fiddling with his/her head.
Filed under: video | Tags: floppy, music, radiohead, retro, starwars, technology, video
Two videos have caught eye this week, both of which use old gear to (re)create music. The first was a late entry to a Radiohead competition to remix “Nude” from their album In Rainbows. James Houston’s video was too late to qualify, which is a great shame. Says Houston:
Based on the lyric (and alternate title) “Big Ideas: Don’t get any” I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they’re trying their best to do something that they’re not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there.
The second is Stars Wars played on a floppy. Yes, played on a floppy. Wonderful.
