NEWS FLASH! Chew on this: Ticket sales for the first concert in Thisbe and the Barkettes' " Bring Your Own Bone," tour go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this morning at the Ancient, Open-Air Theatre. In a text sent this morning at 6:00 a.m., the band's manager Hilde Blaft confirmed that the first batch of tickets will be available for purchase today. "Overjoyed to announce 1st concert date May8@Ancient Open-Air Theatre. Tix on sale@10 am.," the text … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 2015—Gossip site: SplotchWatch site shut down, owner arrested this morning
The controversial web site SplotchWatch has been shut down and its owner arrested, according to the gossip site headsNtales. In a 10.00 a.m. posting, the gossip site said it had confirmation from The Park Police Force’s Specist and Hate Crimes Unit (SHCU) that Raimundo Zorro, the site's owner, was being held in custody until a court date was set. The Mammalian Daily reported in December that Zorro's site had been under police surveillance for … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—We owe our quick success to the fast pace of Park life: KwikLiks owner
It's been almost a year since Maitea Behi opened the doors of KwikLiks, The Park's first—and so far, only—"flash" groomer. But what a year it's been. "We opened at the end of April and we had a bit of a slow start, what with the warm weather taking its sweet time to arrive and being up against a number of established groomers," she says. Nevertheless, Behi was determined to ride out the lean times, even though, with the financial burden of a … [Read all...]
OTD in 2015—Economy forces Animals to work as “domestics” outside Park
The sluggish economy is taking its toll on the professional and personal lives of Park citizens. "The situation is dire," says Dr. Anneliese Cissa, head of the Livingstone School of Economics and Social Science at the University of West Terrier and author of a new report on the economy entitled, "Seeking Greener Pastures: The Exodus of the Unwilling and Able." The report, which analyzed economic and employment data gathered by The Park's … [Read all...]
More Park News
OTD in 2013—Polar Bears’ Poetry Picnic: an exercise in restraint…and haiku
Poems in the air Tulips rise up from the ground Spring is here at last! With tensions running high in The Park this Spring, organizers of annual Park functions could be forgiven for dreading the very … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2017—Travel ban will hurt our students, art school director tells Archons
The director of the Hani Gajah School of Art has made a heartfelt plea to the Archons: don't restrict Animals' travel outside The Park. In an open letter published across Park media, Nolwazi Indlovu … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2012—Literary mag sets up shop, tells Animals not to submit work
Our newest literary magazine has issued a curious invitation to The Park's creative community: please read us, but don't try to write for us. Grains of Truth, a journal that describes itself as "the … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood