C. Astrid H. Ant, Head of The Park's Ant Security and Intelligence Service (ASIS), will replace Chief Archon Raymond H. Mink as speaker at the 2016 University of West Terrier Open House on January 29, it was announced today. Mink bowed out of the speaking engagement on January 17, a day after he was sworn in as 2016 Chief Archon, explaining that he felt his focus should be on governing at this time. In a brief statement that appeared on the … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 2015—Whistlepig sidelined this year by effects of 2014 premature awakening: rumour
Wyatt Whistlepig, Jr. may not be well enough to attend this year's Groundhog Day ceremonies, according to a recent post on the gossip web site headsNtales. The site quotes a friend of Whistlepig, who claims the chief organizer of The Park’s Groundhog Day celebrations has not been well since last year's shadow controversy occurred. "He was forced to stay awake in order to deal with the whole mess surrounding the prognostication. He meant to … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—All bets are off: Park Police shut down betting on POPS’ prognostication
Pop-up betting booths aimed at encouraging Park Animals and Humans to cash in on the Groundhog Day prognostication of 2017 POPS Ditmar Bosmarmot have been shut down, Park Police announced today. At a press conference this morning, Gareth Shepherd, Park Police Inspector and president of the Federation of Canine Security Workers (FCSW), announced that his unit shut down fourteen such pop-ups scattered across The Park. As yet, however, Park Police … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—Just(ice) what was said: Augustus Dindon presides over his seventeenth swearing-in ceremony
With a nod to the stability that tradition affords, the swearing-in ceremony of the 2016 Archons was presided over by Mr. Justice Augustus Dindon of The Park's Superior Court. This was the seventeenth consecutive swearing-in ceremony over which Justice Dindon has presided. Wearing traditional judicial garb, The Park's most notorious magistrate asked each of the 35 new Archons to swear to "represent to the best of my ability and without … [Read all...]
More Park News
OTD in 2015—Burrow Theatre splinter group establishes New Harmony Theatre
BREAKING NEWS A small group of actors and playwrights from The Park's Burrow Theatre is planning to open a new performance area known as The New Harmony Theatre. In an official statement released … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2017—Outgoing Chief Archon Raymond Mink: “Anger is the preserve of the powerless.”
CHIEF ARCHON RAYMOND MINK: THE EXIT INTERVIEW In his only exit interview, The Park's 2016 Chief Archon, Raymond Mink, whose term ended today, told The Mammalian Daily that he believes that, to some … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2014—Names of 2014 Archons announced this morning
The names of the 35 Animals who will form The Park’s 2014 government have been released. In accordance with Section 127, subsection XII, of The Park’s Constitution, the list of new Archons was posted … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
