In what is believed to have been a last-ditch attempt to secure their legacy, the 2013 Archons secretly commissioned designs for a symbol that would represent the Ftoo as The Park's official currency. That is the conclusion of a month-long joint investigation by reporters from The Mammalian Daily and The Avian Messenger, the results of which were released today. According to the investigators, the 2013 Archons intended to move forward with a … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2014—Massive crowd greets opening of Park’s Otter Ice Slide
An enthusiastic crowd gathered this afternoon to witness the 2014 opening of The Park's Otter Ice Slide. The Slide, which is the favourite recreational venue of The Park’s Otter families, operates annually from January 6 until March 13. But today marked the first time it had been open since January 10 of last year, when the Department of Well-Being and Safety shut it down following the accident suffered by Boldizsar Vidra. On January 9, Vidra … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—Blandine Okapi: “Sortition gives us a coalition of the unwilling and unable.”
Former Archon Transition Team (ATT) member Blandine Okapi is taking some heat for her most recent remarks about sortition and the annual selection of government in The Park. In an op-ed piece published in The Ruminant Free Press yesterday, Okapi calls the process of sortition, which has been the only method used to select The Park’s 35 Archons, "a ridiculous idea" and says bluntly, "All it does is give us a coalition of the unwilling and … [Read all...]
OTD in 2015—Interview with Thisbe, Part I: “Life is what happens after the credits roll.”
A partial transcript of the Mammalian Daily Radio (TMD Radio) interview with Thisbe, hosted by Winsell Tamarin and broadcast live December 3, 2014, appears below. Please note, this transcript has been edited due to space limitations. WT: Welcome, Thisbe. It's a great privilege to talk to you today. T: Thank you, Winsell. It's a privilege to be here. WT: I'd like to start off, if you don't mind, by addressing some of your fans' concerns about … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2017—Thank you, thank you, thank you, and goodnight: Barkettes at work on memoir
Thisbe and the Barkettes are at work on a memoir, according to the gossip web site headsNtales. In a post dated today, the site's co-founder Hortencia Guacamayo writes that she spoke to a musician … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2019—Dewi Rhinoceros: The Mammalian Daily’s choice for Animal of the Year
BREAKING NEWS The Mammalian Daily has chosen former Chief Archon Dewi Merpatee Rhinoceros as its 2018 Animal of the Year. At a press conference at noon today, TMD managing editor Orphea Haas … [Read All About It Here...]
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Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
