A day after the most successful and best-attended Agrarian Jubilee in history, a menacing question hangs in the air: is the annual celebration becoming too politicized? Organizers of the event, which marks the beginning of The Park's growing season, sniff at the suggestion. "I see no evidence of that [politicization] at all," said Miriam Wapiti, the celebration's chief organizer, at a post-event party. "With the numbers we get, there will … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2016—Beasts of Burden surprise farmers, tech companies with offer of pub for meeting
The Beasts of Burden have offered their pub, The Draft, as the venue for a meeting—or a series of meetings—of The Park's farmers and technology companies. And they're hoping their offer is one the two warring groups will not refuse. The wildly popular band made the offer through their manager, Ignatius Herder, on the Yannis Tavros radio show yesterday afternoon. It was as much of a surprise to him, Herder said, as it was to Tavros. Herder, … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—Eggie and The Pigs, Weather Makers pull out of Anixi Agrarian Jubilee
Eggie and The Pigs will not be opening Friday's Anixi Agrarian Jubilee. In an announcement posted on the group's web site, Eggie said the group did not feel it could perform at the event due to the tension between The Park's farmers and technology companies. "Our farmers are our most precious resource. We cannot, in all conscience, perform at an event that celebrates the beginning of the growing season if our farmers are not there. That would … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—Month Without Metaphor’s Mid-Term Report: no gold stars this year
The mid-month statistics are in for Park media's third annual Month Without Metaphor (MWM) and organizers say they won't be giving out any gold stars this year unless things change significantly in the coming weeks. "I'm surprised by these statistics. I thought we'd gotten our message across, but there's a significant degree of slippage that's occurred and I find it distressing," organizer Alvin Tinamou said minutes after the report was … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2013—Mating Dance offers first look at Archons’ modernization plan
The presence of staff from the Extinction Anxiety Clinic at this month's Mating Dance offered citizens a glimpse of the 2013 Archons' modernization plan for The Park. After weeks of negotiations, … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2017—WMPSAP shuts down Kuttu scheme to import weather for Agrarian Jubilee
BREAKING NEWS: Less than a week before the annual Anixi Agrarian Jubilee, the Weather Makers, Producers and Sellers Alliance of The Park has averted what its leaders are calling a "disaster for the … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2012—Central Bank warns against short-term interest rate hikes
In a statement issued this morning, the Central Bank of The Park warned financial institutions against offering high, short-term interest rates to their estivating clients. "It is not in the … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
