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...]
Breaking News
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...]
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, including a period of time during which they sequestered themselves in the Burrow Theatre, the 2013 Archons finally agreed on a number of conditions for staging the "new" Mating Dance. One of those conditions was the presence of professionals and … [Read all...]
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 ages." At an emotional press conference this morning, WMPSAP president Kalliope Sun Bear revealed that early last week, she and the leader of another Park environmental group (whom she declined to name) were made aware of Chief Archon Klarissa … [Read all...]
More Park News
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...]
OTD in 2015—Barkettes’ set list disappears from theatre moments after concert ends
BREAKING NEWS The set list for the May 8 concert of Thisbe and the Barkettes, held at the Ancient, Open-Air Theatre, has gone missing. According to theatre security, the list was affixed to the … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2017—DWBS “disappointed” that Mating Dance selfie warnings not heeded
For the second year in a row, selfies and other photos of Park Animals that were taken during last Friday's Mating Dance have been posted on the internet. "It appears that our repeated warnings to … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
