The executive committee of Park media's annual Month Without Metaphor will meet this afternoon, as pressure mounts to replace Alvin Tinamou as chief organizer and director. The publisher of The Avian Messenger, who was one of the event's founders, has been on leave since last September, after he suffered the trauma of the theft of his nest and the loss of his and his mate Adela's eggs. According to the agenda for the meeting, the … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 0215—Polar Bears’ Poetry Picnic will be held on Sunday, March 22: organizers
The 2015 Polar Bears' Poetry Picnic will be held on Sunday March 22, one day earlier than previously scheduled. The announcement of the change in date, which came fittingly in the form of a poem, was carried on all Park media this morning: Hear ye, hear ye, one and all Spring's almost sprung, the ice almost thawed! By this announcement, please be advised Our Poetry Picnic's date has been revised. Poems will be read, recited, and … [Read all...]
OTD in 2018—Is your spell check software specist?
As Park residents continue to embrace Human-made technology (HMT), experts have voiced concern about its psychological effects on Animals. At a two-day conference at the University of West Terrier this past week, faculty members from the Torgeir School of Information Technology and the Departments of Psychology and Interspecial Studies discussed a variety of problems related specifically to language found in software used for word processing, … [Read all...]
OTD in 2010—Archons to move forward on calendar harmonization
Less than two months into their term, The Park's 28 AZ Archons are poised to enact legislation that many believe will forever alter life in The Park. The announcement came in a press release issued today, just minutes after the Archons emerged from meetings that ran into the wee hours of the morning. According to the press release, the Archons intend to enact legislation "before the end of the middle of Varrah" to harmonize The Park's … [Read all...]
More Park News
OTD in 2015—Uneasy writers: will Squeakeasy scuffle put Polar Bears’ picnic in jeopardy?
Tuesday nights might never be the same at The Squeakeasy. Once known as the night when Animals sway to the rhythm of poetry at the busy Park pub, last night's scuffle, which ended in a number of … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2010—Lab rage ends in violence at UWT
Park Police say they blame personality conflicts among laboratory staff members at the University of West Terrier's Faculty of Dentistry for the recent spate of violence that resulted in the deaths … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2015—Gossip site: “We have official special invitee list from Park Museum opening.”
The gossip site headsNtales claims to have in its possession the names of all the Animals who were specially invited to Saturday's opening of The Park Museum. In a post dated today, the site's … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
