Today’s ball is the BOWLINGball. The bowling ball has a long history with Dogs. Originally designed as a culinary tool, cynologists (those who study Dogs) believe that the bowling ball was the first vessel used by the Cave Dog when he began to mix and cook his morning gruel. Shards gathered at the rich clay areas of The Park suggest that the first bowling balls were earthenware creations. These balls originally had no holes; later balls … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 2007—The Wolves at our door
EDITORIAL Two pieces of news came to our attention this week: the Archons intend to debate The Park’s open immigration policy and Humans have declared open season on the Wolves roaming lands outside the Park. It is as easy to see the connection between the two as it is to see the likelihood of tragedy as a consequence of both. Here, in The Park, our policy of open immigration has suffered some damage to its reputation, of late. The … [Read all...]
OTD in 2013—CAA to ISG: “This is not the Dog paddle we asked for!”
The Canine Athletic Association has lost its bid to have the Dog paddle reinstated as a competitive swimming stroke in time for the 2013 Interspecial Summer Games. In a statement released on Friday, well past the time the ISG 2013 Committee originally said it would announce its decision, the Committee wrote that there had not been enough time to examine all aspects of the issue and to evaluate the consequences of such a "bold decision." In an … [Read all...]
OTD in 2016—Introducing PIFF Piffle: relevant irrelevancies about our annual film fest
The Park Interspecial Film Festival (PIFF) is one of our most popular annual events. Yet, very little is known about its inner workings: the behind-the-scenes triumphs and tragedies, the disasters or even near-misses, and the antagonism, jealousy, and pettiness that play a part in The Park's most cutthroat film industry. But that is all about to change this year. As a celebration of the festival's twelfth year and in recognition of the … [Read all...]
More Park News
OTD in 2015—August, August: What a busy month!
Millicent Hayberry "seriously considering" POPS bid: rumour Cackling Goose coalition asks: Would we be safer without sod? Park ART Walk 2016 partners with EQUALSS charity to celebrate the work … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2012—Douglas Cheetah at work on new documentary
Renowned Park film director and proud University of West Terrier alumnus, Douglas Cheetah, is hard at work on a new documentary that he says will be ready for release in time for the 2013 Park … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2016—Park citizens not as politically savvy as in previous decades: UWT study
A new study out of the University of West Terrier’s Barnaby School of Government concludes that Park citizens are not as politically savvy as they were in previous decades. Entitled, “Clueless,” the … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
