Some of The Park's charities are demanding a say in the distribution of funds raised by the Beats of Burden Musical Festival. In an open letter published on Monday and addressed to the Beasts of Burden, the festival's creators and hosts, the presidents of six of the Park's charities call for a meeting with the Beasts and the festival's financial managers to discuss fund allocation. "We wish to congratulate you on the success of the Beats of … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2014—The Does of Peace: typo in job ad nets Park Police new peacekeeping group
First it was the missing letter in "Beasts" that turned the annual charity music festival into the "Beats of Burden." Now a typo in the recruitment announcement sent out by the Doves of Peace has gifted the Doves and Park Police with a "welcome addition": a brand new group of peacekeepers called the Does of Peace. At a press event this morning, representatives of the Police and the Doves announced the formation of this new group. "This … [Read all...]
OTD in 2015—Park innovators to watch: Bulb Beacon
Just in time for the Fall planting season, SINCAP Technologies has finally released its much anticipated challenger to GVC De-Techt's TulipTracker: Bulb Beacon. More than a decade in the making, according to company president Peppi Orava, this latest app promises to be everything Animals have ever wanted in a bulb detection system. "We may not have been the first out of the gate, but we're by far the best," Orava said in a pre-launch interview … [Read all...]
OTD in 2014—SCENTient Beings to debut “reekabilly” at 2014 Beats of Burden Music Festival
The popular Park duo SCENTient Beings will debut their new musical style, reekabilly, next month at the Beats of Burden Music Festival. According to their publicist Hartwig Stinktier, the SCENTients took themselves off the stage last year after coming to the realization that their music required a "complete redo." The pair, who released their first recording, Beings and Nuttiness, two years ago got their first big break when the organizers … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2007—Let’s Talk Balls! with Bailey: The Bowling Ball
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 … [Read All About It Here...]
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, … [Read All About It Here...]
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 … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
