Art from the Tumblr Cheerilee’s Chalkboard http://cheerilee-s-chalkboard.tumblr.com/
To conclude my analysis on the documentary situation, I’d like to sum things up with important questions that should be asked, like why the doc chose the direction they used, what the consequences of these actions are, and who should be held accountable for what has happened. You can find the summary of my thoughts after the break. Read more →
BronyState.net
Hello everyone! It seems we’re coming close to the end of the third season of Friendship is Magic but luckily this weekend will be full of good things! We kick things off with tonight’s Brony Movie Night, starting at 7 PM EST, with the action packed movie “RED,” followed by Hurricane Fluttershy. After that is this week’s lotto followed by the cult 90′s comedy (and appropriately titled) “Friday,” and cap off the evening with Green Isn’t Your Color. Saturday morning we begin with the weekly BronyStatexCelestia Radio roundtable discussion show and then transition into the new Friendship is Magic episode, Just For Sidekicks. Afterwards, Bronies For Good and GalaCon are hosting a special charity fundraiser, Kallisti II, and will feature some very talented Brony artists from around the fandom. You can read all about the event here: http://yoursiblings.tumblr.com/post/41440039677/bronies-for-good-kallisti-ii-art-and-charity. That’s not all tomorrow, we’ve also got our re-stream, Euro Brony Movie Night, for all the Euro bronies that couldn’t make it to the show the night before.
It’s gonna be a packed weekend full of crazy, fun things so make sure you join BronyState and friends for a great time! See you all this weekend!
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This week’s movie night will begin with Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew at 4 PM EST followed by Doctor Who: The End of Time (Parts One and Two) at 5:40 PM. Stick around after the movies for a marathon of random episodes beginning at 8 PM and lasting until the new episode airs at 10:30 AM. Hope to see you there!
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Art by Kefkafloyd
“Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony” is a $322 thousand documentary funded primarily by pony fans. DHN was issued a copy (big thanks to the distributor at scrnland.com for doing so), and after seeing the doc, I’ve written a two-part editorial on my feelings on the documentary and the events surrounding it. This article will discuss the documentary itself, and you can find my opinions on it after the break!
Cutie Mark Crusaders Gradient Wallpaper by RDbrony16
In this latest episode, they established that there is going to be a Manehattan branch of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. That means that it’s more than just a club now. It’s a movement. Their message is simple – if you have not yet found your destiny – if you feel left out because you’re late to your calling – you are not alone.
The underdog never is.
In Call of the Cutie, it was the feeling of isolation that caused Apple Bloom to despair (more than the actual lack of cutie mark), and in this recent episode, it was very heavily implied that peer support was the one thing that Babs had been lacking back in Manehattan. The Cutie Mark Crusaders has always been an organization that sought to bring blank flanks together. One Bad Apple articulated and refined that point. It’s not just about the quest. It’s about sticking together. It’s about friendship!
Now that the idea is starting to spread across the continent, I see the CMC becoming the Lambda Lambda Lambda of the Equestrian grade school experience. However, as the Cutie Mark Crusader movement comes more sharply into focus, an age old question becomes all the more pertinent – what becomes of a Crusader once they’ve found their cutie mark?
Personally, I like to think that (s)he stays a crusader forever – that, even after (s)he has found the destiny that (s)he personally had been looking for, (s)he makes it a point to stand up for fillies and colts without their cutie marks who may be suffering persecution. Imagine a grown up Apple Bloom devoting at least part of her adult life to counseling troubled children. Imagine a grown up Sweetie Belle organizing a children’s choir. Imagine a grown up Scootaloo teaching young pegasi to fly.
None of us are as alone as we might think, and a Crusader’s work is never done.
—Sprocket
Help! My Heart is Full of Pony! is a new column featuring reflections on love, tolerance, friendship, and other pony feelz.
This week’s featured artist is none other then Turbo, mod behind the illustrious Ask Blueblood! You can find the true king of tumblr here, Turbo’s mod blog here, and his DA here. After the break, please enjoy a text interview with the artist, along with some samples of his work! Read more →
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by *Call-Me-Jack
Bronycon is Moving from New York Area to Downtown Baltimore in 2013, Hosts the largest convention for Adult Fans of MLP:FiM
BronyCon, the world’s largest and longest-running brony convention, will run Aug. 2-4, 2013, and will be held at the Hilton Baltimore and convention center in Baltimore, Md.
According to The Associated Press article Guys Who Like My Little Pony Gather For ‘BronyCon,’ BronyCon Summer 2012 attracted 4,000 bronies—the adult fans of the television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic—to its convention from all across the country when it was held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., June 2012, showing an incredible increase of audience from the 100 attendees in its premiere year of 2011.
Located next to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball team, the Hilton Baltimore hotel is attached to the Baltimore Convention Center, which will also be used for events at the convention. The venue is a convenient 15 minutes from the Baltimore Washington International airport for those flying in for the convention, which is located by a light rail station that goes directly from BWI to the convention center.
Unlike previous years, BronyCon is extending their event to three days in 2013 starting Friday, Aug. 2, and ending Sunday, Aug. 4, however, they will only be hosting one convention in 2013.
•FOR ADMISSIONS AND MORE INFORMATION: Registration for BronyCon will cost $75 at the door ($70 pre-registered online). An early-bird rate of $65 will be offered for a limited time only starting Nov. 10, 2012. In order to register for BronyCon 2013, visit their website at www.bronycon.org/. For even more up-to-the-minute news, check out BronyCon’s social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
Music Wrap-Up! Music Wrap-Up! #3
Filly Octavia by Dreatos
Hello all!
And here we are! Music Wrap-Up number 3! I love the submissions ya’ll are sending!
Luxumbra – Shift
This song really stands out for its remarkable amount of chill.
Sherclop Pones + SoGreatandPowerful – 40 Winks
An interesting piece, to say the least. The lyrics excellently reflect those long nights we all sometimes have.
“all the townsfolk, they are fast asleep
chasing memories or just counting sheep
but I don’t need it. I don’t think so. I’m not crazy. I don’t think so”
Replacer – Subterranean Pegasus Blues (Bob Dylan Cover)
Bob Dylan and ponies?! Why hasn’t this happened earlier?
Yourenigma – I Know I’ll Make it Through
So jealous of those who get to see Yourenigma at Big Apple Ponycon! I love how this song starts awesome and succeeds in building up more awesomness throughout.
And that’s all for me! For those of you at BAP, have loads of fun and hear a bunch of sweet tunes.
Please feel free to submit your favorite pony music to either LyraHeartstrings or on the sidebar here at Derpy Hooves news!
Until next week, keep thyself stocked on pony tunes with LyraHeartstrings! Be seeing you!