Nightly Discussion #11

You know, if Luna is the Princess of the Roundups, why not have Tia be the Princess of the Discussions? It's the end of her day after all and I'm sure she'd be eager to talk about what went on during it! So chat away with her down below.

Speaking of the discussions, someone mentioned that since the discussion is no longer anchored by news would it be possible to move it to an earlier time. What do you guys think? Do you want it to still be at 10pm blog time or would you like it to be at 8pm blog time?

Let me know and I'll adjust!

Twitter: Calpain

Music of the Day #319

I really need to find some time to go to the beach this summer.  Preferably someplace in the Carribbean.  Now those are beaches!

We have music for you, so go listen to it!

Story: Festival of Lights

[Slice of Life]

Author: Cascadejackal

Description: Once, every decade, the changeling race prepares for their most sacred of days. It is a celebration of life, of the past, of the bond between all Queens, past and present, and their subjects. It is a time of joy, when all changelings return from the world beyond Flutter Valley, to be with their families.
But one filly looks forward to it more than most. For Chrysalis, future Queen of the Changelings, this is her first Festival of Lights, and her first step on the road to becoming Queen.

Festival of Lights

Additional Tags: Young Chrysalis and Changeling Festivals

Comic: Moody Mark Crusaders Pt 3 / My Little Goth Ponies / Adapting to Night Pt 3 / The Fire of Friendship Pt 3 / Derpy Bucks Her First Tree / Good Dog

These Moody Mark Crusader comics are cute in their own dark way. Nice to see that Sweetie Belle is still the endless optimist.

Click for full!

Twitter: Calpain

Trailer Released for True Tail - Double Rainboom Team's New Animation

While not directly pony, it's fun to still keep up with what groups in the fandom have moved on to after their big debut in the pony world.  Double Rainboom's Zachary Rich and his team of minions have been working on a new IP called True Tail for a while now.  This is a new trailer to show off the characters that will be involved in it. 

Head on down below the break to check it out!

Some New, Some Old, Shirts at Unamee

Temporary tee shirt site Unamee has a bunch of stuff up available right now for the usual 11 dollar price tag that these types of sites usually run with.  Some of these have been up before (on other sites too at that!) while others are new.  Head on over here to pick them up!

Thanks to Crossbow,  Phillip, and everyone else for sending them!

BronyCon Announces Claire and Ian James Corlett

Good news coming out of Bronycon for all you Sweetie Belle fans out there. It looks like Claire and her dad James will be in attendance.

Full release below the break!

Funko Daring Do and Rarity Teased

It looks like Rarity is finally going to see the light of day in the Funko line, and she is paired with Daring Do! These are only the early models at the moment, but I for onke am more than happy with the design on that pith hat.  Rarity's mane and tail are some of the most interesting ones we have seen from the toy line to extend on that.

Thanks to @Cheezedoodle96 for he heads up!

Drawfriend Stuff #1181

I wonder if we will ever see Gilda again? It seems a lot of the other villains have made returns at some point.

Get some art while we wait to find out!

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Story: The Steadfast Sky (Update Complete!)

[Adventure][Friendshipping] Wow, oldschool fic completion time! Hope you are up for a long one.

Author: The Grey Potter

Description: The tyrannical Shadow Stallion oppresses Equestria, coating the land in a thick layer of clouds, tightly controlling the population. Three children, the unicorns Celestia and Luna, along with a Draconequus, Discord, must live up to their fate. They must find the Elements of Harmony and take up their rightful place as Equestria's new gods and saviors.

The Steadfast Sky (New - Part 50!)
The Steadfast Sky (Alternate)

Not Quite Hearth's-Warming Special

Additional Tags: Speculative Equestrian History, First Person Introspection, long

MLP Monopoly Junior on the Way!

#MyLittlePony Bastelstunde im Büro. Anne flippt fast aus vor Entzücken! Rainbow Dash!! #DasLebenIstSehrwohlEinPonyhof pic.twitter.com/fJBWnWAkZU
— Winning Moves.de (@WinningMoves) May 27, 2014

Another pony board game is heading our way with the addition of an MLP Monopoly Junior set to go along with the normal MLP Monopoly board game!

Thanks to Gerjet for letting us know!

Twitter: Calpain

Story: Twenty Minutes (Fallout Equestria Universe)

We are slowly opening up Fallout Equestria submissions once again now that the new pre-reader system has opened up the free time a bit. Have one of those now, a complete one at that!

[Sad][Crossover][Dark]

Author: Bad Horse

Description: Is it worth risking your life to save a stranger? What if you can only save her for twenty minutes?

A Fallout: Equestria side-story, which takes place at the start of the pony-zebra war.

Twenty Minutes

Additional Tags: Fallout: Equestria, zebras, non-violent, sad

Spotlight Music: Heceta / Into the Forest

Doctor and Derpy? That is totally my OTP when it comes to whooves. Twilight was fun and all, but Derpy is perfect. Get that in the first slot, and a creepy jazzy/instrumental piece dedicated to the Everyfree Forest in the second slot.

1.) Heceta - FritzyBeat (Vocal)
2.) Jastrian - Into the Forest (Instrumental - Jazzy)

Comic: Alternate Mane Styles / On Some Other Level / A Crazy Social Pony / Unfortunate Implications

AJ is a simple pony and she doesn't need no fancy hair styles!

Comics folks, click for full!

Twitter: Calpain

Sunset Shimmer to Return to EqG With A Song?

@EquestriaDaily @SweetieBotatDD "@BrujaWitch MLP fans I'm happy because Sunset Shimmer reappeared with a song!" ?! (Sunset's latin voice)
— Martín (@MartinYAY) May 30, 2014

Some of us have been wondering if Sunset Shimmer will be making an appearance in the next EqG movie and now it seems like we have some possible proof of that happening! According to the Latin voice of Sunset Shimmer we're not only going to get her back, but she's going to have a song as well.

It'll be interesting to see how much (or little) she has changed in the meanwhile.

Thanks to Martin for tweeting this to us!

Twitter: Calpain

Hot Topic adds Pony Posters

Hot Topic has expanded their pony related inventory once again, with a set of 24x36 posters.  It looks like we have a new mass pony image, along with one of their exclusive comic covers to start it.  Here's to hoping I can pick up one of those Trixie covers they ran a while back!

Thanks to Framwinkle for the heads up.

Vendors and Merch at BUCK 2014 #2

Still curious about what other goods will be at BUCK this year? Well, BUCK has you covered with part two of their vendor spotlight which shows off quite a few awesome sellers in attendance. Everything from plushies, sculptures, and more can be expected!

Check after the break for the full scoop!

Mentally Advanced Series Episode 14

Now that's just silly. Or something.  You know what to expect if you follow this one! Get the 14th episode of Mentally Advanced below!