Friends! Bears! Assorted accidental subscribers! Many much times have passed  since last we greeted each other here, inside your inbox. Some of you (well, mostly one of you in particular. You know who you are.) have asked repeatedly where the bears were these past several months. The answer, as always, is all around us all about us everywhere and everythere, but sadly, life and production and misaventures have gotten in the way of a regularly updated bear report. We here in the IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS cave apologize for the delay, but on the positive side of the coin, you'll now be able to experience all the joy and delight from the past several months of bear news that you may have stumbled across in your regular existence, clocked, and promptly forgotten about as whatever it is that all of you do with your time most likely does not include bears and the news filing thereof. Good news: neither does our regular life, but we still clock and file and keep all the bear news that happens, as it happens, and are now finally able to revisit some of the biggest stories that have happened in the world since last we spoke. This issue of links will be longer than usual, but we can maybe probably not necessarily guarantee you — the next issue of this newsletter will arrive sooner in your inbox than this one did when compared to the immediately preceding newsletter. And if it doesn't? Well, such is life. Such is bears. Such is news. Such, is, importance, and everywhere and like such as. As always, and as often, TO THE BEARS!

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A Likely Story, Surely
Did This Story Prompt This Newsletter? Maybe.
This Is Good. This Is Helpful.
Are These Not Residential Areas For Bears?
China Knows What Winnie The Pooh Means
Canadian Man Is Canadian, Bears Nod
This Is What Happiness Looks Like
We're Still In Mourning Here
We're Sorry, But This is The Darkest Timeline
As Is This.
It Isn't A Copy If You Say It Isn't
Who Invaded Whom, Is Our Question
Climate Regulation is A Global Concern
Large Adult Son, Grows, Growls, Laughs
Can A Bear Live? It's A Free Country 
Don't Fat Shame This Traumatized Bear
Especially You, National Parks Service. Don't Fat Shame.
Bye Bye, Trash Bears
'Cautionary Viral Video' Is A Whole Mood
Live. Lick. Love.
Who Is Bear? Where is Bear? Bear is Bear?
Eugene Was Just Swimming Home, Let Him Be
ADORABLE BEAR DONUT STORY 
Rare Bears Care, Care About Rare Bears
Let The Bears Live, Honestly
Who Is An Expert And Who Is Merely a Liar
BearBnB Could Be A Thing
This Object is Improperly Named
Did These Bears Invade? Or Did The People
But Honestly, Leave the Polar Bears Alone
They Are Just Trying To Enjoy Russia
So We All Agree This Bear Did It For the Gram, Right?
NEW JERSEY. DO NOT.
SERIOUSLY STOP, GARDEN STATE
COME ON, GOVERNOR MURPHY 
Dog Ruins Beloved Stuffed Bear, We All Cry 
Yes, We Know We Missed Fat Bear Week
We're Sorry.
Truly. Sorry.
Spoiler: The Answer is Fat
WE KNOW. We. Are Sorry.
This Bear Doesn't Accept Our Apology
Gary Shteyngart Loves Bears, We Love Gary Shteyngart​
How Dare This Cat
Area Bear Eats, Sits, Lives, Loves, Learns
Winter Happened Since Last We Spoke. Bears Loved It.
Some Bears Even Stayed Active. Overachievers, The Lot of Them.
WINTER SNOW BOOP
This Bear Saved A Child So You Didn't Have To
You, Too, Could Purchase A Presidential Gift Bear
And Why Wouldn't You? Even The Toughest Guy Loves Him
"Don't touch the bear. Keep your hands off the bear." -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, at a press conference with former Gov. Jerry Brown, on lessons learned about the state icon outside the governor's office. 

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Memphis Grizzlies (Ursus actos canistro pila), the Memphis, Tennessee-based franchise of the National Basketball Association, located in the Volunteer State's largest city since 2001. Originally headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia as part of the American basketball league's proposed expansion into Canada, the team was moved to Tennessee after six seasons. Their bear mascot, Grizz, is a beloved icon of the city and league, and enjoys dancing and long walks on the court.

food: While three-pointers are the preferred culinary delicacy of the Memphis Grizzly offense, the team has never won a division, conference or overall league championship, leading many to wonder if the ongoing basketball famine will continue for the franchise. Additionally, the team feasts on the tears and fears of its opponents' fanbase.

habitat: Originally based at the cryptic Memphis Pyramid, the Memphis Grizzlies have been located since 2004 in the FedEx Forum, a large multipurpose arena and ice rink in downtown Memphis. Ongoing renovations and upgrades have continued apace in a regular effort to keep the franchise in the city. 
(via Wikipedia)

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