More News Later

 

 

Yours truly has been busy, and wasn't able to finish writing something before the need for sleep took over (or maybe was busy to the point he couldn't start). 

 

We'll have something up soon once we have a chance to pick up our pens and finish. 

 

Announcement: Ardo & Lilybeth's Wedding

 

SAVE THE DATE:  Ardo & Lilybeth's Wedding on June 26, 2026 at 4:30pmSLT.
You are all cordially invited to attend the wedding as we are excited to see you all there.  Please see the attached program and the uber below. 

Uber; http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wolftail%20inn/36/130/24

 

Later Today

 

 Been busy writing, and planning, and real life. I don't have anything ready yet, but should later today. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

 *Addition* Very busy day. Hopefully something up tomorrow. 

After Dark

 

Newser reporter Netera Landar recently wrote about a venue that caught her eye: After Dark. Owned and managed by Meegan Dantz and located in the Idle Rogue sim, the venue had an aesthetic that caught her eye, particularly when viewed at Midnight. But there's more to the place than good looks. 

 

Read Netera's story in Places.

 

Cartoon of The Day: Both At Once

 

 Taken at the SL23B Welcome Area. This avatar looked so much like a World of Warcraft Night Elf, one could be excused thinking they walked in here from the game. 

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

The SL23B Shop and Hop

 

 Good news for those who love to shop. The SL23B Shop and Hop is taking place. Featuring hundreds of stores across a total of 24 sims, this is one of the largest annual shopping events in Second Life.

 

The event actually started on Thursday June 20, though those in the Shop and Hop group could get in a day early.  There are a total of 480 stores, divided into two groups of sims. Eighteen are rated Moderate. Six are rated Adult, and are likely to offer adult-rated goods. The store owners are required to offer at least a 20% discount on their items (some are offering more), and at least one free gift for shoppers, regardless if they're in the store group or not.

 

Dropping by, the place matched the theme of "The Golden Age of Hollywood," with it's statues and some stores being Hollywood themed with decorations of Hollywood signs and the like.

 

You can jump right into the shopping by heading to Dahlia (130, 131, 25) (location from an inworld teleporter). But you can get a list of sims from the Destination Guide (or notecards available inworld in the Shop and Hop and SLB  groups), and a list of the 480 stores is available on this page of the official blog. There is also a SL23B Shop and Hop Flickr page. 

 

Happy shopping.

 

Bisyl Shuftan 

Reminder: Linden Product Team Speaking Today At The SLB

 

Just a reminder. Today at the Second Life Birthday grounds, Linden Lab's Product Team will be speaking to an audience. 

 

The event will be at 1PM SL time at the Orpheum Theater.

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Celebrate/25/24/22
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Astonish/26/251/29
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Amaze/251/27/28  

 

Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Montecito Bay Clubs, Furry Fashion, and Urban Furry

 

Here's what's going on at the Sunweaver, Montecito Bay, Furry Fashion, and Urban Furry clubs.

Club Cutlass: Monochrome, White, TBA

Happy Vixen: DJ Charlee, DJ Scratch, DJ Maliit, TBA, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: DJ Snowy - Mammals

 

Bouncing Bunny Beach Club:  Bunnies vs Feathers 

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

 

Montecito Bay:  CAYA, After Dark

 

Furry Fashion: TBA, TBA, Spots & Stripes

 

Urban Furry :  DJ Charlee, DJ Emma, DJ Emma

 

Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'

 

Reader Sumitted Picture: SL23B Movie Backdrop

 

 From DeniseUnicorn Toonie, "Visited the SecondLife 23 Birthday today. Noticed that they had movie backdrops you can take a picture on. So, I took this moody one over there. :)"

 

Announcement: Virtual Ability's 15th Annual Mental Health Symposium, Thursday June 25

 

You are invited to attend Virtual Ability's 15th annual Mental Health Symposium on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

The theme of this year’s Symposium is “PAIN.” This theme applies to everyone, not just to persons with disabilities. The broad topic allows our presenters and panelists from China, Canada, the UK, Belgium and the US to explore a variety of intersections between pain and mental health. Presenters will also offer various strategies for addressing these common issues.

Every year in the spring, our community hosts an international professional conference on topics related to mental health. Not only is this an opportunity for our community members to learn more about important subjects from experts they probably would not have a chance to meet otherwise, it allows the general public to attend a professional conference at no cost. 

The conference will take place in Virtual Ability’s Sojourner Auditorium, on Virtual Ability island. The SLURL for the auditorium is http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/54/170/23

You can view the conference schedule here: https://virtualability.org/mental-health-symposium-2026/

The livestream will be here: https://www.youtube.com/@VirtualAbilityInc/live

All are welcome. We hope you can attend!

PS- All of the educational poster sets in Healthinfo Island this month are on the topic of pain. You are welcome to visit them as well. 

 

A Busy Weekend

 

It was quite the weekend here in Second Life this past weekend. Friday June 19 was Juneteenth, a holiday in honor of when slavery ended in the United States. From 12 to 8PM SL time, the Premier Business Center would hold a Junteenth celebration party. Hosted by Jarden Alexis, there was music. There was trivia. And much like a real-life Juneteenth there was food. Unfortunately in virtual reality, you can't taste a thing. 

 

 

 

 There were also DJs playing at the Second Life Birthday celebrations. At 2PM Friday June 19, DJ Minty was performing some tunes at The Salty Saloon, the one stage in the Birthday's Adult-rated areas. She commented she wanted to "sexbang the Lindens" with some Ninja Sex Party songs among her 80s hits.

 

On Saturday June 20, DJ Tantari would play at the Golden Palms at 3PM SL time. The "Mix Vix" had made a special track for the SL23B, and was playing it for the group of fans and SLB partiers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Saturday would also see the main horse races of the RFL Royal Ascot. Sunday June 21 would have the closing party at 1PM SL time with music from Gabrielle Riel. Near the end, fireworks went off. This would be the end of the last major event of the Relay for Life. While a few teams may hold smaller events, for most the Relay is over until next year. 

 

It was quite a weekend. But with the Second Life Birthday, and other events this week, the fun continues.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Reminder: Philip Linden Speaking Today At The SLB

Just a reminder. Today at the Second Life Birthday grounds, Philip Linden will be speaking to an audience. 

 

The event will be at 1PM SL time at the Orpheum Theater.

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Celebrate/25/24/22
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Astonish/26/251/29
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Amaze/251/27/28  

 

 

 

Reader Submitted Picture: The SL23B Exhibit

 

 

From Kamida Delec

 

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Beguile/166/92/21

 

Cartoon Slide Shows At SLB Exhibit

 

For those who can't get enough Second Life cartoons, a reminder that the SL Newser exhibit at the SL23B has some cartoon slide shows of some of the funniest, and groaniest, of our humor over the years. 

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Beguile/163/93/21

 

Bixyl Shuftan  

 

Cartoon of The Day: Rezzing Dinner Problem

 

 Taken at the SL23B. How is a guy supposed to eat with only a skull for a face? Maybe that rezzed before the rest of his head did.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

EOTB: Meet The Lindens At The SL23B

 

One of the features of the Second Life Birthday for a number of years is you get a chance to listen to some of Linden Lab's finest, hear what's on their minds and what they've been up to and planning for the near future, and maybe get a chance to ask some questions. From Monday to Friday this week, there will be five Meet The Lindens events there.

 

The schedule is as follows:

Monday, June 22nd at 1pm PT – Meet the Founder of Second Life, Philip Rosedale (a.k.a. Philip Linden), live at SL23B

Tuesday, June 23rd at 1pm PT – Meet the Product team live at SL23B

Wednesday, June 24th at 1pm PT – Meet the Engineering team live at SL23B

Thursday, June 25th at 1pm PT – Meet the Marketing and Growth teams live at SL23B

Friday, June 26th at 1pm PT – Meet the Second Life Studios team live at SL23B

 

The event is at the Orpheum Theater, with the following SURL suggestions:

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Celebrate/25/24/22
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Astonish/26/251/29
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Amaze/251/27/28 

 

For those with questions, you have until the end of the day to submit them in advance. While there may be some time at the end of events for questions straight from the audience, this is not guaranteed.

 

To read the blog post in full, Click Here. 

 

EOTB: Questions Requested For Meet The Lindens Events

 

 

Do you have a question for the Lindens? Here's your chance to get it answered.

 

A few days ago, Linden Lab posted on their blog that they were accepting questions in advance for the Lindens at the "Meet the Lindens: events" from Monday June 22 to Friday June 26. People are asked to submit their questions a Google Doc (here) by Sunday June 21. You will be asked if there's a specific Linden you want the question directed at, and if you want your name mentioned. 

 

 During the celebrations, there will be a series of Q&A events where you can meet the Lindens live at SL23B! This is your chance to connect directly with the people behind Second Life and hear more about what’s happening across the platform.

The founder of Second Life, Philip Rosedale (a.k.a. Philip Linden), will be joining along with leads from our Product, Engineering, Marketing, Growth, and Second Life Studios teams.

Do you have questions you want to ask any team? Submit your questions at this link no later than June 21st to be considered for inclusion in the Q&A during these live events.

 

It should be noted that not all questions submitted will necessarily be answered (the announcement stating the questions will be considered).

 

To read the announcement in full, Click Here.  

 

SL Video: "Giant Snail Race #879 2026 June 13th RFL Shady Fox Memorial"

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

 

 From RacerX Gullwing on June 14, "Well it's been 10 years now since we lost our Shady Fox. Wish he could still be here. Everyone that knew him loved him. Rest in Piece my friend."

 

Music Mix: "SL Newser Party 2022 At the Happy Vixen"

 

Earlier this month was the Newser anniversary and it's party. Grease Coakes would remind me of when he DJed for the Newser parties (a favorite DJ of Gemma). So here's his soundtrack of when he did the tunes one year.