In Brief

 

There's a lot going on, and just a little time at the moment to write about it. So here's the short version of a few top stories. 

 

There was an announcement this Sunday from Club Furbidden that the club would be closing. Skitty (XxwildskittlesxX Resident) stated there would be about three weeks of events left. 

 

On Saturday September 12, Team Firestorm would hold it's anniversary party, it's 16th. There were three hours of music, plus gifts people can still head over and grab.

 

For Fantasy Faire fans who would like to visit one of the sims, good news.  Contraption, the sponsor of one of the 2025 Fantasy Faire areas, has made it's own place look like the sim at the event. 

 

More on these, and other stories, later.  

 

Interview With Some T. Jupiter

 

Netera Landar recently interviewed Second Life musician Some T. Jupiter (Somewhereintime Jupiter). While he started out singing Blues music, he also does a variety of other genres. So how did he start and how did he find out about Second Life. Netera would find out those, and more. 

 

Read Netera's interview in People.  

 

Press Release: OutShop Cancer Starts October 1st, Ninth Season

 

Out Shop Cancer Returns for Its 9th Annual Event
 

*The Tables Are Open for a Month of Hope, Community, and Giving Back*

**SECOND LIFE –** The lights are on, the doors are open, and the tables are set!

This October, **Out Shop Cancer** returns for its **9th Annual Event**, inviting the Second Life community to **step into the game and help change the odds against cancer**. From **October 1–31, 2026**, shoppers, creators, and supporters from across the grid will come together to support **Making Strides Against Breast Cancer** and the **American Cancer Society**.

Throughout the month, visitors can explore the **Out Shop Cancer Main Store & Marketplace Shopping Event** and the ever-popular **Gridwide Hunt**, discovering exclusive creations while every Linden Dollar donated helps fund groundbreaking breast cancer research, patient support programs, and lifesaving advocacy.

Beginning **October 15**, the excitement reaches a new level as **Out Shop Cancer: Luck Be a Cure Tonight** opens its doors. Inspired by the glamour and excitement of Las Vegas, this immersive two-week celebration transforms the event into a destination filled with:

* The Pop-Up Market
* The Art Walk
* Role Play Dinners
* Interactive Workshops
* Game Tournaments
* Pumpkin & Float Decorating Contests
* Live Entertainment
* And plenty of surprises along the way!

Whether you're shopping for a cause, discovering hidden treasures on the hunt, enjoying an evening of entertainment, or simply spending time with friends, every visit helps make a difference.

For nine years, Out Shop Cancer has proven that when a community comes together with creativity, generosity, and hope, incredible things happen.

**The House Doesn't Win… Hope Does.**

Join us this October as we **shop with purpose, raise the stakes against cancer, and help change the odds for breast cancer patients and their families.**

**Out Shop Cancer 2026**
**October 1–31**
**Luck Be a Cure Tonight**
**Roll the dice. Light the fire. Hope hits the jackpot.**

For full event details and calendar, visit https://www.outshopcancersecondlife.com/
 

Events This Week In SL Clubbin'

 

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

Club Cutlass: Temporarily Closed

Happy Vixen: DJ Charlee, DJ Scratch, DJ Mr. E, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: DJ Rose - TBA

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

 

Montecito Bay:  DJ Moni, DJ Cookie, DJ Chucklepuppy, DJ Moff

 

Furry Fashion: Nature Vs. Tech, TBA, Hybrids

 

Urban Furry :  DJ Charlee, DJ Emma, DJ Emma

 

Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'

 

Reader Submitted Picture: Why Is It Called Club "Zero Gravity?"

 

 From one of the staff of Club Zero Gravity who wanted to remain anonymous. There are reasons the club got the name it did. 

 

Commentary: Gamer's Choice

 

Contributing writer Nydia Tungsten recently sent in an article in which she had a few choice words about some of the gaming industry's actions lately from tricking players into pre-ordering games that turn out to be different than advertised, or end up never offered, to games that are basically AI slop, to adopting a "you don't really own anything we sell you, just rent and we can cancel anytime" policy, and more. So what can gamers do about it? Nydia offers one simple answer.

 

Read Nydia's commentary in Other Grids MMOs and Games.  

Wendi Linden Speaks On The Trans-Sansara Causeway

 

There's not much new to report on the Trans-Sansara Causeway, aside that I was contacted by Wendi Linden. "I want to reach out to the appropriate Residents and Resident groups, so they have see(n) this," she told me, "I do know that the Newser has reported on this road project before in recent weeks, though, and wanted to make sure to give you a heads up that this should be complete soon." She thought it would be finished in about two weeks at most, though most likely sooner, "Some of it, particularly some of the parts we are working on offsite, should be quite a bit of fun for drivers."

 

Ultimately, the project, she stated, would go from "the Frog Road though NW Sansara to Nova Albion and Bay City."

 

Wendi Linden is with the Land Operations Team. 

 

Back at the island, not much to report other than the bulldozer moved.  But at the Whatever sims, the colorful lines have vanished. So something is going on, just away from prying eyes.

 

Stay tuned for more information.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Spoonful of Sugar Fundraiser

 

The Spoonful of Sugar Festival is going on. The event is to raise money for the "Doctors Without Borders" organization. It started Saturday Sept 12 and is going on to Sunday Sept 27. 

 

Ever Courtois would say, "It deeply pleases me to say the 2026 Spoonful of Sugar Festival will mark our 12th Anniversary and put us on task to have raised over $200,000 USD for this magnificent movement."

 

There are a few things to do at the festival. One can admire the scenery. There's also shopping one can do at various stores. There are also gacha machines to try your luck at, and raffles one can get a ticket for. And there are the music and dance parties. There is at least one every day. 

 

"Doctors Without Borders is an international independent medical humanitarian organization delivering emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. " 

 

To get there, head to https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UberGlobal%20Landington/127/106/23 .

 

For a list of the events, check here: https://thesosfestival.com/spoonful_of_sugar_events.html 

 

For more information, check the website at https://thesosfestival.com/ .

 

 Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: Q & A American Cancer Society Meeting Tomorrow

 

 

 Tuesday September 15

 

12 Noon SL time and 3PM SL time

 

American Cancer Society sim : https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/129/128/27 (look on the map for where the people are) 

Cartoon of The Day: That Shrinking Feeling

 

 Taken at the Happy Vixen beach club with Nydia Tungsten. I had decided to see if my microfox avatar, made almost a decade and a half ago, still worked. It did. While it's not the smallest avatar - the Lomtech is half it's height, it handles the dance floor just fine. 

 

For those who don't know what "shrinkflation" means, it's when companies start selling goods in smaller packages, but charge the same amount as when they were in a larger package. One especially sneaky tactic is over the course of many years sell items in increasingly smaller packages. Then they introduce a "Extra Large" package at a much higher price that is really the original package before the shrinkage began. 

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

SL Video: "Rave On"

 

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From Isolte Ember on August 2010, "My black-backed jackal character, Isolte, demonstrating one of her favorite dance animations that she purchased from A&M MOCAP Animation Workshop in the online game Second Life." 

 

Second Live Universe/Virtualverse Forums Founder, Cristiano Midnight, Has Died

 

Some longtime users of Second Life may remember the old Second Life Universe forums, which were the most used Internet forums dedicated mainly to Second Life outside the control of Linden Lab, that in 2018 changed over to VirtualVerse after a data crash corrupted many of the older forum's files. Both were founded and run by Cristiano Midnight. But it seems there's some sad news. He has passed away, his death on Sunday August 30.

 I'm afraid I have to announce some sad news: I'm informed that Cristiano passed away on Sunday, August 30th 2026.  I've verified this to my satisfaction though I don't have a lot of details beyond that.  You may see his account active from time to time which is family members who have access to it, so know that if you choose to send a message.  If you were close with Cristiano and people elsewhere who knew him, please spread the news. 

 

The news was posted on Virtualverse's Discord, Reddit, the Linden forums, and of course Virtualverse.  

 

The Virtualverse forums, like the Second Life Universe forums before them, were a mix of factual discussion about things and events inworld, and irreverent gabbing with memes. Sometimes interesting, occasionally funny or annoying, they were seldom boring. In 2023, the forums were down for a while following Christiano having health problems in January that year. 

 

It was posted that the Virtualverse forums have until September 20. After that they could go offline any time. There has been some desire by several posters to find a way to keep their community together. It is unclear where they will go besides the Virtualverse Discord. 

 

Rest in peace,

 

Image Credit:  NaluriMurai Lust

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Sept 11 Memorials

 

 It's been twenty-five years since the 9/11 terrorism attacks on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon when 19 hijackers from the Islamofascist group Al Queda seized four airliners full of passengers and ran into the buildings in suicide attacks (the fourth airline crashed near Shanksville Pennsylvania as the passengers were overpowering the terrorists). Almost three thousand were murdered, with estimates of those injured ranging from 6000 to 25,000 and citizens from a hundred countries besides the USA among those killed. In the years since, thousands have also died from health issues related to the attacks, notably the dust inhaled from the collapse from the buildings and during the search for survivors and bodies. 

 

The event was a shock to America. Major networks had 24 hour news coverage for some days. Pop culture seemed to be suspended for a few weeks. Partisan bickering, which had people screaming "Not my President" just months before, instantly became practically nonexistent as the left and right united as they faced a common and deadly enemy. Over the next several weeks, the public would face new restrictions and surveillance, such as TSA agents patting down people at airports and email being scanned for key words that would trigger attention. And overseas a war of retaliation was launched against Al Queda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. 

 

Over the years, Second Life has seen numerous memorials to the fallen. One is at Echo Group Band of Brothers at (92,250,30). This is just one of numerous memorials at this veterans area. 

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EchoGroup%20BandofBrothers/92/250/30

 

Another is the Gold Haven 9-11 Memorial by Bryston Vanvlec

 

Now open year round. A Tribute I Made to Honor Those Who Lost Their Lives on September 11th, 2001.

Please come visit, say a prayer and reflect upon the tragic events that changed the world forever. Always Remember, Never Forget 9/11 and those who lost and sacrificed their lives on that day.

Thank you to those who donated and contributed to make this memorial available.

 

It should be noted that this memorial has been remodeled from how it looked in the past few years.  A second floor has been added, as some AI-assisted artwork honoring the fallen.

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gold%20Haven/239/48/1343

 

 High above Copperhead Road is the Flight 93 Memorial, to the passengers of the fourth plane that prevented it's hijackers from destroying another target (possibly the US Capitol Building). The Newser would have an article about it a few years ago (here). 

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/83/9/1995

 

In the Mosh sim on the Mainland is a Twin Towers by Cedrick Brown.

"Also in memory of Rickk Shippe who passed in 2025. A good man who built a 9/11 Memorial on his land in Miramare."

 https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mosh/32/193/37

 

While not exclusive to 9/11, finally there is the Memorial to The Victims of Terrorism Throughout The World.

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Iris/197/199/21 

 

Twenty-five years later, much has changed.  Another generation has been born and grown, and another has departed. The mastermind who organized 9/11 has long been shot dead. More terrorist attacks have happened, as well as more wars. But we still remember what happened that dreadful day.

 

"We Shall Remember."

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

September 11 - "A Fireman's Prayer"

 

When I am called to duty,
whenever the flames my rage,
give me strength to save some
life whatever be their age.
Help me embrace a little child
before it is too late,
or save an old person from
the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert,
and hear the weakest shout.
And quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
and give the best in me.
To guard my every neighbor,
protect his property.
And if according to my fate
I am to lose my life,
please bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife.

9/11/01 - We will never forget

Poem by Firefighter A.W. “Smokey” Linn