SL Enquirer Editor Involved in "Karen" Incident

 

 Note: Comedy article, it didn't really happen.

 Lanai Jarrico, the editor of the Second Life Enquirer, can't seem to enjoy a simple coffee in peace these days.

The editor of the publication had supposedly gone into a Starbucks when she was harassed by a "Karen Smithstofferson" who proceeded to accuse her of shoving her and began verbally badgering her, calling her a bad journalist, making a 911 call and complaining to the police she'd been assaulted. Lanai got her coffee and left, but the indignant woman continued to hassle her. Finally the editor whacked her with a rolled up newspaper (presumably hers), fed up with her personal space getting constantly invaded. The verbal assaulter fell onto the sidewalk, dazed. 

 

Police arrived finding Lanai and a third woman giving first aid to Karen, who then proceeded to accuse the editor of assaulting her with a baseball bat. After talking to other witnesses, the policeman told Karen he was letting Lanai go with a warning, then proceeded to arrest the whacked woman for dialing 911 for a non-emergency. Then Enquirer would report someone at Starbucks would give Lanai a lifetime supply of virtual coffee for doing something about "the rash of Karenism spreading like wildfire across various Starbucks, Walmarts, Costco, Target, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Walgreens, Taco Bells, Hobby Lobby, and numerous Hair and Nails Salons."

 

To read the story in the SL Enquirer, Click Here.  

The preceding was a fictional story intended as humor and entertainment. 

Anniversary Gift to The SL Newser

 

Last month, the Newser got a gift from Axel Bergan. He'd given us papers with our title on them as an anniversary present. So they went into the office in HV Community. .

Thank you again Axel, "better late than never."

Bixyl Shuftan
 

Reader Submitted: Deathlands Sneak Peek

 

From Rebel Wolf (Hermitblue Resident). The Deathlands is having a new build being worked on, and he sent me a picture of one tiny corner. Looks like before the disaster his, the locals were well-informed about the news. 
 

Gemma Cleanslate On Medical Leave

 

After writing for the Second Life Newser steadily since it's start almost twelve years ago, circumstances in the real life of Gemma Cleanslate are requiring she take a leave of absence. She is having to do so for medical reasons. We at the Newser wish her well, and look forward to her recovery, and return.

Gemma Cleanslate began her career in virtual journalism in early 2008 under JamesT Juno's and Dana Vanmoer's Second Life Newspaper. In June 2010, she would be one of the founding staff of the Second Life Newser. 
 

New Newser Newsstand

Gingir Ghoststar had a gift for the Newser crew: a small newspaper stand. While we already have two stands, one to put on the wall and another to set on the ground, she thought they were a little large for certain places. For now, the one we have is "no transfer." But that will probably soon change.

SL Newser Office Four Years later

It was just a few days and four years ago when the Second Life Newser had gotten the office it uses today. For the previous year and a half, the Newser had used the blue and gray brick building provided by Ranchan Weidman, along with the land on it. But after a few people expressed a desire for change, Ranchan built and placed the glass office with the rounded front. We liked it right away.

Four years later, the building still stands. Some things around it have changed, such as the road and the rental office/lingerie shop across it. And there's been a few small decorations added, and "Chilly" the Firekitty office cat. But it's still our center of operations.

If you want to see the place for yourself, drop by at HV Community (140, 85, 25). And if you're around on Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday, drop by Club Cutlass to the southwest.

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Newser Fifth Anniversary Events

It was five years ago when our newsletter began. And to celebrate, we're not having just one party, but five, one for each year we've been in business.

Thursday June 4 - The Vinyl

6PM to 8PM SL time with DJ Tantari

500L prize, possible Trivia contest, and a white fedora or two given out

HV Community (68/207/4051)


Friday June 5 - The Happy Vixen

2PM to 4PM SL time

500L Prize

Purrfection Estates (236, 219, 24)


Saturday June 6 - Thorstar Beach

 12 Noon SL time to ??

Thorstar sim (private home)
Not giving out the exact location just head to the group of dots on the map.

 
Club Cutlass

6PM SL time to ??

500L Prize

Sunweaver Bay (115, 107, 157)


Sunday June 7 - The Happy Vixen

12 Noon SL time to ??

500L Prize

Purrfection Estates (236, 219, 24) 


It's been hard work delivering the news on a daily basis, but also an honor. And we want to make our neighbors and you the readers part of our celebration.

Interview with Lanai Jarrico, Editor of the SL Enquirer

Those who keep up with the news in Second Life, particularly the entertainment side, are familiar with the Second Life Enquirer and it's editor and owner, Lanai Jarrico. Both recently celebrated being inworld for ten years. Bixyl Shuftan recently met up with Lanai for an interview, asking her a few questions such as how she came about to be a writer of virtual news.

Read the interview in People.

Second Life Newser Celebrates Four Years

This week marks the fourth anniversary Second Life Newser has been in business. To celebrate, there will be a few events in our honor.

Thursday June 5
Club Zero Gravity

6PM to 8PM

Purrfection Estates  (232, 35, 3340)



Friday June 6
The Happy Vixen Beach Club

3 PM to 5PM

Purrfection Estates (185, 45, 21)

(Note: the club is next to a nude beach, so you might see some "northern exposure."


Saturday June 7

Cova's Cove

12PM to ?

Private beach (normally closed to visitors: location)



Club Cutlass

6PM to ?

Sunweaver Space (176, 62, 125)



Saturday  June 21

Gemma and Qwark's Beach

12PM to ?

Thorstar sim (exact location later, but you can see the dots on the map)

It's been hard work, but an honor, bring in you all the news. And now it's time for a little celebration. Hope you can join us.

Bixyl Shuftan

The Newser Beach Party

On Saturday, August 17 at 12PM SL time, the Staff of Second Life Newser and some of their friends stopped by the beach near Gemma Cleanslate's place at Skye Condos in  Thorstar.

The fun went on for over two hours. Both Qwark Allen and Grease Coakes took turns DJing for the event. Qwark had his "Psytrance," while Grease had pop music tunes.

Besides the music, there was food available. There was cake, and a plateful of extra-large hamburgers.

A lot of fun was had by all.

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Newser Party at the Corner

Last weekend had the third and the last of the Second Life Newser Third Anniversary parties. It was held high above the Corner of Revolving Time in Ophelia. A number of friends came by, and a lot of fun was had.

See the pictures in Events.

A New Newspaper Vendor

Second Life Newser recently received a gift from Tolsen Decycla: a new newspaper vendor. Feel free to ask one of the Newser staff for one. Or if you run into Tolsen at Icewater Vilage while fishing, be sure to say hello.

Cartoon of the Day

By Bixyl Shuftan

The New Office

Almost since the beginning, Second Life Newser has had an office building on the Grid. Our original one was provided in June 2010 by Ranchan Weidman. But after a couple years, there were some requests for a change. So Ranchan recently came up with a new one, with wider floors and more windows. 

So here it is after a quick placing of furniture. We may make a few tweeks, but this is our new place. Feel free to stop by. If you're looking for a home, HV Community has some generous terms. And if you're around at about 6PM on Wednesdays, Fridays, or Saturdays, check out nearby Club Cutlass in Sunweaver Space to the north. 

 HV Community (140, 85, 25)

Crew Meeting

A picture by Grey Lupindo of a recent crew meeting. From right to left Gemma Cleanslate, Grey Lupindo, Bixyl Shuftan, and Xymbers Slade in a mesh feral tiger.

Fortunetly the tiger could be satisfied by coffee as well as meat. ;-)

Arch Rivals?

When I worked for Dana Vanmoer at Second Life Newspaper, "The Herald" were considered our arch-rivals ... sort of. They were a tabloid, feeding off the drama at the bottom of the Grid, and we were the paper with standards. We made an occasional playful jab at them, for the most part keeping our rivalry low key. The harshest words about them came not from us, but by some readers, saying they gave Second Life journalism a bad name. Eventually, SLN closed, Second Life Newser opened, and the "Herald" began to slow down in it's number of articles per week.

Fast-forward to a few weeks ago when I met their editor Pixeleen Mistral at the set of the political talk show "Virtual Speaking." I had seen her a couple times at Luskwood, but she was Away from Keyboard. This time she was chatting with someone about economic inequetties and how she felt they hurt the Grid. I wasn't sure what to expect, but she greeted me politely, and actually complemented our coverage of one particular subject.

So what does one do when your "arch rival" greets you with praise? I greeted her politely in turn, and when matters required me to depart, I wished her well.

Bixyl Shuftan

The News Party

A few of the Second Life Newser staff and their friends were at Cova's Cove the weekend for a small news party. That's Gracie Kendal at the end (who's 1000 Avatar Project just completed it's goal of 2000 pictures), joining us for a conga line dance. Gemma Cleanslate thankfully was able to get online after some days without Internet due to a freak snowstorm.

Covadonga Writer, shown here testing a rowboat for any guest who wanted it, was unable to stay for the party. Hopefully next time.

The Sunday Party

It was this day one year ago in which our newspaper was founded. And today was the second day of our weekend anniversary event.


The event was held at The Lighttower, in Alentejo. Where Gemma Cleanslate's partner Quark frequently DJs. Breezes Babi, and her real-life daughter Glitter Xentalt can also be frequently found here, along with other friends.

Here's DJ Quark, looking like he was trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat, but it got stuck.

The Lightower's owner, Tabunt Swamphen, whom hosted the event.

And what's a party without food? And the cake was not a lie.

Here's Grey Lupindo, sporting a new look.

Visitors came in all shapes and sizes, such as this foot-high micro.


And a winged wolfess. She was someone's angel.

Friends old and new came by, from 10 Gooson of M&M Creations, to Eymerich Lane, to Treminari Huet, to Gentle Heron, and more.

There was an 'Sploder there, which saw some action. A number of prizes were given out, from wizard staffs to cars to avatars. The top prize was a free combat place from JessicaBelle Aeronautic Productions, either the German FW190 or the US Navy Hellcat. Kikas Babenco won the aircraft.

We planned for the party to last for a couple hours. But it went on for a while longer, the sky soon turning dark. Eventually, everyone left. But it was a night to remember.

Thank you all for your continued support and readership.

Bixyl Shuftan

What a Party

On Saturday at Noon, we had the first part of our anniversary event at Cova's Cove in Bamboo. We took a few minutes to get ready for the party. I worked on the prize-giver while Cova set up some decor.

And before long, the party was up and running.

A little dance between me and the amiga whom gladly provided the beach for our party.

Shellie and "10" do the "two-step."

It was a great time held by all, with friends old and new dropping in.

Like the newspaper, a couple girls were black and white and "read."

Some at the party had more fun than others. ;-)

And of course, we had a number of well-wishers, congratulating us for the work we've done over the year. Thank you all.

Great party, but not the end. On Sunday, we have the second half of our celebration at The Lighttower. More music, more prizes, and more fun.

See you there.

Power Outtage

If this message is up, it means the storm messed things up worse than I thought.

Dark clouds rolled in, and knocked out the power. Fortunately, I had the cartoon already done, and the surge protector had a small battery. Unfortunately, I didn't have any finished article all ready. Regrettably today's news is postponed.