#broadsheets

[victusinveritas]

“Bill of mortality” from the Great Plague of London's deadliest week, which ended on this day in 1665, leaving a count of 7165 dead.

In addition to the high count attributed to "Plague" and other expected maladies of the time, we see deaths assigned to more enigmatic causes — “Frighted”, “Suddenly”, “Winde”, “Teeth”, and “Stone”. In addition to those that paint a very specific and vivid picture, e.g. “Burnt in his Bed by a Candle at St. Giles Cripplegate”.

More info, and the whole year of "bills" to view, here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/londons-dreadful-visitation-bills-of-mortality

[peacemore-springs]

Disallowed commenting on a software platform known as YouTube? No reason given? Comments deleted from comments section of posts after posting?

These clever slavery families with their ties to policed government and journalism had best explain why all of my literary ideas were and still are turning up in tabloids, broadsheets, periodicals, BBC broadcasts, without my ever having given my approval.

Thank you for illegally enslaving my biology so as to reduce my thought and reflection of living to petty arguments over intellectual copyright infringement.

what's not to like?

[vox-anglosphere]

More than a thoroughfare, Fleet Street was the news hub of Europe.

Fleet Street

[feanorianethicsdepartment]

look if finwë’s kids are like this, and his grandkids are like that, i feel pretty secure in saying the elf himself must have been an absolute fucking nightmare. melkor made sure to take him out early because if given the slightest opportunity to level up he would immediately become unstoppable

[thesims2comics]

You've heard of old men yaoi, get ready for weird men yaoi

[f1shart]

I Need Him. ok

ive only played like 5 minutes of urbz but the first thing i did was max my relationship with him

sadly we cant flirt becasue the game hates the gays 😞 BUT i can still flirt with misty.... misty.. 😻😻😻

he looks like a stupid cat here. is that a ginger thing OHMY GODOD 😻😻😻⁉️😘

[uliana-redfeather]

it is always morally correct to hate dominic newlow

[kamiiri]

“Oh, hey, stranger!”

Ophelia let out a bloodcurdling scream and tripped over herself in an attempt to escape back down the stairs.

“Woah, woah, hey, calm down! Don’t run away!” exclaimed the man sitting in the middle of the room.

“Wha…who ARE you?! What are you doing in here?!” she yelled at him.

“Hey, I have no right to be here just like everyone else!” he angrily shot back before a calm smile returned to his face. “No need to flee. I promise I’m perfectly normal and well-adjusted. I’m just squatting up here for the time being while I complete my research. My name is Lincoln Broadsheet, investigative journalist! Nice to meet ya.”

[merueeet]

Some chibi art that I haven't published yet

I made a version for Lincoln with Gilbert Baker's original 1978 pride flag because those were the years of his youth and first relationship🤓☝ Also Pascal and Lazlo, whom I drew for my friends <3

[cash-legacy]

SOGUE MAGAZINE, WINTER 2024

The Blood of the Innocent: Judith Ward's Dirty Little Secret

(For the Occultify a Sim challenge in the Occult Simblr Discord)

Nobody will forget the feeling of seeing their childhood favorite movie star twenty years later. The nostalgia of seeing their face, the weird awareness of your own mortality as you take in the new wrinkles and lines. Did she have those kids when she filmed that movie? Were they really that young? I'm older than he was when he filmed that one show... But one Del Sol face has yet to bear the scars of time - the ever-iconic Judith Ward. In our interview, Ward told me exactly how she's stayed just so young and lovely: consensual Vampirism.

Want more? Read the rest of the article below the cut!

This announcement comes at a complicated time for Simerica, as anti-Occult sentiments have spread across the nation like wildfire, and public opinion has shifted away from their support. Vampires especially, known for their "inborn" violent tendencies towards ordinary Sims, face a great deal of discrimination in many regions. Some Sims view this as a safety measure, a means of keeping natural killers away from their families. Recent legislation has attempted to make this a national issue, as opposed to a region-specific one, as proposed by senators Victor Feng and Anne Thorne, of San Myshuno and Copperdale respectively. Others sympathize with the Occult cause. Feng and Thorne's bill failed to get the required majority, but it was close. Many Sims on both sides of the political spectrum felt that the vote should have swung one way or another, and celebrities across Simerica have taken to speaking their piece. Judith Ward's, however, may be the most personal - and impactful - of them all. We conducted our interview at Ward's Del Sol house:

WHY NOW? "Now is precisely the right time to speak up about these things. Sims across the nation are wondering what to believe, and who to trust. And they know they can trust me. If being open about what I am convinces even a single Sim to join the cause and protect my people, it will have been worth all the backlash I expect to face." YOU CALLED IT CONSENSUAL VAMPIRISM. EXPLAIN THAT? "It's true that untrained or under-educated Vampires can cause massive harm to populations, especially in small towns. But the solution to that problem isn't punishing them, or stripping them of their resources. We've seen what happens when you do that. It's why we've had this moment of tension in the first place. But when provided the resources needed to survive harmlessly, Vampires are no more dangerous than any other Sim." BUT... "CONSENSUAL?" "I keep a few Sims in my employ. Times are tough, and I pay handsomely. It's in cooperation with a private medical practice, they're thoroughly informed beforehand, and it's all quite sterile and ethical, don't you worry." TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH VAMPIRISM. "I admit, when I first signed up for it, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It was frightening. The transformation can be quite painful, particularly in the first few days. I've had some issues with work, too. I have to film daylight scenes in short bursts, or on soundstages. I've lost more than a few roles because of it. But I've got it easy, all things considered. My heart really goes out to all those who don't have such flexibility in their careers."

It's hard to say for certain where Occult politics will lead. Polling is wildly polarized across and within regions, and extremism on both sides is rampant. More and more prominent social figures are taking stances, and Judith Ward certainly won't be the last. Only time will tell which way the political compass will turn. See you next time, LINCOLN BROADSHEET

CelebCrave: Sogue Journalist Fired After Political Tantrum!

"They wildly misrepresented me," complained former Sogue interviewer Lincoln Broadsheet, in a recent Social Bunny post. "I didn't approve the cover or the title... It's incredibly hurtful to see such a prominent magazine ignore my intentions as a writer like this... And they fired me over it. Writers like me get fired for trying to provide the truth, instead of writing for clicks." Read the full Social Bunny thread here: Lincoln Broadsheet @ LBWrites replying to @[...] They wildly misrepresented me and Judith. It was a huge lapse in judgment from Sogue, and their decision to fire me when I protested was irresponsible. 1/8 Lincoln Broadsheet @ LBWrites I didn't approve the cover or the title. My articles are always unbiased, especially when they're about such decisive subjects. It's incredibly hurtful to see such a prominent magazine ignore my intentions as a writer like this. 2/8 Lincoln Broadsheet @ LBWrites I couldn't sit by without speaking out, and they fired me over it. It hurts to see how many Sims don't care about misinformation and biased reporting. These issues are rampant, and writers like me get fired for trying to provide the truth, instead of writing for clicks. 3/8 [...]

[thesimquarter]

Gosh, this world is so big and amazing. It must be like two or three thousand pixels across!

Headshots + misc under the cut.

Happy 20th Anniversary, The Urbz: Sims in the City (GBA)!

I re-did my set of The Urbz in TS4 a few weeks ago, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to motivate me to share them and put the finishing details on! I also have a completed set of The Sims: Bustin' Out (GBA) Sims and The Sims 2: Pets (GBA) Sims, the latter of which were uploaded to the gallery already.

Misty, Dusty, and Daddy should be the same/very similar to how they looked in my last post. Luthor and Giuseppi were re-done though.

These WILL be uploaded... eventually. I was thinking about putting the download link on this post. If you are reading this, I did not end up doing that.

I'm going to be completely honest: I tried to get a wheelchair working in CAS (for Lincoln Broadsheet). I got a wheelchair pose working in CAS... and I converted one to an accessory, but it refused to be where I wanted it to be! I'm not sure why. The UV_1 was right. The weights were right. SimRipper did it right! But in-game said no, so Lincoln is stuck standing. Sad.

[gr47p]

Some Urbs Sims for the 20th anniversary

I don't have anything special for the urbs 20th anniversary, but I have these little guys lying around so I might as well show them off!

They are for my Strangetown Subhood and will be included in it when it's done. I will also be uploading an empty version and all the sims as bodyshop files, but I can't say when that will be. So I guess this is also kind of an update post.

[doyouknowthisdisabledcharacter]

Do You Know This Disabled Character?

Lincoln Broadsheet is a wheelchair user.

[fishcemetery]

A random picture dump to get rid of unnecessary sim thoughts for the rest of the month

Who's got hooked onto a character that barely exists? Who's the dub-dub?? Who's the silly rabbit??? Yes, me, all me, and I'm not even done yet

[largehelicaldevice]

I think she would have so much shit to say in response that she would just stare instead of her usual bit.

[thesims2comics]

I think Lincoln would be a good addition to the Curious household :)