Guys I updated my gameโฆ and wellโฆ it was fine. While I was in CAS. Decided to do some decorating of a build from the galleryโฆ and well I canโt delete nothing, canโt change any floors or walls.. canโt place anything down.. I tried two different lots! In different worldsโฆ yaโll Iโm perplexed! But the game never threw a last exception or anythingโฆ
I'm not letting them take my hobbies from me. Not to be dramatic, but they can pry what I do for fun from my cold, dead hands. At some point, continuing to enjoy the little pleasures in life is in itself an act of resistance. No one deserves that kind of power over me. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
While serious publications prepared to cover the most prestigious premieres, interpret the thoughtful commentary of illustrious casts, and divine the future of cinema from the awards race, most people would encounter the Tartosa International Film Festival in pop culture. Accordingly, executives at entertainment giants Day One and MondoVibe had an unprecedented idea. Stephany Fox was as ubiquitous in Simerican culture news as her Tartosan counterpart, Giannino Adimari. Putting them together on one screen had never occurred to anyone. It was a smart moveโan intercultural novelty, like the festival itself, that blended respective knowledge, style, and personas for a global audience. It was a lucrative move, too, with collaboration translating directly into cheap, constant, breathless coverage.
Entertainment, the spectacle and celebrity, piqued general interest more than the artistry. Everyday consumers may venture out to see a movie months laterโperhaps Captivated for horror fans or Into the Wild for romantics, although sexy, gritty, action-packed thrillers like The Last Con and The Phoenix invariably outsold them these daysโbut wouldnโt recall having seen them first in festival coverage. On daytime television or in grocery store aisles, what they noticed were the famous and beautiful people whose names they, somehow, already knew. They tuned in for salacious gossip about their personal lives, all torrid affairs with co-stars and spiraling substance abuse and workplace calamities swept under the foreign label of โcreative differences.โ Photographs of attractive faces and physiques, glamorous attire, and adoring crowds caught the eye. Cheeky headlines shouting half-truths held it long enough to ensure they glimpsed an advertisement or two. If they wouldnโt flip to page six or sit down for a full segment, they would at least pause with a wistful gaze to wish they, too, were arriving in sunny Tartosa.
STEPHANY | Hello from Day One, live in Tartosa! Iโm Stephany Foxโ
GIANNINO | โand Iโm Giannino Adimari, for MondoVibe!
STEPHANY | Itโs the first day of Tartosaโs annual International Film Festival. Weโre at Riva Dorata this morning and, as you can see, a crowdโs already gathered on this beautiful overlook.
STEPHANY | The Tartosa Grand Hotel is well-known for its gorgeous views. The hotelโs signature speedboats ferry guests here from the mainland, meaning anyone can arrive in style, butโ
GIANNINO | And, actually, the Tartosa Grand Hotel is impossible to get into this time of year. Why? Itโs reserved for the festivalโs most special guests: golden ticket holders, the invitees.
STEPHANY | Thatโs right. Every other hotel and inn in Riva Dorata is booked up, tooโitโs the people in this crowd, maybe with tickets to see the new films but most likely here to do some celebrity-spotting. This overlook is a go-to area for tourists and locals alike.
STEPHANY | Life in Riva Dorata is typically languid, relaxed, and quiet, but it comes alive in a new way for this springtime festival.
GIANNINO | The locals are used to the fanfare and take pride in welcoming everyoneโnew faces from other places but also Tartosan artists here for a homecoming as well.
STEPHANY | Heโs here with composer Lee Thompson and up-and-coming actress, Sierra Moss. Moss co-stars in The Last Con, a classic dramatic thriller from Teresa Salame. Thompson scored Hudson Waverlyโs irreverent comedy, Trash Tease, also premiering this week.
GIANNINO | Which, oh, can I give my personal opinion, Stephany?
STEPHANY | [Chuckles] I canโt stop youโ
GIANNINO | Waverly is a genius, and maybe a comedy deserves to finally win the Golden Laurel this year.
STEPHANY | Maybe. Thatโs for this yearโs jury to decide.
STEPHANY | The invite list has more than just industry people, though. While film folks are representing the โinternationalโ spirit of the festival, ambassadors in the form of bonafide royalty do it in a different way.
GIANNINO | See, thereโs the Renaldis from nearby Saocossaint looking stylish and ready for some festival fun!
STEPHANY | Vivica Haywood is over thereโa celebrity stylist, here as one of this yearโs โfriend of the panelโ guest.
STEPHANY | Armorican actress Anita Garcia is a panel guest as well.
GIANNINO | Can you tell us what that means, Stephany?
STEPHANY | Organizers, led by producer and festival president Sanja Dinapoli, as well as artistic director Bruno Raffaele Como, send two kinds of invites: to those screening films and to โfriends of the panel.โ People who will, as they say, โenhance the festival.โ
GIANNINO | There, Max Kyle and Lena Scott! They were on MondoVibeโs festival โones to watchโ list. Plus a spread in Vogue Simerica last month and a profile on Scott Group in Venture before that.
STEPHANY | Kyleโs screening an important documentary. Itโs wonderful to see people who have such immense success in really powerful sectors put their energy toward, not just the arts, but social justice.
GIANNINO | Ah, yes, true. Fashion is icing on the cake!
GIANNINO | Speaking of fashionable people: another princess!
STEPHANY | Many countries are represented at the festival, some unofficially like with Princess Leonor of Uspana. Sheโs attending as a plus-one for an A-list invitee, Renzo Ledford. Heโs debuting two filmsโ
GIANNINO | Maybe making up for time away building a family with the princess! MondoVibe covered that. Two movies, two babies!
STEPHANY | How about that?
STEPHANY | The most esteemed arrival today is Queen Nicola of Corrilea, who has been a fixture of the global film industry for, well, six decades. Sheโs an active member of Corrileaโs royal family but also the boards of several festivals, including Tartosaโs.
GIANNINO | And cameras love her just as much now as they did before her retirement! A living legend. Maybe the fountain of youth isnโt just a myth after all, and sheโ
STEPHANY | Hereโs Yuling Zhao. Sheโs premiering a buzzy period drama. Having already established herself as a talented storyteller, itโ
GIANNINO | Kiara Bello! Tartosan beauty. Why havenโt we seen her on screen lately? I blame the comedian, who many say isnโt even funnyโ
STEPHANY | Maybe inspiring attendees, like Yuling Zhao, can get her back on screen soon. The festival is famous for networking.
GIANNINO | What comes after this parade, Stephany?
STEPHANY | The board and jury meet while these stars settle in behind the hotelโs walls. Of course, we can assume many wonโt get much rest before the big opening dinner this evening.
GIANNINO | Hair and makeup! If weโre lucky, we may glimpse some black tie outfits while theyโre filing into Palazzo Ofelia.
STEPHANY | Oh, look, Tylerโs starting her snap interviews soon.
GIANNINO | Rae Donovan! Now, this is a big comeback year for her.
STEPHANY | And, when we come back: over to you, Tyler.
Why do the USA and UK celebrate Black History Month in different months?
The USA celebrate Black History Month i February, whereas the UK celebrate in October.
In the States, in 1926, Carter G. Woodson created a Black History week in February.
The week in February was chosen as it coincided with the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.
The week involved celebrating and learning about Black history with schools and mayors getting involved.
Eventually, in the 1970s, it evolved to Black History Month.
In the UK, in 1987, Black History Month was introduced by Akyaaba Addai-Sebo. There is a significant Afro-Carribean community within the UK, and October 1987 coincided with the 150th anniversary of the Carribean emancipation.
The experiences of Black people in the USA & UK are different, and so both months highlight different histories.
Whether you celebrate in February or in October, the dedication of the activists has had a significant impact. Black History Month is still celebrated decades later!
Yaโll I finally worked up the courage to open my legacy save and let Niara have her baby. Babyโs born, great. Screenshots taken , amazing. Ages baby in to infant, fantastic! Goes to CAS to give the infant a makeover, game crash!
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