Archive for the year 2005
Censoring “Negativity”
Clickable Culture is reporting the latest in the worldwide parade of game company “let’s silence our critics” brain farts. This time it is MindArk‘s Project Entopia, which now has a clause in its terms of service stating that… “‘You cannot spread any rumors about MindArk, Project Entropia, and MindArk Staff or Partners, that can be [...]
Full StoryTalking about Talking
Cindy and Prok As the flap over the board banning of Prokofy Neva degenerates into a series of thoughtful and productive discussions, you might think the Herald would lose interest. Well, ok, we have, but that doesn’t mean we stop posting (i.e., it’s a slow news day). Prok called upon Cindy Claveu to lead a [...]
Full StoryThe Day the Dove Flew Away
by Matthias Zander Palomma Casanova has long been a leader in the fashion industry of SecondLife. I remember first meeting her at the SeaSide Casino over a year ago. We became fast friends, especially after discovering that we had known each other through a few mutual friends in ActiveWorlds, which we had both been active [...]
Full StoryCory Doctorow Comes to Town
“The things that really fascinate me revolve around issues of interest to nerds.” Cory Doctorow is a busy guy. Between co-editing the popular Weblog Boing Boing and working as the European Affairs Coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, he writes tech-savvy novels that capture the essence of what lies ahead for the wired population. His [...]
Full StoryUri Chills with the Salonistas!
A Future Salonista shows us what we will all look like in 2020. Last night’s Future Salon had its usual share of technical snags, but it was interesting – more interesting for me perhaps, because I had an opportunity to be on the other side of the discussion. It certainly gave me lots to think [...]
Full StoryPost Six Grrrl: Megaera McTeague
I’m pleased to bring you this week’s Post Six Grrrl, Megaera McTeague! Megaera (or Meg as she prefers to be called) can usually be found out clubbing with friends at some of her favorite spots, or even at times auctioning herself off for a good cause. We at the Herald would like to take a [...]
Full StoryFashion Show Review: PrimAdonna
by Chipsen Queso Rarely does the debut of a modeling agency also mean the debut of clothing line. Last night’s fashion show of the PrimAdonna line by the creators of E by Estrelle and MZ Design was just that. Not only did a reported 7 outfits make their debut, but the Cloud Nine Models had [...]
Full StoryJugband Strikes Back After Wedding Bombing
by Matthias Zander With the Herald not forgetting about the mafia culture in SecondLife, we also decided to do something that we very rarely do – get the OTHER side of the story! The events recently reported by our own Gina Fatale carried consequences beyond what was immediately forseeable, but what exactly does that mean? [...]
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Full Story“All on the Same Page”: IRC Chat Logs Support Linden/FIC Conspiracy vs Prok
Although this chat log has been circulating among selected users for several days now, the editorial board of the Herald has decided that that the general community has a right to see it, and further that there is some value to archiving it here as a kind of public record. By way of summary, this [...]
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