Archive for December, 2006

The Ghost Islands of Second Life

Edelman Island, The Loneliest Ghost Island of All It was Morlin, the Prime Minister of Shivar, who called the meeting. Gopod knows I hate meetings, but I am the Overlord of Shivar and I do take my responsibilities seriously. I am Overlord of Shivar because I bought the island as my own personal Xanadu, but [...]

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No Hard Feelings? Herald Wishes Big Things in New Year for All We Pissed Off

Here’s new years wishes to all we pissed off, We hope you’ll enjoy our dick in a box. We’re really sorry for all we offended, Let’s start the year with fences mended. So …

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Avatar of the Year, 2nd Place: The Unverified

As we ice the Veuve Clicquot in preparation for this evening’s revels – none of the Moet crap for us – the Herald Editorial board continued our deliberations about whether the Scottish smoked salmon should be placed in cat food bowls on the floor for the Neko or on plates on the table for the [...]

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Disoriented

By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of New Residents Experience Evaluation and Manager, Alt Depot Get ready for the big SL backlash. It’s not just Clay Shirky stirring up a shit-storm at the eggheads’ Terra Nova, prompting a new rigorous discussion of “metrics of use“. It’s not just the leftoid Guardian but now the more conservative London [...]

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Elf Magic

By Prokofy Neva, Community Affairs Desk. A dragon roared. An imposing arctic wolf white lion flourished his cape. Arrows whirred, and mushrooms in the glen glistened. Our lovely elven hostess, decked in a moss-green holiday gown, beckoned to us to dance, and Herald reporters skidded across the aquamarine ice. Jaycatt and a Frogg were on [...]

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Linden Lab’s Shame – 20,000 Crabby Citizens For 5 minutes

Pathfinder Linden backpedals immediately after boasting of new record by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk For those of us in-world at the time, there were the usual signs that something was up. I saw a normally male pirate materialize with frankly feminine figure and oddly textured clothes, another resident complained of having all her money [...]

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Alex Fitzsimmons – Post 6 Grrrl

[Editor’s note: This week we feature a sword and statuette making gorean slave as our Post 6 Grrrl - Alex Fitzsimmons. I'd like to thank Alex for taking the time to share a little of herself with us courtesy of my favorite visionary - the amazing Marilyn Murphy. Marilyn is the force behind Players, SL’s [...]

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Fear and Loathing in Second Life Part 3: The Best Little Whorehouses in Second Life

“I think it’s time you gave us something more hardcore”. It was Uri, the founder of The Second Life Herald. “A longer form piece, something that’ll really show us what Second Life is all about, through the eyes of Second Life’s First ™ gonzo journalist. Tell me, what do you spend most of your time [...]

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Avatar of the Year, Third Place: Mark Barrett – SLStats

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk As we approach year end, a joyous tradition is observed in the Herald offices – the selection of the coveted SL Herald Avatar of the Year Awards. As part of this solemn ceremony we present the most sought after and prestigious awards of the metaverse to the three avatars [...]

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AvaStar Moves to Silence Critics: Issues Bans, Files Frivolous Abuse Reports, and Seeks Real Life Information on One Critic.

It’s times like this we wish we weren’t so “fairly unbalanced” all the time, because it is very important to us that you take this particular story seriously. We aren’t kidding, and we aren’t poking fun this time. The Herald has seen many hamfisted efforts to silence critics through the years, but this one is [...]

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