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The Alliance Navy – Banished & Forgotten?

Merczateer accuses AN of spawnkilling, sithacking in response to riot shield testing in Dorien by Fox Mulgrave, Military Correspondent I have seen many strange things in my time in the Second Life military community, personal vendettas, operations such as Crucifix and Crucifix II and of course the infamous Emit Time scandal, however, they all seemed [...]

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Brutally Pathetic Starfucking Cyberstalkers

Herald Paparazzi scores coveted shots of SL Fashionista, demands immediate payment by Pixeleen Mistral, new media critic Leading the race for dumbest fashionista in the metaverse is the Brutal Honesty blog, where “clever” Tina Travanti put a bounty out for anyone who produces “a real picture” of Tina’s favorite target to hate on – SL [...]

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Advertisement: Second Style Issue #13 Available Now

Second Style issue #13 is now available for download from the Second Style website. Issue #13 features cyberpunk and steampunk looks from around Second Life, as well as our regular monthly features, tips, shopping advice and interview. You can also find issue #13 in world at kiosks all over the grid. Simply “wear” the object, [...]

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Second Life On Mars

tune by, and apologies to, David Bowie by Faerie Hax It’s a God awful small affairTo the girl with the purple hair,But everyone is yelling, “No!”And her friend has told her to go,But her friend is no where to be seen. Now she walks through her sunken dreamTo the seats with the clearest viewAnd she’s [...]

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Rebuilt New German Army A Growing Threat

Better uniforms, multi-prong strategy, and Mercanzeteer alliance by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Early in 2007, a series of violent pro- and anti- Front National (FN) protests sparked by Jean-Marie Le Pen supports’ in-world presence ended up on the doorstep of the Modern German Army in SL – creating what the German Army referred to [...]

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The Babyfur Fashion Scene

Fashion-forward babyfurs love loose, kicky dresses, holiday highlights! [the Herald's babyfur week continues with a look at the babyfur fashion scene] by Pixeleen Mistral, fake fur fashionista In-world security can look great The Holidays are just around the corner – what a perfect excuse to spend a little me-time shopping to dress-for-SL-success! Just look at [...]

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A Fist Full of L$s

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate For a fist full of lindensI invested in a bank;I watched my portfolioAs its value tanked. For a few lindens moreMy nest egg I had nesting;Gambling’s not illegalIf you call it all ‘investing’. Good, bad and ugly,The levels jumped aroundUntil the virtual lineHit the virtual ground. I climbed a virtual [...]

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All the News That’s Fit to Whip

Prim Time with Keiko Ketsugo Premieres Oriental Express, Second Life (194, 235, 24) November 27, 2007: Want the latest news in the virtual world of Second Life – Raw, naked and bound – with whip marks? Step into Castle Prim for the premiere of “Prim* Time” anchored by Keiko Ketsugo which captures (literally) top Second [...]

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Babyfur Week in SL

Remember – Thursday is “take a babyfur to lunch” day The holiday season is always a very special time – a time for reflection and a time to reach out to our fellow avatars here in the metaverse. Though other’s customs may seem strange at first, we are all united on a basic level – [...]

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Second Life as Prison Life

Podgorecki and the original Second Life by Urizenus Sklar, post-Prokofy FIC watch bureau You may have thought that Philip pulled the name “Second Life” out of the aether, and maybe he did, but he wasn’t the first. Today I was reading about a Polish sociologist named Adam Podgorecki, and the Prok bells in my head [...]

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