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New SL Developers Circle Develops — Residents Cry FIC
by Walker Spaight Seventeen Second Life content-creators met with Linden Lab evangelist Reuben Linden yesterday in an attempt to hash out some of the issues facing in-world developers, and to create some kind of shared resource for people who derive their income from SL activities. But when organizer Hiro Pendragon attempted to go public with [...]
Full StoryCrew 88 Vows to Take Back SL from the Perverts (Whores, Furries, Elves and Emo Goths)
Last night I ran across a crew of 4 skinheads brandishing baseball bats, tire irons, and lag inducing weapons, torching a suburban cul de sac in second life. I invited the group – called Crew 88 for purposes of the interview – back to Herald Media Inc. HQ in Jessie for a chat about their [...]
Full StoryPlay Money No More: Non-Virtual Goods to Sell for Linden Bux
Cutting out the middleman, SLBoutique founder FlipperPA Peregrine announced at Saturday’s Democracy Island event that his virtual commerce site would soon begin accepting Linden dollars in exchange for tangible real-world goods. Read more at the Second Life Future Salon blog where we heard the news. Then call your accountant.
Full StoryFashion Show Review: DreamBuilders Mall
by Chipsen Queso Fresh on the heels of my last highly-commented fashion show review from Cloud Nine, I decided to go out today to a show for an agency I hadn’t previously heard of – the Divine Dreams Models. The show featured designs by Sparkle Designs (Leona Kitty), Avide (Inari Saito), and Whispers by Zelinna [...]
Full StoryA Solution to the SL Lolita Gap? Bring on the Goth Lolitas!
by Kendra Charlton The Lolita look; while it has become increasingly popular in Japan, I have never seen a Lolita in SecondLife. I even joined a Lolita club but I have yet to see any of my fellow group members come online. So I asked myself, “why are there so few Lolitas in SL?” Perhaps [...]
Full StoryFashion Show Review: Munchflower at Cloud 9
by Chipsen Queso and the Mystery Collaborator After a nice, long, refreshing break from the harsh and painful world of SecondLife’s modeling industry, I decided to come back to review a show that ended up being harsh and painful. For a change of pace, a highly-respected figure from SecondLife and I collaborated on this review [...]
Full StoryInfonet Infiltrated! (Well, Not Really)
Squagmire Stravinsky’s Infonet (or is it the g.Net now?) only gets more and more awesome. In fact, so formidable an operation is it that the Grid’s own “innernet” has now drawn the attention of cyberpunks and VW hackers. The Herald has learned that the Infonet complex was recently the target of an infiltration exploit that [...]
Full StoryCo-Opting the Contraband in EVE Online
As EVE Online‘s pod pilots know, not everything you can fit in your ship’s cargo hold is equally pleasing to the NPC authorities who keep a watchful eye on Empire space. Drugs like Drop and Frentix, radioactive goods like plutonium, forbidden icons like Khumaak, and even the ectoplasm used to make the viscous suspension liquid [...]
Full StoryFashion Show Review: Adriana DaSilva
by Matthias Zander Tonight, I attended a fashion show presented by the SABORLATINO group for a designer I had never heard of, Adriana DaSilva. When Mariposa Martinez, the host, first walked out on the stage (shown above in the Seniorita Gown), I began to immediately think that I would definately have to shop at Adriana’s [...]
Full StoryGREAT BUILDERS OF SL: PART 2: GURGON GRUMBY, A MAN AND HIS DOG
GURGON AND BETA In this article, the Herald continues its series of interviews with great builders of SL (actually we didn’t know there was a series, but what the hey — I guess there is now!). In the last interview we talked to Yadni Monde, in this interview Monsterrat Snakeankle speaks with his protege Gurgon [...]
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