Archive for 'Gossip and Drama'
What’s in the Stars For Your Avatar?
By Madame Katarzhinska Budzhynskyanskikova(“Madame Alphabet” to her friends) The Herald has had multiple requests to begin publishing a horoscope so that all you avatars out there can know how to behave (or misbehave) and what to look for in the next month. This horoscope is attuned to avatar birthdays and not meatspace birthdays.
Full StoryDear Avi 2
Due to popular demand and the multitude of questions coming in, Dear Abby has returned! She has decided to change her name to Avigail VanHelsing in order to appeal more to the avatars in SecondLife. Here is week number two for all you “Dear Avi” fans…
Full StoryAssault on Precinct 15
by Neal Stewart I’m taking a stroll through the Sido sim on Friday night when I notice a large concentration of green blips in the corner of my map. Something big is taking place. As the scene comes into a view I see an AH-1 Cobra Gunship parked on a rooftop. According to the map, [...]
Full StoryInterview with a MoMo Ho
We know about the MoMo clan and the Linden’s crusade against them, but what about the MoMo women? What was it like inside the MoMo mansion? What was it like bein’ a MoMo ho? We wanted to know, and we figured you did too, so we asked. Our interview subject asked that we not reveal [...]
Full StorySL Residents Riot Over Proposed Stipend Cuts
Actually, it was more of a loud kvetchy protest, but if the incident in A Tale in the Dessert counts as a riot, then this does too, and then some. Yesterday, at least six protest events were held by my count, and a town meeting with Robin Linden had to be moved to a larger [...]
Full StoryA False Economy? Lindens Fight for Economic Stability
by Matthias Zander Bonus decreases. Ratings price hikes. Event support disappearances. These three things that could be seen as catastrophies are the Lindens’ latest solution to the less-than-beautiful economy of Second Life. Robin Linden took the time to speak to a crowd of around 100 SL residents onthe afternoon of January 11.
Full StoryIntroducing “Dear Abby”!
An etermal part of newspapers and journals around the world has been an advice column. One has finally come to the SecondLife Herald, thanks to the lady known only as “Abby van Helsing.” This first column from Abby covers both the topics of the connection between SecondLife and Real Life relationships and a cross-dressing boyfriend.
Full StoryAvatar of the Year, 2nd Place: Sir/Father Callahan
This choice might surprise some, but not after you hear the facts. Over the past year, Sir/FatherC/Ian has been all over tso, and SL, and usually in the middle of some dramma or other. Beginning the year as a small time simolean dealer, he made a name (and drammatically changed gameplay) by acquiring zillions of [...]
Full StoryThe burning question at SoP II: Is anyone listening?
by Pat the Rat While I’m not much on talks, I took time out on my drama reporting to sit through a couple at the recent State of Play. What did I learn? Well, in the land of laptops, and with a conference sponsored wireless network, the speakers didn’t have a prayer. As always, the [...]
Full StoryThe State of Debauchery: Herald Paparazzi Camp the Lindens
photos by Pat the Rat Well, they don’t call it the State of *Play* for nothing! Pat the Rat camped the Linden’s on their after-conference prowling on the Mean Streets of Manhattan, and may I just say: Move over Hollywood bad boys, cuz no one thows down like (or outmacks) a game dev! Read on [...]
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