Archive for 'Miscellaneous'

Herald Editor Wins Presitigious Industry Award

His is not the prettiest face you’ll ever see in the Herald, but send him a a woot-ful congratulations anyway today. Who is he? He’s Peter Ludlow, the typist for Herald founder and editor emeritus Urizenus Sklar, and he’s just been named one of the ten most influential gamers of all time by no less [...]

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Brothers, Sisters — SLiblings?

by Fiend Ludwig The family that plays SL together… Within my first few days as a Second Life resident I met Ama Ree at the New Citizens’ Plaza. After correcting my initially embarrassing faux pas of addressing her by her group title, she suggested I visit her brother, as he was involved in some projects [...]

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SLSF Celebrates First Anniversary

The Second Life Sailing Federation sends news of its summer sailing gala, being held this coming Saturday, June 10. The regatta celebrate’s the SLSF’s first anniversary, as well as the grand opening of Flappy’s Marina and Yacht Club at Chong (155,131,47). [< -- SL link] Festivites commence at 6:00pm SL Time, with fireworks at 8:00 [...]

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In the Metaverse, No One Can Hear Your Accent

by Fiend Ludwig Time zones complicate Mel Cheeky’s Second Life One of every four residents you meet in Second Life lives a real life in a country other than the United States. Although an unabashedly American construct, SL seems to appeal to non-Americans in a big way. Do these residents (myself among them – I [...]

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From the Runway to the Box Office

by Emerie Mauriac Designer Adri Saarinen Adri Saarinen is a new fashion designer that shows much promise. I had come across her new store in Suisun a couple of weeks ago, and picked out a few choice pieces for myself. I asked her to sit down with me to chat about her new biz, an [...]

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Scoble Chokes on his Second Life

That’s Microsoft’s Robert Scoble, of course, one of SL’s biggest fans. Actually, he manages to chat about it before his food comes — and you can hear him in this podcast recently posted by Jeremiah Owyang. (Listen carefully for the Teen Grid references.) More at 3pointD.com.

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Phoenicia Gallery Relaunched

The art-space formerly known as the Phoenicia Gallery has relaunched in a new location as the Phoenicia Center for Contemporary Art, and is now displaying new works from RL artists from around the globe. Check out urban photography by James Seithalil on the first floor in the west wing; experience China via photographer SongLi’s work [...]

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The Texan Spectacle of Rancho Rambler

by Daftcoho Callisto Recently I was invited to sit at the dinner table of the cowboy, Gnash Rambler, and his southern-belle sweetheart, Icould Careless, in the Texas-inspired Rancho Rambler. [SL link--> Gluphisia] I originally discovered the ranch while aimlessly flying across SL, and to my surprise, saw a giant Texas flag made out of bushes. [...]

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Australian Tabloid Discovers Second Life

In his continuing campaign to suck up to the Herald, wannabe media mogul Rupert Murdoch has directed his Australian tabloid, the Courier Mail, to do a long feature about Second Life. Former Herald correspondent Neal Stewart warns SLers to “duck and cover if they hope to weather the thunder from Down Under” as thousands of [...]

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ProkofyCast on the Air

The SecondCast cast had a nice chat with Prokofy Neva the other night, which is now available for your listening. The episode covers some pretty interesting and thoughtful ground — including the trials and tribulations of landlording in SL — though it did get more lively at a couple of moments than most of our [...]

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