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Kremlinden Lab vs. Academic Freedom: interview with Durkheim Edelbrock
Sociology Undergrad Durkheim Edelbrock Universities and the academic profession have established policies covering the ethics of academic research. So why have the Linens established themselves as arbiters of ethical research above and beyond these policies? Good question. It might be to hide unsavory aspects of Second Life, or it might be simple pandering to SL [...]
Full StoryTechno-Pagan Nuptials: Simcast Island Lord Weds in Midgard
by Pat the Rat In the social event of the month, Simcast Island Lord Mystic Templar married Simone Templar (no relation) in a lovely techno-pagan ceremony on the bucolic island of Midgard. Midgard is strategically situated between the unspeakably evil Simcast Island and the wholesome hobbitesque Bedford Island and hence managed to bring together an [...]
Full StoryMeet the W-Hats: swastikas, minors, obscenity, and griefing
Screenshot of the W-Hat property. Swastika since removed by Nova Linden. The W-Hats have been in the news of late, but who or w-hat are they exactly? In this interview we talk to their long time Baku neighbor One Song, who fills in the picture for us, and it isn’t pretty: despite several bannings, the [...]
Full StoryTurning the Pages at the SL Public Library
by Walker Spaight Anyone who’s enjoyed the view lately from Eddie Escher’s striking Seacliff Tower has probably noticed the clean lines and purple windows of the building that sits just across the water to the south, in Gualala. A good-sized build whose heavy dark columns make the rest of the structure seem to float easily [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Business Girl vs. Griefer Kin
by A Concerned Reader Like her or dislike her, Anshe Chung is one of the richest and most famous (or infamous) people in Second Life. So when she posted in the SL forums complaining about the actions of her W-Hat neighbors in Baku where she had just bought land, there were some predictable jeers, but [...]
Full StoryThe Human Face of Economic Change
Orhalla Zander: victim of recent economic changesphoto by Herald Paparazza Miravoir Psaltry Miravoir Psaltry ran across this poor victim of the recent economic upheavals in Second Life. The plight of Orhalla Zander reminds us that while the Linden Lab game devs sup on caviar and toast points in the Company Cafeteria, not everyone is so [...]
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 StoryDamien Fate Closing Up Shop
by Miravoir Psaltery Damien Fate, a veteran SecondLife clothing and avatar designer who ranks up there with Nephilaine Protagonist with his detail and style, is closing his store, Atelier des Reves in Mocha. The store in and of itself is a beautiful landmark in SL. It will be sorely missed.
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 StoryNo Mo’ MoMo Mansion
Late Monday the Lindens seized the property of BallerMoMo King and his gang, wiping what may have been the most impressive build in Second Life in the process. Herald papparazzi were on scene both before and after the wipe and got a few snaps to remember the build. We are still seeking reaction from the [...]
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