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janeforyou Barbara – Post 6 Grrrrl

[Marilyn Murphy visited the island of Lesbos this week to capture the spirit and image of a very successful SL-business woman: janeforyou Barbara. Marilyn, of course is the photographer and visionary behind Players, SL's in-world erotica magazine and janeforyou is someone you simply cannot do justice to in words - so enjoy the pictures! - [...]

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New York Times, Dream Houses, and SL

by Espresso Saarinen Shopping in SL is not quite like RL Yesterday’s New York Times had a very positive article about Second Life, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/garden/09second.html that helps explain the appeal of the metaverse to an audience unfamiliar with the concept. Instead of sex and gambling, or the mega-corporate flopping while trying to duplicate RL marketing in [...]

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Mercury :: Couture

by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista Mercury’s newest design and the conclusion to their summer line: Minnie. Mercury Couture, Second Life’s newest debuted couture house, held their first show yesterday at 7pm SLT. It went smoothly – and that isn’t counting the less-than-five hours that they had to prepare the show at an entirely new venue. [...]

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Samarkand RP Kicks Off

by Onder Skall I caught one of the kickoff events at Samarkand saturday night. (Here’s the SLurl.)The place is gorgeous, the role players really and truly role play, andI got pictures. It’s good to wear my “games reporter” hat sometimes!(Even if it has holes in it from the horns.) Here’s a quick summary from the [...]

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I Like ‘Em Big & Black

A Black woman’s advice for men on skins by Aaliyah Munro, sex/love/advice expert I’m the type of girl who likes hard, vein-riddled, wall-eroding, oh-so real looking…muscles. A big dick would be nice as well. You know what I mean – I want the sweat laden muscles of Gor, minus the barbaric requisite, or the cut [...]

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Wendell Holmer’s Advice: The Voyeur

Wendell Holmer answers your questions about love and sex [The metaverse is serious business, and a number of residents seem to need help, so the Herald will be running more than one love, romance, and sex advice columnist. We are taking this groundbreaking new path so you'll be able to get a second opinion or [...]

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Ginko Financial’s End-Game

L$200,000,000 in obligations, no liquid assets — queue up and wait by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk get in the Ginko queue Sunday afternoon, GinkoTec and Ginko Financial honcho Hinoserm Rebus sent a notecard to customers who have deposited Linden space bucks in the role-play bank known as Ginko Financial. The notecard and announcement at [...]

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Trouble in Elfville

Girl elf leader turns male — leader’s ex-partner banned for complaining by BB Balderdash, Elf Affairs desk When Armandi Goodliffe was a girl, she partnered with Camo Camus When you think the land of the elves, you think of peaceful and quiet hills and dales, where pixie and faeries dance and the elven make their [...]

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Former JLU Member Speaks Out

anti-griefer Justice League Unlimited threatens privacy and act like griefers by Nikola Shirakawa ex-JLU member The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which – Animal Farm Many people on SL have run into this [...]

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Hanze Melnitz – Post 6 Man

[The Post 6 weekly feature is dedicated to exploring the range of metaverse human (and furry and robot) experience - with Marilyn Murphy as spiritual guide, visionary, and photographer. Marilyn is of course, the publisher of Players - SL's in-world erotica magazine. This week, Hanze Melnitz shows us how role, place, and responsibility define the [...]

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