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Sinister Dagger – New Administrator of Tyros
How does an assassin end up in charge of an established city basically overnight? by Humdog, Gorean Affairs desk Sinister Dagger – black caste assassin Humdog: hi — i’m talking today with Sinister Dagger, a black caste assassin, member of the Black Hand, and the new Administrator of Tyros. Welcome Excellency, and thank You for [...]
Full StoryCasino Allegedly Pays Jack Squat on $16000 US Jackpot
by Flimflam Edelman, Bureau of Casinos, Scams, and Dodgy Dealings Second Life resident Rhonda Bosen is charging that a casino owned by Hunter Noland failed to pay out on her big win of over 400,000 Linden Dollars — roughly $16,000 $1600 US Dollars. Ms. Bosen has produced chat logs and screen shots in support of [...]
Full StoryInnovative… Beautiful… Timeless… Ripoffs?
by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista Elexor Matador Jewelry has made some serious L$s lately, what with all the fan press they’re getting. Problem is, they may be ripping off Cartier and various other high-end, real-world designers. Just how much money is involved? Elexor made 25 of the faux-Cartier pieces, and is selling them for L$10k [...]
Full StoryForbes Starts Hating on Second Life
American Apparel disappointed in SL, Starwood Hotels’ Aloft sim to be sold by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs Desk Allison Fass reports that the metaverse can be a “can be a weird, chancy place for real-life brands” in a story for the July 2 issue of Forbes, and notes that avatars enjoy having sex and playing [...]
Full StorySecond Convention Saturday Fashion Show
by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista Despite my mistake the other day, I attended the Second Convention fashion show on Saturday, and “WOW”, what a knockout. I’m not ashamed to admit it – I’m hooked on fashion shows, and this was the show I was hoping for. Nineteen designers showed as scheduled, on the usualy three-stage [...]
Full StoryDark Life 2 Arrives
Monsters and killers level up in SL Heartun Breaker, Monster Killing Correspondent Dark Life 2 is finally here, sort of. The much anticipated upgrade to Second Life’s longest running adventure role playing game is up and running in Istaria Prime while the game’s home sim, Navora, is being renovated to bring in new monsters and [...]
Full StoryHow Will SL Look in 5 Years?
By Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs Desk Pompo Bombacci pointed out this You Tube video of what appears to be a preview of a new Second Life client. Studying the video carefully, it is clear this is what we can expect the Second Life experience to be in the future. Yes, the future looks bright – [...]
Full StoryThe L$100,000 Scripting Lesson
Slot machine machine maker enrolled in school of hard knocks by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Bob Perry got a metaverse schooling in secure scripting The notecards and complaints arrived together in the Herald offices early one Sunday. An angry Bob Perry claimed that sly old Frosty Fox must have used an exploit in the [...]
Full StoryPost 6 Neko – Jorus Xi
[Our post 6 Neko series continue with a lithe and lively tom cat of a kitty - Jorus Xi. As always, the best avatar portraits in the metaverse come to us courtesy of Marilyn Murphy - photographer, visionary, and publisher of Players, SL’s in-world erotica magazine. Enjoy! -- the Editrix] A lot of people, mainly [...]
Full StoryVariations “Fashion Show”
by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista [UPDATE from Tenshi: Mistake on my end. Damn. If you can, please update my article to say not the Second Citizen show (whoopsssssssssss) but the "Variations Fashion Show" at the Second Convention Pavillion. Also, in case people want to know, the names of the designers and those involved:Clothing Designs by [...]
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