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The Dark Poets of Second Life
While many residents of SL were off at a raffle or taking texturing classes or shooting Lee Linden targets, I dropped in on a dark poetry contest in SL. The four participants were all kind enough to let me take some snaps and reprint their poems. It was a good time. I highly recommend it [...]
Full StorySSU Trashes AVG Capitol, AVG is crumbling
Photo courtesy of the Simulated Soviet Union In a shocking development, the Capitol Building of the Alphaville Government (AVG) has been trashed by operatives of the Simulated Soviet Union (SSU). Meanwhile we have received unconfirmed reports of widespread defections from the AVG to the SSU. By some accounts the military branch of the AVG is [...]
Full StoryOprah Retires from TSO
In this surprising and sad development, Alphaville’s Oprah Winfrey has announced that she has cancelled her farewell show, uninstalled TSO, and cancelled her subscription. She will be missed. Her retirement letter follows.
Full StoryJaqueline Richelieu plans investment bank/stock exchange in SL
In this very important interview with Ren Reynolds on Terra Nova, Second Lifer Jacqueline Richelieu discusses her plans for an in world investment bank, with an eye to taking public some of SL’s more successful businesses, and also a stock exchange for trading shares of the firms once public. Mechanics of the enforcement mechanisms are [...]
Full StorySpecial: Granny Celestie meets Grimmy Moonflower
What sort of newspaper would yield its front page to two notorious griefers? Why the Second Life Herald of course! In this ill-advised article, notorious tso grieferGranny Celestie takes the reporter?s notebook and interviews notorious (and banned) Second Life grieferGrimmy Moonflower. The results are electric! Well, actually, they are what they are?
Full StoryOK, The Simulated Soviet Union in Alphaville
For reasons that mystify even this veteran reporter, a group of disaffected alumni of the Alphaville Government have formed a new organization in Alphaville to challenge Mr-President, and have called themselves The Simulated Soviet Union (SSU). And wouldn?t you know it: the ?brains? behind this operation are none other than former AVG Press officer Ian, [...]
Full StoryBodega Dialogues II –
Hamlet Linden has posted part II of the Bodega Dialogues (a discussion between me and The Thinkers in Second Life). This one has some interesting discussion of language in the context of MMORPGs; how does the MMORPG lexicon develop, etc.
Full StoryInterview with virtual erotica publisher, Marilyn Murphy
Marilyn Murphy is the publisher and force of nature behind Players Magazine in Second Life. After I contacted her about the possibility of an interview she summoned me to her mansion where I was greeted by a scripted message bot called ?son of man.? I found Ms. Murphy holding court, with two lovely and intelligent [...]
Full StoryVirtual Escort Services in Second Life
By Miravoir Psaltry(reprinted from Players, volume 4) In this article, Miravoir Psaltry takes us on a tour of some of the escort services in Second Life. For tso readers, I note that the owner of Club Elite, Big John Jade, is a tso refugee. We hope to talk to him in a future issue.
Full StoryEditorial: It?s Time for Mr-President to Resign
With recent revelations that AVG officer Chad Thomas voted up to 200 times in the AVG Presidential elections, David Pierce has filed a class action lawsuit vs. Mr. Thomas. We believe that this is a classical case of an underling taking a hit for the party that is ultimately responsible. In part one of this [...]
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