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Jenna Thurston — Post 6 Grrrrl
[Jenna Thurston has one of those avatars that you see and you just have to stop and look, which is exactly how I found her and begged her to pose for us this week. I was thrilled she said yes and I hope my pictures do her justice. I should mention that she showed me [...]
Full StoryMetaPRIDE Celebration – June 22
by Idorua Wellman, staff writer MetaPRIDE is a day-long Metaplace celebration of the diversity (racial, cultural,demographical, gender, and sexual orientation) featuring a variety of performers and speakers all day Monday June 22. Theevent will take place in the north area of Metaplace Central (the event area), the Lotus Club, Chooseareality's Metaequality Center, and the Alphaville [...]
Full StoryMystery Inside Investor Sells Stake in Linden Lab
Someone unloaded their Linden Lab holdings – but who? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk With reports circulating that an individual investor's equity stake in the Lab had been sold to Stratim Capital, the rumor mill can be expected to go into overdrive speculating about exactly which insider sold their shares – and why. Stratim [...]
Full StoryLab Moles Dig Up Second Life Adult Mainland
Empty adult storefronts just as boring as PG/mature mainland by Jessica Holyoke Mixed messages from LL: a safe hub on the new Adults-only continent Today I had a chance to travel to Zindra, the new adults-only continent, and plumbed new depths of dullness for what was supposed to be a continent of sex and [...]
Full StoryZonra Darkmatter — Post 6 Furry
[I bumped into Zonra Darkmatter one day, fell in love with his kittycat avie and I was thrilled that he agreed to pose for us this week. During the course of explaining the Herald, and Post 6, I learned that Zonra is very new to Second Life but seems to be having a good time. [...]
Full StoryTransworld Omnigendered in Metaplace
Will avatar poses lead to matriarchal society? It works for hyenas! by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Fiend sits uncomfortably The story of how Fiend Ludwig and I discovered of the transworld omnigendered nature of Metaplace started simply enough. Fiend was in the Herald offices sitting uncomfortably on a couch, leaning slightly forward and rubbing [...]
Full StorySLchan.com — W-Hat.com’s Bratty Little Brother?
New media watchby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Our attention was recently drawn to www.SLchan.com – an image-driven site catering to the tastes of Second Life’s /b/tard community – mixing the ironic hypercute, the profane, and a smattering of iconic griefers as the community collectively defines an internet subculture with random pictures and short comments. [...]
Full StoryResidents Join Flickr Photo Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Rights
NoH8 Proposition 8 silent protest picture campaign comes to Second Life by Bunny Brickworks The ordinary Second Life resident is a lazy, unmotivated and unpolitical slobhiding in mom’s basement without knowing or caring what is happening in thereal world. That might be true for some – but a growing number of residentsare voicing their opinions [...]
Full StoryUnderground in Gor: A Kinder, Gentler Counter-Earth?
Part 6 in a series by the Wanderer “Welcome, stranger.” I was not in Gor anymore, at least the Gor I'd known. Maybe it was the kajirae, dressed in their finest silks and not rags. Maybe it was the “wedding” cake they were serving. Or maybe “welcome” and “stranger” used together, in a world where [...]
Full StoryUlaa Coronet — Post 6 Grrrl
[I was walking through the park one day, in the merry merry month ofMay, and I spotted this week's Post 6 Grrl, Ulaa Coronet as you see herhere in the first picture. I thought her avie was great- part cupcake,part faun, all fun. When she finally said yes to posing, she offered upthe second avatar, [...]
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