FIC Tables Turned – Ex-Critic Crows About LL Land Seizure

Ravenglass rental agent gloats over neighbor’s land confiscation by Pixeleen Mistral and Jessica Holyoke Prokofy Neva smiles as Agent Linden confiscated more land this week An empty plot in Furness sim may be a warning to anyone expecting rule of law and property rights in the metaverse. According to a report published by Shaun Altman, [...]

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Mafia Nightclub Opens in Second Life

Non-profit hopes to promote crime and fun by Sigmund Leominster wise guys dressed to kill Dressed in dapper pinstripes, black oxfords with white spats, Logan Walker wants to make you an offer you can’t refuse. No virtual horse heads in beds, no need to sleep with fishes, no whackings, and no special favors that involve [...]

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Secret Linden Tapes Show Philip Blowing Gasket

Philip shown venting at Cory over open source initiative by Urizenus Sklar In this shocking video, smuggled to the Herald via secret interweb connections, we see the current drama inside Linden Lab. Stuggling with the burdens of copybot, bank fraud, griefing, grey goo, penisings, yiffing, ageplay, and Cory’s betrayal, Philip dresses down his remaining Linden [...]

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Of Hearts and Keys

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate On a lavish textured slopeWith megaprim tree, built;My lover, sweet, lay in my arms,Couple 10 in kilt. And we commented on the moonAnd stars that dripped like honey;I made a joke and she chuckled asIf she thought it funny. I carressed her cheek with words formed sweetAs I was want [...]

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A Dark Night for DarkSphere

by Metaverse Muse designer Wingless Emoto Maldavius Figtree, notorious for having destroyed builds in the Woodbury University sim last summer, is in the news again this week after his controversial firing of avatar designer Wingless Emoto. According to reliable sources, Figtree held an suspiciously timed staff meeting last Friday morning – a meeting timed for [...]

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Avatar of the Year 2007 – 3rd Place: Tizzers Foxchase

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Tizzers Foxchase – before the perma-ban With the hustle and bustle of the year-end holidays well behind us, and memories of the Herald editors’ lavish Zermatt skiing vacation fading, it is time to clean up the last few loose ends from 2007 – the avatar of the year awards. [...]

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Millie Bekkers – Post 6 Grrrrrl

[Note from Justine; Millie Bekkers sent me a hello weeks and weeks ago about being a Post 6 Grrrl and due to our schedules and time zones it seemed like it took even longer than usual for us to actually meet. As you can see she is worth the wait!] Hey there sugar, my name [...]

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Financial News Update

by Jessica Holyoke A week after the announcement of the upcoming Linden Banking Ban, Lindens and residents are reacting in different ways.  The Linden reaction is that "payment of interest", the main prohibition on offering a bank goes both ways.  Paying interest on deposits is prohibited, but according to some Lindens that responded in writing, [...]

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Marriage in SL After 8 Months

Metaverse romance and partnerships by Aurel Miles Browsing through the comments following any article in the Herald, you get a sense of why people form partnerships in SL. Aside from anything else, it’s good to have an ally. When I arrived in SL nearly a year ago, I was not thinking about having any personal [...]

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Commie Award Winner: Kalel Venkman

A note from the Editrix: Here at the Herald we maintain the highest possible standards of journalism and literary arts. This means that we are careful about handing out awards. For instance, the “commie” or comment-of-the-week award, has only been awarded once previously – but Kalel Venkman has risen to the occasion with a terse, [...]

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