The Alphaville Herald

Dynasty Building

SL name retirement policy evolving – Daniel Linden’s dynastic plight by Fiend Ludwig, Metaverse Genealogist In real life, millions of people might share the same surname. A quick review of online census data reveals that there are about 4 million Smiths on the planet, that 300,000 Norwegians are called Jensen – 6.6% of Norway’s population, [...]

Magic Alley Re-Opens Soon

March 1 opening scheduled – exclusive photos! by Curious Rousselot, Wizard Affairs desk Magical pet store under construction Soon we hope to witness to the re-opening of the Harry Potter role playing sim by group leader Harry Prefect and his team of builders. Harry and company have been working diligently since the closing of Magic [...]

Island Land Scamming, Anyone?

Former residents claim Valentines day eviction massacre in “The Tropicana” sim, hire SL/RL lawyer to arbitrate island land dispute by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I met one of a rare breed Saturday. Joshua Sao is a 5 month metaverse resident who owns “The Tropicana” island sim yet cannot recall when he bought his island, [...]

Plywood #68: The Plytrix!

Herald Correspondent Attacked by Bill Cosby, Investigation Launched

by Jimbo Quality [Editor's Note: Jimbo's investigation into the perpetrators of the attack described below is continuing. As is the Herald's into how this guy get to write for our paper in the first place.--Walker Spaight] If you’re like me, you often find yourself camping a camping chair at a place like the LV Casino [...]

Furries Invade RL Fashion Show

Furries on the runway – is nothing sacred? By Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk SL – RL furry crossover crossdressing fashion? The Herald mojo wire made some strange sounds this morning and coughed up a furball of an RL fashion alert. It appears that some designers have been spending far too much time in Furnation, [...]

The Lindens Do Good

Jeska readies the pitchforks for the mobs at Office Hours in Linden Village at Ambleside. By Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Kremlindenology OMG a man-bites-dog story for sure. Well, we Herald reporters can’t always go around with our half-curled lips, with that sunken, two-burnt-out-holes-in-a-blanket look in our eyes from a 3-day drunk, and our felt hats [...]

Fear and Loathing in Second Life Part 8: the sordid history of the Big Brother fiasco part 2

Ah, yes it was so long ago — centuries by the high speed adrenaline rush passage of time that is Web 3.D, but we keep up as best we can, and you *do* want the skinny on what *really* happened in the Big Brother in SL hypervent don’t you? What if I told you it [...]

Allison Ersetu – Post 6 Grrrl

[Editrix’s note: Allison Ersetu is our erotic and erudite favorite this week. Allison is Marilyn Murphy's latest discovery - and Marilyn is - as always - the photographer/visionary behind Players, SL’s in-world erotica magazine. After our readers learn more about Allison I am sure they will want to seek Solace - I know that I'm [...]

Walled Garden

Prokofy Neva, Dept. of Worlds, Planets, Universes, Metaverses, and A Secret Virtual Garden That Fits in the Palm of Your Hand I first heard the term “walled garden” to describe Second Life about two years ago from Tony Walsh at Clickable Culture. Of course it brought up strong memories of The Secret Garden which we [...]