Last weekend for INVINCIBLE
By Cat Boccaccio. It’s possible to be strong and vulnerable at the same time; to suffer but to set that suffering aside; to to use unthinkable hardships as tools to … Continue reading
Buttercup Rant: The Problem with Children in Second Life
By Buttercup Thursday. Children. I love them. They are wise and curious and brave and vulnerable. Some of my best friends are six. I welcome children into my real life. … Continue reading
Second Life: The Titanic or the Good Ship Lollipop?
By Buttercup Thursday. — Lately, I’m in a constant state of confusion about Second Life. No, it’s not my brilliantly complicated and challenging personal life (I sort of wish), or … Continue reading
Size Matters Part 2: Shaping Up and Shaping Down
By Cat Boccaccio. I have never purchased a shape in my almost six years in Second Life. I have always worked with the sad little Linden Lab default avatar shapes … Continue reading
mADness: Why are SL residents opposed to Linden Lab advertising?
Excerpted from an article by Gwyneth Llewelyn. So Linden Lab is patiently trying to squeeze some needed cash by placing ads on their websites. Ciaran Laval seemed to have been the first to … Continue reading
What the HECK is Second Life? Nice Man Explains.
By Buttercup Thursday. Sometimes Google search brings readers to slum magazine wondering how to refinish an old armoire (how to give furniture a second life) or for dating advice (a … Continue reading
Picnic On The Moon: Bringing RL Values into our Second Life
By Aiden Swain, Humm Magazine. Given all the ways that Second Life differs from reality, it seems strange that so many of us come here with values from Real Life … Continue reading
Second Life vs The World
By Botgirl Questi, in her blog. Second Life may be the center of the (virtual) world to us, but it’s like a once promising frontier boom town that’s stagnating in … Continue reading
A Preview of the 2013 Art House
By Cat Boccaccio. Yesterday I toured Winter Nightfire’s Art House–and couldn’t believe that this stunning Second Life home, art and furnishings could be mine (or yours) for a L$250 donation … Continue reading
Lag Storm Bernard Wreaks Havok in Second Life!
By Ciaran Laval, Ciaran Laval blog. “We’re starting off the new year with a bang” announced Maestro Linden and that certainly seems to have been the case as the unexpected … Continue reading
In Case You Missed It: Collaboration and Originality
by Freewee Ling. I’ve had a number of reasons lately to consider the question of originality in art. One of my favorite metaphors is the idea of watching Rembrandt painting … Continue reading
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