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Suffering from some form of Second Life drama? Who isn't? Honour McMillan has just thing for you: Second Life Drama Dolls, which you can name after your favorite avatar antagonist. NWN Events writer Chestnut Rau has a full review: "The... [Link]

I have mixed views about the latest blip in the adult content saga. All land swaps are on hold until Wednesday July 8th, as blogged by Jack. This is good and bad news. The good news is more land is ... [Link]

Via fidgit we've been clued into Sackboy, done up in patriotic style as the Sacktue of Liberty......which reminds us that Hillary Clinton's face appeared on the Statue of Happiness in Grand Theft Auto IV. So, are there other Statue of Liberty ... [Link]

Last week, GamePolitics broke the news that the ultra-conservative Eagle Forum had filed a "friend of the court" brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Calfornia's bid to have its 2005 violent video game law reviewed by the ... [Link]

Daniel Voyager documented some interesting visitor stats relayed by Philip Linden during his closing speech at SL6B, Second Life's massive, official birthday celebration: "Over 17,712+ visitors have visited the SL6B regions since the gates opened on 23rd of June 2009.... [Link]

Give the creator of this YouTube vid an A for effort as he stretches to pull in patriotic elements to what amounts to video reviews of a pair of NES titles:XenophobeGolg~ 13 [Link]

Here are a few more lists of allegedly patriotic games for your July 4th weekend perusal. Some choices seem spot-on, others a bit of a stretch.1up (2008): Top 5 Insanely Patriotic Video GamesFugitive HunterThe Sims 2: IKEA ExpansionMetal Gear Solid ... [Link]

With the Independence Day weekend upon us here in the United States, we note that News4U has posted its list of 5 Patriotic Video Game Moments.The list is interesting and contains some games that will surprise you. The five patriotic ... [Link]

Yesterday, longtime SL blogger Mygdala March announced she needed to take an indefinite hiatus from Second Life for a very important reason. Actually, for two of them. And though she plans to return after her babies are older, this respite... [Link]

Friday on New World Notes is devoted to SL Bloggers, and recent posts from the metaverse blogosphere. Today that means a long review in praise of Pandora Wigglesworth, the brilliant creator who's made everything from a Clockwork Brain to a... [Link]

I'm continuing to build my flock of excellent audio tools I know intimately, and Audio Ease Speakerphone is my latest PRICE and JOY. Typically priced at US$450 (I got a better deal via eBay, remember what I said about making offers ... [Link]

Dontcha just hate it when the right ear has no idea what the left hallux is doing? I've heard plenty of gripes about stupid and incorrect YouTube takedowns. Well, I'd love to see an explanation for this one: post-drum 'n' ... [Link]

Tom Hale, Chief Product Officer at Linden Lab, proposes that the integration of Second Life with social media may include links with dating sites so that you can take the virtual plunge before the real one. Hale made the comments ... [Link]

5:04pm jokay posted a tweet on jokay@twitter. Finally home..Yay! but swear upstairs neighbours have opened a rollerskating rink..rolling noises & im sure i heard someone singing xanadu! [Link]

Filed under: Culture, Events, real-world, News items, Second Life, Virtual worldsSome consider him a kook or an eccentric, while others think of him as a technological visionary. Either way, the accomplished Raymond Kurzweil will be taking the stage to keynote ... [Link]

So I went to check on the hunger striker at the Linden Estate Services building and she's gone! I mean there's no sign of her, has she been abducted by the forces of corruption? Has she simply turned herself invisible ... [Link]

In a rather bizarre Jack Linden office hour the Freedom for Robo front accused the G-team of corruption, accused Linden Lab of following a socialist doctrine, threw in the word "communist"~ a lot and to put the icing on the ... [Link]