Month: July 2012

 27 Comments on My Second Life Romance – Part 2
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My Second Life Romance – Part 2

This is the second part of the story of my second life romance. If all the guys…

 3 Comments on What Would Cindy Sherman Do?
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What Would Cindy Sherman Do?

While I have been focusing on Marcel Duchamp and/or Rrose Selavy for the last couple of days…

 0 Comment on A Game between Me and Me
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A Game between Me and Me

I came across this clever YouTube video yesterday while brushing up my knowledge of Rrose Selavy (Duchamp’s…

 1 Comment on 30 July – Day 23
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30 July – Day 23

Yesterday the news reached us of the passing of Chris Marker, aged 91, considered one of the…

 4 Comments on The Identity Factory
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The Identity Factory

In the wake of all these great posts on identity in virtual worlds (and RL – thanks,…

B&W photograph of performers at Gallery Xue / NYC performing in VB40 Charlotte, Forever!
 1 Comment on VB40 – Charlotte, Forever!
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VB40 – Charlotte, Forever!

NEW NEW YORK, 28 July — Sometimes a time, a place, and a sensibility can simply be…

 11 Comments on What Identity Is(n’t)
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What Identity Is(n’t)

Finding Yourself from Botgirl Questi on Vimeo. Identity can be many things: costume, tool, vehicle, weapon, armor,…

 1 Comment on 29 July — Day 22
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29 July — Day 22

I’d say Alpha Auer is the most creative clothing designer in Second Life, she pushes the limits…

B&W Photo of Pianist Pixelated Gina performing on a white, grand piano, at Gallery Xue / NYC
 0 Comment on VB40 – Cast
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VB40 – Cast

NEW NEW YORK, 28 July — Today at Gallery Xue / NYC 9 cellists and 2 pianists…

 1 Comment on pixel Paiked out (part ii)
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pixel Paiked out (part ii)

Here I would like to return to Paik’s meeting with Charlotte Moorman. One of the chapters in…

 0 Comment on pixel Paiked out (part i)
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pixel Paiked out (part i)

In the most visual-cortexical-stimulating way possible (without resorting to chemical abuse)  …but I did chill to Zen…

Title Frame from Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo's new film Sight. Image is of the title, "Sight" and a close up of a man's face, where his eyes seem to have some sort of "active architecture"
 1 Comment on Future Now: Sight
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Future Now: Sight

YOUR RETINA, 29 July — Yordie had such a wonderful time watching Bruce Branit’s 2008 World Builder,…

 5 Comments on The Lagettes!
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The Lagettes!

http://youtu.be/-UqKRGW6_rw PORTUGUÊS: NOVA NOVA YORK, 28 de Julho — o desempenho de hoje de VB40 – Charlotte,…

 2 Comments on 28 July – Day 21
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28 July – Day 21

This picture was taken a while ago in Chouchou, in my opinion the coolest hangout spot in…

 8 Comments on How Do You Spell Vaneeesa?
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How Do You Spell Vaneeesa?

MIAMI, 27 July — What’s in a name? @vaneeesa change your username you slut — alexis. (@alexiss_red)…

Poster art for iRez "Future Now Film Festival" with graphic type superimposed over a "technicolor" photograph of Xue Faith performing in VB34 Net / Work
 2 Comments on Future Now Film Festival!
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Future Now Film Festival!

IMPERIAL SENATE, GALACTIC CITY, CORUSCANT, 28 July — Darth Maul taps the microphone and says casually, “Is…

 2 Comments on 27 July – Day 20
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27 July – Day 20

The place we went to this afternoon is so excitingly photogenic I had quite some trouble choosing…

 10 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 3
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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 3

This is part three in my Gimme Six series. Ok, I need to change my list a little bit. I…

 2 Comments on 25 July – Day 19
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25 July – Day 19

A crashed sports car next to a carousel in the middle of the ruins of what looks…

 10 Comments on Life imitating art, imitating beauty?
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Life imitating art, imitating beauty?

What is this power that beauty holds over us? What is beauty anyway? Ok, so this question…

 15 Comments on Wherein there are Details
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Wherein there are Details

Guest Post by Eva Marie An avid reader of fiction since the age of six, I have…

 10 Comments on Why I Create
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Why I Create

Why do I create? Because I’m compelled to. The unrelenting urge has been with me as far…

 1 Comment on 24 July – Day 18
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24 July – Day 18

This is the “vintage village” of Verdigris. the main streets of which are mysteriously built on top…

 6 Comments on Beauty is the Beast
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Beauty is the Beast

For the past couple of days, I’ve been dissecting/overanalyzing/pondering Kris’ performance/post “The Bald and the Beautiful.” What…

 19 Comments on My Second Life Romance – Part 1
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My Second Life Romance – Part 1

I’ve wanted to write about Second Life romance for a long time. In fact, I’ve written about…

3 avatars inside Gallery Xue / NYC wearing "TV Bras" and playing cellos with posters of Charlotte Moorman in the background
 9 Comments on VB40 – Production
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VB40 – Production

NEW NEW YORK, 24 July — We’re installing at Gallery Xue / NYC this week for Saturday’s…

 3 Comments on Is usability a dirty word in SL?
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Is usability a dirty word in SL?

At the risk of sounding like a total noob (yes, I have been a SL “resident” since…

 9 Comments on One Frame Storytelling: The tortured non-artist effect
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One Frame Storytelling: The tortured non-artist effect

There was a thread on Twitter yesterday about art being a natural human capability rather than the…

 6 Comments on 23 July – Leo the Lion
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23 July – Leo the Lion

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: Vana Fur Fur – The 5th Earth Only in Second Life™…

 4 Comments on 22 July – Day 17
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22 July – Day 17

This surreal post-apocalypse landscape is where you land if you teleport to the Tableau Vivant main store…