Category: Diaspora

Does a citizen of the virtual century have a homeland? At the iRez Diaspora Hub the myriad ways that we discover, reclaim, and express identity and presence are celebrated through an array of content portals.

image from the film "Somewhere in Time." Modern day Christopher Reeve stares at a photo of Jane Seymour
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Being Outed

CHICAGO, March 1912 — As the nymwars have helped elucidate, there are many reasons to use a…

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 0 Comment on The Kickstarter Conundrum
Posted in Free Culture

The Kickstarter Conundrum

YOUR WALLET, 13 March — Last month Kickstarter’s co-founder Yancey Strickler famously, or now infamously, told Carl…

 5 Comments on Public Art in the Virtual Sphere
Posted in Augmented Reality CAA Public Space

Public Art in the Virtual Sphere

LOS ANGELES, February 23 — CAA Panel: Public Art Dialog: Public Art in the Virtual Sphere During…

Woman tied to a chair
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Vic Gundotra

I’m seated in a stiff, wooden chair, my ankles tied to the legs, my arms tied together….

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I Love My Body!

Today is Love Your Body Day! I know because I just discovered Chloe Angyal’s wonderful blog post…

 1 Comment on James B. Lansing
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James B. Lansing

Do they rock? That’s like asking if Ferrari’s are fast. — Ogsard Yesterday I wrote about my…

 15 Comments on Treadmill Desk
Posted in Mixed Reality Open Source

Treadmill Desk

Ernesto Ramirez, Your Chair is Killing You, Ignite, San Diego   Sitting is the New Smoking Spending…

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Bradley & Julian

These are the 2 most inspiring videos I have seen in a long time. — VB

 2 Comments on Villa on Marketplace
Posted in Open Source

Villa on Marketplace

The VB/CO Villa from VB28 – The Seniors Project is now available free (L$0) on Marketplace.SL https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/VBCO-Villa/2422358…

 7 Comments on Equal Protection
Posted in Biography Social Networks

Equal Protection

  MENLO PARK, CA, 28 May — It’s heartbreaking to realize that Facebook can be so inclusive…

 1 Comment on Garry Winogrand Challenge
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Garry Winogrand Challenge

ART & ARTIST NETWORK – GROUP NOTICE SUBJETCT: Garry Winogrand Challenge FROM: FaithXue Resident DATE: 3/27/2011 Hello!…

 7 Comments on Good Grief
Posted in Performance Art

Good Grief

Mila Kunis was not impressed when her presenting partner Justin Timberlake declared at the 2011 Academy Awards,…

 4 Comments on Black Swan
Posted in Avatar Magazine

Black Swan

I have an adult body… and the mind of a child… No one whose physical appearance is…

 3 Comments on Ronin Avatar
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Ronin Avatar

I was never really supposed to be. Actually I was just explaining “me” to someone tonight… and…

 1 Comment on Pretty / Stupid
Posted in Avatar

Pretty / Stupid

Vaneeesa would be more diplomatic. She would construct a more medi-a-propriate statement. Vaneeesa would lie about the…

 2 Comments on Heather Zapatero
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Heather Zapatero

Stop Buying Art! Buy Artists Instead! Do You Wanna Date My Avatar Auction Report #1 Last Saturday…

 4 Comments on Laugh Out Loud!
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Laugh Out Loud!

Today I want to look closer on the “phenomenon” LOL. I believe it’s the most commonly used…

 1 Comment on WikiRebels, The Documentary
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WikiRebels, The Documentary

 1 Comment on Rezday Party @Two Fish!
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Rezday Party @Two Fish!

Rezday Party @Two Fish! I just started my SL Dance Club bloggin career a couple days ago,…

 0 Comment on Go SLHS!
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Go SLHS!

SL has so many groups for little kids. And OMG, the grown-ups around here are SO self-obsessed,…

 1 Comment on The Tunaverse!
Posted in Dance Club

The Tunaverse!

I’ve been to a few cool dance clubs in the virtual world, and I really wanna go…

 3 Comments on Tizzers Foxchase
Posted in People

Tizzers Foxchase

[2011/01/06 07:12] Tizzers Foxchase: <3 [2011/01/06 07:13] Vaneeesa Blaylock: hey Tizzers [2011/01/06 07:13] Tizzers Foxchase: hai! [2011/01/06…

 10 Comments on VB Previz #43 – Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?
Posted in Avatar Previz

VB Previz #43 – Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?

Previz: DO YOU WANNA DATE MY AVATAR!? This piece considers how we choose who to spend time…

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Tiny Party

Hi Guys! Okies *giggles* /me looks at ground Here goes So far in my virtual life, I’ve…

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WikiTerms

http://diasporadical.com/2010/12/16/time-person-of-the-year-is-zuckerberg-not-assange/ http://www.hulu.com/watch/202005/saturday-night-live-a-message-from-mark-zuckerberg It was really only a few years ago that everything I produced was Copyright All…

 6 Comments on Bitches, Feminism & Pussypower
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Bitches, Feminism & Pussypower

I`ve often wondered why so many women refer to themself as bitches. Since when exactly did it…

 1 Comment on Carl
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Carl

I only had lunch with him the one time. Marky Mark went down to Caltech to hang…

 0 Comment on U+UCO
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U+UCO

Hi guys! Check out these cool videos that Vaneeesa sent us links for! The Japanese duo U+UCO…

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Kate Miranda

Vaneeesa left me a long list of people she wanted me to blog about. She said she…

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Stelarc

Legendary performance artist / navigator of the undiscovered country of the human body Stelarc dropped by SL…