August rez posted

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In Second Life's a Beach, The Perfect Gentleman, Harry Bailey, goes in search of the perfect SL wave - - and finds it, and in the offing, teaches us the virtues of hanging ten.  SL fashion maven, Suki R. Barrowstone, gives an enlightening interview with StarGazer Daylight, and reveals her thoughts about the SL's fashion world in The Wish Maker.  SL poetess extraordinaire, Luna Branwen, peers into the great SL unknown and forever changes our perspective in her poem, Peering.  Gudrun Gausman gives a tutorial on making money in SL and ponders absolutes in her piece, Death and Taxes. Another favorite poet, Adrian Blair, reminds us of what we hated and loved about school, in his poem, School Days.  Elysienne examines the lowly weed, in her thoughtful piece, Weeds, wherein she tells us about our neighborhoods and ourselves.  If you're a Cole Porter fan, you may be interested in what Crap Mariner has to say about his extremities in Cole Porter's Leg.

July rez posted

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Our July issue starts with Cat Boccaccio's 14 Questions, this time posing them to SL singer/songwriter and SL bon vivant, RoseDrop Rust.  Jami Mills interviews artist, sculptor and mad scientist, Suzanne Graves, in her piece Very Graves, in which Jami explores Suzanne's lastest work, there's no ground.  The Perfect Gentleman, Harry Bailey, asks in his article Has SL Changed in the Past 10 Years? and shares his interesting perspective.  Gudrun Gausman contributes Primps and No Pimps, in which she gives us tips about the world's oldest profession.  Sedona Mills asks the question, Why Am I Naked and Why Aren't You? and you'll be surprised at her answers.  Poet Adrian Blair offers us a lovely poem, Angel of Doorways, about love's and life's cycles.  Luna Branwen gives us a tender, moving poem, Look Through.  And last but not least, Crap Mariner examines small town justice in his regular piece of microfiction, Judge, Jury and Executioner. 

June rez posted

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Cat Boccaccio poses her daring 14 Questions to phographer/blogger, Dantelicia Ethaniel.  Sedona Mills looks into the future of our virtual selves in The Future of Our Virtual Selves.  Elysienne gives us a piece straight from the heart in la Nuit des Habitants.  Jami Mills gives writes a short story about a lost tribe in Brazil in The Uncontacted.  Gudrun Gausman addresses the topic of alcohol and how it affects our second lives in her piece, No One Smells in SL.  Poet Adrian Blair contributes a mighty poem, I Can Not Lift This House. And end with Crap Mariner, who takes us back to when the telephone was invented in his microfiction, The Game is Afoot!

May rez posted

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This month's feature article by Jami Mills, Are You A Stratakat?, covers the extraordinary guitarist, Stratakat, who also gives an amazing interview that delves into his thoughts about the guitar and the music scene in SL.  Citlalmina Serrano contributes her ideas about being a Registered Companion in the second of her two-part series, Companionability.  The Perfect Gentleman, Harry Bailey, interviews dance guru, Kaejae Truss, in this piece Dancing the Night Away.  Gudrun Gausman deciphers how to get back on track with sage advice about change and forgiveness in her article, Tanked.  Catchtye Rumpler explores the inner workings of the mind in her article, Pure Logic.  And who better to tell us why the middle man always gets his cut than the inimitable Crap Mariner in his microfiction, Middle Man.

April rez posted

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The cover article for the April issue of rez is the first of two installments of Companionability, written by Citlalmina Seranno, who delves into the life of a Registered Companion in Varahi Lusch's guild on the Dakari land sim.  Sedona Mills asks us to consider what's in our SL closets in How We Can Have Better Closets.  Gudrun Gausman tells us more about "ear worms" in her article This Is Your Brain On Music.  The Perfect Gentleman, Harry Bailey, examines how partnerships can enhance one's SL existence in Partners For (Second) Life.  Long-time contributor, Luna Branwen, brings us a touching poem, The Crossover Between SL and First Life and My Father Died in December.  Crap Mariner looks at America's favorite sandwich in Match.

March rez posted

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The March issue of rez includes an exploration by Sedona Mills of consumerism in SL in her article, Why We Shop.  As spring approaches, Harry Bailey looks into themes of rebirth, with a twist, in his piece Resurrection.  Cat Boccaccio poses her daring 14 Questions, this time of space and light artist, Betty Tureaud.  Gudrun Gausman explores what we say and what we mean to say in Enlightenment and Realization (or Vice Versa).  Citlalmina Seranno offers a mirthful short story How the Cats Lost Their Thumbs.  Doing double duty this month, Citlalmina Seranno also brings us a lovely poem, Union.  Crap Mariner reminds us why it's important to remember who we're kissing in a bar in Johnny.

February rez posted

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This month's cover features Pete Mroz, who gives Jami Mills a thoughtful, insightful interview in  Onward and Upward.  Everyone makes a choice as to how they experience SL, and Gudrun Gausman helps us understand that choice in Immersionist vs. Extensionist.  Crap Mariner questions what the underpinnings may have been for a childhood story in Puss in Boots.  The Perfect Gentleman, Harry Bailey, takes us on a four-season tour of SL in Four for February.  Luna Branwen brings us a beautiful and sensitive poem Who is She Looking Through Windows.  Cat Boccaccio poses her daring 14 Questions of blues DJ, photographer and graphic artist, NIXX Constantine.