I returned to Second Life just in time for the 7th annual LoveFest, one of the virtual world’s literary events. LoveFest celebrates the work of American horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. The 10-day festival takes place around 20 August, the day Lovecraft was born. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was virtually …
Australia has a new Prime Minister. Scott Morrison is the sixth PM in ten years. Morrison became PM through a leadership spill, a declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant and open for re-election, or when a rival to the existing leader calls for a spill. In Australia’s parliamentary system, you vote …
At the start of the year, I set a reading goal based on how many books I read the previous year. I don’t define what kinds of books I’ll read, but a pattern sometimes emerges. This year is turning out to be a year of dystopian fiction and cyberpunk, not just in books, but also …
This weekend I had the privilege to attend Run the World 2018, the League of Extraordinary Women’s annual conference for female entrepreneurs. And I mean privilege because tickets for this event started at $105 and my complimentary VIP ticket was about $375. More on that later. First up, the speakers lineup. Lola Berry – Nutritionist, …
I joined the virtual world Second Life in 2010 and left in 2012. Now I’m back.
Humans are weird and dealing with complicated relationships is hard. File this under ‘life lessons I’m still learning’. Winona Ryder is an award-winning actress, one of the most successful of the 1990s. Since her twenties, she has supported the American Indian College Fund, which sends low-income indigenous peoples to universities. In 2001, she stole $5,500 …
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