Lesbian Themed Virtual World Coming Soon
Posted on July 18, 2008
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Showtime’s “The L Word” is teaming up with multimedia developer Electric Sheep to create its own interactive experience. The service will begin testing next month with plans to fully launch in early 2009 — when the show’s new series begins — according to the Hollywood Reporter.
“The L Word” virtual world will be the first major usage of Webflock, (Webflock is Flash-based, thereby requiring no end-user downloads or setup prior to use.) The company has previously built services such as Virtual Laguna Beach, Virtual CSI: NY, and Second Life’s version of “The L Word,” which accompanied the show’s last season.
The Second Life version has a virtual Planet where avatars can hang out and chat about the show, life or whatever strikes your fancy. You can dance at the club or watch screenings of The L word at the amphitheater. Starlette hosted a dance event last year on Second life!
Nancy Pelosi Blames Bush and Cheney for Gas Prices
Posted on July 18, 2008
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via (CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday blamed the “two oil men in the White House,” President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, and their Republican allies in Congress for gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she does not plan to permit a vote to lift a ban on offshore oil drilling.
Pelosi, a California Democrat, said multiple initiatives intended to lower high energy costs have passed the Democratically controlled House only to “run into a brick wall” in the Senate because they did not receive the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican filibusters.
“The price of oil is… is attributed to two oil men in the White House and their protectors in the United States Senate,” Pelosi said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Complete article
Pencil Skirts Are the New Summer Look in NYC
Posted on July 16, 2008
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Fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is noted for his honest and direct recording of fashion as it exists on the runways and streets of New York. If you live in Manhattan, you cannot have failed to see him, a narrow-shouldered and youthful-looking man in his 60’s riding his signature bicycle or standing on the corner of 57th and Fifth capturing the latest trends and individual styles of New Yorkers. His curent observation, is the slim pencil skirt for summer instead of the loose flowing customary summer attire. Take a peek at the slide show via The NY Times.
