Things to Do

  • Three Days in Oulbury

    Three Days in Oulbury

    November 7th I arrived in Oulbury today, the ferry pulling into the little island harbor just as the rain began again — soft at first, then building into a steady rhythm that seemed to echo through the empty streets. The town sits low against the sea, its rooftops dark and glistening, with gulls wheeling overhead…

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  • Tiny Empires: Power, Prestige, and Virtual Politics in Second Life

    Halloween is now behind us, and the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays loom in the weeks ahead. So what do Second Life residents do in the meantime, in the periods of time between the major events of the year that so many of us get caught up in? Playing games is one way to pass the…

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