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VB Previz #14 – Two Wear My Skin
In a number of conversations and events recently, the idea of what it means to wear some avatar has come up. In a comment posted under Previz #10, Danika spoke about skin and identity. For a week...
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Randomize, RIP
I’m sure it’s hard to be LL, because everything you do gets relentless hindsight complaints from your loyal, yet picky fans. So, of course, many have said much about the horror of the “rushed out”...
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VB Previz #52 – Rubenesque / Anorexic
Not so long ago, barely an instant in geologic time, Kate Moss and “heroin chic” were as unattractive as it got. The Anna Nicole Smith’s of the day were celebrated as the pinnacle of female beauty. In...
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Timmie Jean Lindsey
HOUSTON, 16 March 1962* – today Timmie Jean Lindsey underwent the world’s first silicone-gel breast implant surgery. The 30-year-old mother of 6 whose poverty-level income qualified her for free...
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The Bald and The Beautiful
So in April I was sitting at work in a busy ER and I had an ‘aha’ moment. Right there. I had to stop what I was doing (don’t worry I wasn’t with a patient), find whatever piece of paper was around...
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Life imitating art, imitating beauty?
What is this power that beauty holds over us? What is beauty anyway? Ok, so this question can be answered with as many subjective responses as the question, What is art? We won’t go THERE tonight...
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This is my body!!
I have been completely exhausted lately, so haven’t had a chance to post anything. I am so thankful that the conversation about beauty and identity continue through the other great bloggers here. I am...
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Confession of Faith
Another perspective on recent discussions here on the perception of beauty, the projection of identity and the boundary between fantasy and reality. The post Confession of Faith appeared first on iRez.
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Extreme Makeover: Virtual Edition
“Extreme Makeover: HTML Edition” by Belgestoclick image for her Tumblr SAINT-ÉTIENNE, LOIRE, 8 August – Here today, at the birthplace of performance artist Orlan, we announce Extreme Makeover: Virtual...
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The right question
I need your help. I am putting together a real life performance using Second Life and I would love to run it by all of you and get your feedback. Vaneeesa and I have been talking about it in email...
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Persuasion
Kat just wrote a great post about body identity and stereotypes amongst avatars in SL. It’s funny. I have been thinking a lot about this lately. My work is all about body image, self esteem and how...
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Bryn Michaels
Bryn Michaels Online I’ve met remarkable people in cyberspace. Among them, 15-year-old Chicago ballerina Bryn Michaels. At 15 she’s pushing 5’10″ (~176cm) and in pointe shoes she’s got an amazing line...
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