Memory Harker

Memory Harker is the Chronicle's occasional Second Life correspondent, reporting on the nascent metaverse from the perspective of that virtual world – and sometimes pinch-hitting on the IRL beat – since 2007.

12 entries
The Steeping Room to Close
The Steeping Room to Close
Local bastion of fine teas and cuisine will shutter its Rosedale venue

Food, Sept. 1, 2022

Review: Laughing Boy
Review: Laughing Boy
I Am the Man From Space (Persistence of Vision)

Music, April 21, 2022

SXSW’s ‘What’s In a Metaverse?’: A Brief & Somewhat Biased Recap
SXSW’s ‘What’s In a Metaverse?’: A Brief & Somewhat Biased Recap
These Are the Avatars In Your Neighborhood

SXSW, March 17, 2022

in.gredients Is Closing
in.gredients Is Closing
The high cost of Austin shutters another community venue

Food, April 25, 2018

Art City Austin Is More Fun Than Just Another Frame-Up
Art City Austin: This Weekend
Annual extravaganza fills the Palmer and beyond with creativity

Arts, April 9, 2018

Ink & Paper & the Dark Ambience of Demdike Stare
Ink & Paper & the Dark Ambience of Demdike Stare
Because one thing leads to another until we’re all, you know, dead

Design, Sept. 18, 2017

Men Without Hats
Men Without Hats
1am, Club de Ville

Music, March 18, 2011

SXSW Film
Bellflower
Daily reviews and interviews

Screens, March 17, 2011

sxswi: From In-World Friends to Meatspace Marriage
sxswi: From In-World Friends to Meatspace Marriage
Love in Second Life and then just plain “real” life

SXSW, March 11, 2011

ACL Music Fest Friday Interviews
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3
UK's lyrical savant dissects his insectoid obsessions

Music, Sept. 25, 2009

New in Fiction
White Is for Witching
Helen Oyeyemi's third novel is a chilling, lyrical story, crafted from murder and madness

Books, July 10, 2009

Electric Sheep Co. of 'Second Life'
Electric Sheep Co. of 'Second Life'
Herding pixels for fun and profit

Screens, March 1, 2007

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