Photo courtesy Gideon Television.

Couldn't pass up mentioning this...

Gonzo journalist Gideon Television, recently realizing that Starwood's corporate hotel Aloft was completely empty one night, called over a few friends and created a completely unauthorized remake of horror movie The Shining there; Gideon has the hilarious results up at his blog right now. It's a nice way, I think, to make a subtle political point about corporate involvement in SL (that is, the fact that most corporate experiments there end up deserted just a few weeks after their opening), while still being funny and original, and also showing why Gideon deserves the title "gonzo journalist" in the first place. (As you can tell, I'm a closet fan of the sometimes outrageously offensive writer.) I encourage you to go check it out, if you have a few spare minutes today, and certainly before Aloft's lawyers send the inevitable cease-and-desist letter. More of this stuff please, Gideon, and less about dead virtual hookers!