You can get a copy of the current April 2022 issue of FOCUS Magazine inworld direct, subscription, at a kiosk, or from an officer. Oh, and you can bug a friend too, of course. But did you know that you can share FOCUS Magazine with people outside of our virtual world, too? And did you … Continue reading It’s not complicated!

This blog may soon be taking new directions -- all related to photography, art, image manipulation, color, composition, and imagination, of course. Beyond that, however, in a spirit of creative innovation, we will soon be adding "musings", insights, contentious positions, and reflection -- all highly dangerous threats to placidity, comfort, and consensus. We hope you'll … Continue reading Shall we explore new worlds?

The sun rises over Stonehenge © This month's photo contest winners will be announced during this coming Friday's festivities, starting at 6 pm SLT, March 25th. The topic: the enormous 4.6 billion-year-old nuclear fusion ball that powers our entire solar system: The Sun. It will be interesting to see how folks interpret, view, mythologize and … Continue reading Friday’s Photo Contest winners: The focus: ‘The Sun’!

Jimmy T49 Dukes will be here Saturday at the FOCUS Quadrangle as part of the live music offered at our 100,000 Linden Photo Competition. Come for the music or come to see over 70 entries that made it past the first cut. Hey, do both! The festivities start at 6 pm SLT but no one … Continue reading Come on over and listen, y’all!

All 70 entries are now on display in the FOCUS Quadrangle! Live entertainers: Maxmillion Kleene, Jack Dryden, and JimmyT Dukes! Maxmillion Kleene, who streams into SL live from Niagara Falls, Canada will sing a large selection of songs. Rock, pop, alternative solo acoustic tunes? Yes. From old classics (CCR to Johnny Cash) to fun, newer … Continue reading Max Kleene returns! Live entertainment this weekend.

On Saturday, March 19th. Starting at 3 pm SLT -- or earlier if you want to look around. All 70 entries are up and ready for you to see now on The FOCUS Quadrangle! So look around and then party as our live entertainment cranks up. Dancing is not only permitted; it's encouraged! Here's the … Continue reading For your listening and dancing pleasure!

From 800 entries, the winnowing has begun, and here are the top 10 semi-finalists in seven categories. If you recognize some names, good for you! All 70 entries will be on display this Saturday, March 19th --- and of course, there will be music! Join us! Yes, Jack Dryden and Max Kleen and JimmyT Dukes! … Continue reading This Saturday at 3 pm SLT!

One of the hidden -- and unfortunately sometimes forgotten -- gems of FOCUS is The Exploratorium of Art. It's a quiet place where you can browse among more than 260 images created by 44 artists. They will stretch your mind and show you new universes of imagination. You also can just sit with a friend … Continue reading Our Museum of Art and Images: The Exploratorium of Art

With over 3,800 members, every day there are dozens of new images going up on FOCUS Magazine (Too Sexy for this Group)'s Flickr pages. The best thing about it is that you can upload what you do in the way of photography and artistic manipulation of images! https://www.flickr.com/groups/tsftg/ By the way, it's free to use … Continue reading Don’t forget our Flickr site!