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Sesja fotograficzna WINTER STEAM – WINTER STEAM photo session

| 23. Januar 2012

Witajcie moi przyjaciele z Polski, tutaj jest sesja zdjeciowa na która moglibyscie sie udaς! And since my mastery of the Polish language has not improved much, I continue in English My friend Ana, she guest-posted here earlier,  is organising a photoshoot. I would love to go there myself, alas, although our respective countries of residence [...]

The Fantasy World Map

| 22. Januar 2012

I discovered this really interesting map recently while scouting the ætherweb for curiosities worthy of blogging about. What I find most interesting is obviously the entry at the bottom of the map: Dreamlands Now, I wonder if this is just for the places we all go to at night when we dream, or wether it [...]

Mythos Hymn

| 21. Januar 2012

I am a fan of Neil Young. I own several albums and Keep on Rocking in the Free World and Hey hey, my my are two of my all-time favourites. I also noticed recently Hey hey, my my can be turned into a Cthulhu Mythos hymn quite easily: Hey hey, my my Great Old Ones [...]

Steampunk Festival Fears Mother Nature

| 20. Januar 2012

Urgent press release! (Came in via the Ætherbox) Steampunk World’s Fair takes unusual step to keep inclement weather from raining on parade This May, the Steampunk World’s Fair will hit Piscataway, New Jersey with three days of the largest steampunk festival in the country – last year’s fair garnered about 3000 guests in total. With [...]

Pre-release review: The Great Game by Lavie Tidhar

| 20. Januar 2012

Lavie Tidhar has done it again. The previous two novels of The Bookman Chronicles, The Bookman and Camera Obscura, each were different genres, and so is The Great Game. This time, Lavie has written a Steampunk spy thriller in best James Bond/pulp fashion. As previously Mr. Tidhar garnishes his tale with a colourful mix of [...]

Are you praying to Cthulhu?

| 19. Januar 2012

The obvious answer for me is a resounding YES! followed by a barrage made up oof Iä!’s and sounds a human throat should not be capable of. Why I am asking this question? Well, time index 02:59 in this video: As it appears, there are more oppenly Cthulhuist Steampunks around, which I am very happy [...]

I seriously reject SOPA and PIPA

| 18. Januar 2012

And therefore, I share this video with you:   People who looked at this item also looked at… Are you praying to Cthulhu? Steampunk and Cthulhu – another Example Steampunk Gear for daily use Post-Apocalypse little girl J.W. Kinsey’s Artifice – Steampunk Masterpieces Related items Tokio Hacker Space requests assistance Non-Steampunk update: I despair! Help [...]

A Fashion Statement II: For the Ladies

| 17. Januar 2012

An image to follow up on yesterday’s men-bashing: This is an even more drastic example than yesterday’s. Audrey Hepburn is not only an icon of 20th century cinema, as the Wikipedia states: she was inducted in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame, and ranked, by the American Film Institute, as the third greatest [...]

A fashion statement

| 16. Januar 2012

Well, I guess this picture says it all. For some reason the well-dressed gentleman has become a rarity. People who looked at this item also looked at… A Fashion Statement II: For the Ladies Steampunk is Sexy More Steampunk Interior Design The correct hat for every occasion Big Bad Locomotive Related items A Fashion Statement [...]

Big Bad Locomotive

| 16. Januar 2012

Normally it pains me to see old, venerable steam-powered train engines stand somewhere, left to rot in disrepair. Yet, there is still some beauty that can even be distilled from them. The following image is ample testimony: The photographer responsible for this very powerful image is Beezqp, from Poland. The train engine is standing somewhere [...]