The Goggles Do Something Now
Gentlefolk of the Punk-iverse, a moment of your time. You know the goggles. The goggles. The ones glued to every top hat at every convention since 2003, doing precisely nothing…
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Dr. Warthan
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Gen Z Discovered Analog and Now I Feel Personally Attacked
So apparently Gen Z is buying Polaroid cameras, carrying MP3 players, and purchasing physical CDs in 2026 because they want to, quote, “slow down” and “own their media.” I need…
The 1893 Expedition to Wonderland Just Closed Its Time Portals
The Chicago Steampunk Exposition 2026 wrapped up today at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, and if you were not there, I cannot help you. The theme was “Adventures in Wonderland” (technically…
They Put an Apple II in a Keyboard and I Am Not Okay
Apple turns 50 this year, and instead of doing anything reasonable like throwing a party or minting commemorative coins, the universe decided to let 8BitDo apply the Omega7Red Formulae to…
Teapot Racing Is a Legitimate Sport and I Won’t Hear Otherwise
Three days. Three locations. One Gulf Coast city with more Victorian ironwork per square foot than any place has a right to. The 4th Annual Galveston Steampunk Festival wrapped June…
Plague Rats and Power Vacuums: The Brass Screw Consortium Convenes
Right now, as you read this, the fine citizens of Port Townsend, Washington are three days deep into the Brass Screw Consortium Steampunk Festival (June 12–14), a “chronologically discontiguous” weekend…
Just Glue Some Gears On It
And call it Steampunk... Via: Reginald Pikedevant
I… Live… Again…
They tried to kill me. They blew up the entire friggin planet on March 14, 2015, at 9:26:53am, just like me and Einstein predicted they would. And then, we all…
The Pi Apocalypse
The next apocalypse is scheduled for March 14, 2015, 9:26:53am. This event is known as "The Pi Apocalypse" because the date aligns to the value of Pi perfectly, 3.141592653. On…
Addams Family Thing
Doktor A built his Thing for an Addams Family-themed exhibition at the Wootini Gallery in Carrboro North Carolina. Personally, I'd like to see the whole house done this way. Can…