Steampunk

Steampunk is a literary genre which explores science fiction themes from the perspective of the Victorian era and based on technology extrapolated from the science and engineering capabilities of the 18th and 19th centuries. It has its earliest roots in the speculative writing of Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle. It emerged as a distinct modern literary movement in the 1980s with the work of writers like James P. Blaylock, Greg Keyes and Neal Stephenson. It has influenced a number of movies, produced magazines, conventions, roleplaying games, comic books and graphic novels and even spawned a significant fashion and design movement.

For a good article with an overview of the movement see The World of Steampunk. A good source for Steampunk fashion info is Outsapop Trashion. There are some amazing examples of steampunk design projects at Steampunk Workshop.

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• iPhone camera mod for magnification: because you can

  
  MainGadget — Authority: 163
  We’ve thought before how nice it might be to have some powers of magnification on the iPhone’s cam… Read more here:  iPhone camera mod for magnification: because you can
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• Steampunk: The Devil Wears Goggles

  
  Tor/Forge's Blog — Authority: 462
  By Cherie Priest Pick a genre book—any genre, any book—and the cover will probably provide a satisfactory shorthand for where it ought to be shelved. Wizards, elves, and knights? You’ve got yourself a fantasy novel. Fangs and a matte black background? Horror. And so forth. But a couple of years ago when I ...
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• Ingi & Jays neo-Victorian, steampunk, black & white, garden wedding

  
  Offbeat Bride — Authority: 565
  The offbeat bride: Ingi, teacher (and OBT member ) Her offbeat partner: Jay, beer warehouse supervisor Location & date of wedding: Edgar Allan Poe Museum , Richmond, VA — 10/17/09 What made our wedding offbeat: I fell in love with the Poe Museums Enchanted Garden on a tour when I moved to Richmond ...
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• Spooning and Skulls

  
  LLYYNN — Authority: 128
  Im reading some new mystery stories from the public library, theyre set in Britain on a Devon farm. Theres a lot of background information about running the dairy farm, sheep herding. Its always interesting to me to learn about other cultures, other ways of living. The idea of milking dairy cows twice a day, and ...
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• Connections and Separations

  
  LLYYNN — Authority: 128
  I made these three-hole separators out of pewter. Mainly, I wanted to see if I could make them. I planned to use them to separate three strands of pearls. Or maybe to use to connect a strand of beads to a clasp, one hole to the clasp side and two holes for the strands. I think they look very steampunk or at ...
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• Y/A CORNER ~ THE HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS!

  
  BISH'S BEAT — Authority: 516
  Y/A CORNER ~ THE HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS! ARTHUR SLADE A GRIPPING NEW SERIES COMBINES STEAMPUNK, SPYING, AND A FANTASTIC VICTORIAN LONDON! The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show. Modo is a hunchback with an amazing ability to transform his appearance, and Mr. Socrates raises him ...
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• Steampunk

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 551
  Imagine a world were men are men, women are gorgeous and guns are shiny and desirable  . . .a glimpse of the future as imagined by a late Victorian explorer and adventurer. This explanation of the work of artist Greg Broadmore, from Weta Workshop, greets visitors to the Steampunk exhibition at Oamaru’s Forrester ...
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• Kaptain Kazoodle and the Travelling Circus of Doom!

  
  The Brothers Brick — Authority: 612
  Nathan Proudlove says his latest steampunk creation was inspired by Dark Cloud 2 , a Christina Aguilera song, and the steam spider by Crabfu Steamworks. In contrast to a lot of steampunk creations of the past, Nathan includes big splotches of color. The big flywheel gives it the classic steampunk touch, ...
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• Watchers: Dark Void

  
  The Awesomer — Authority: 619
  This Watchers trailer finally shows off Dark Void’s baddies; not only did we have a hard time stomaching how alien they are, but so did they: watch for the inside-out moment at 0:35. Link: http://www.theawesomer.com/c/click.php?id=7921 Price: $40-$60 Hat Tip: ...
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• [links] Link salad takes the last train to the coast

  
  jlake.com — Authority: 529
  The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. — Kameron Hurley riffs on a recent comment of mine about copy writing vs fiction writing. Two Lumps does steampunk The Emerging Field of Biophotonic Communication — The growing evidence that cells communicate with photons is generating an exciting new field of research. Wow ...
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• [links] Link salad takes the last train to the coast

  
  Lakeshore — Authority: 510
  The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. — Kameron Hurley riffs on a recent comment of mine about copy writing vs fiction writing. Two Lumps does steampunk The Emerging Field of Biophotonic Communication — The growing evidence that cells communicate with photons is generating an exciting new field of research. Wow ...
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• Were All Jules Vernatics On This Bus

  
  Sippican Cottage — Authority: 517
  Honorary Borderline Sociopathic Boy of the Day goes to Greg Brotherton, who like any self-respecting hero or villain has an alter ego: Brotron Not particularly Steampunk, now that you mention it. No brass. More Art Decomposition or Fritz Langostura, really. All artists make things with what others throw ...
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• Smash Putt!

  
  Seattle Twist — Authority: 129
  Hijinks From HazardFactory The industrial artists of HazardFactory apply their practiced predilection for mechanized mayhem to the humble sport of miniature golf. Forget everything you expect and be prepared for innovative chaos. Compete with your chums during 21+ evenings. Will your ball survive the destruction ...
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• New items on Dr. Faust’s Emporium!

  
  Eternal Vigilance — Authority: 132
  The new UK Alchemy items I have been promising have arrived and they are absolutely breathtaking! Exquisite bracelets, earrings and pendant necklaces have been added to the growing selection offered by Dr. Faust’s Emporium. Cast in artfully crafted pewter and dripping with crystals and luscious enamel, these items ...
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• Steampunk Cup Ensures Perfect Coffee Every Time

  
  Nerd Approved - Gadgets and Gizmos — Authority: 663
  Personally, I’m over steampunk, but it is hard to deny the merits of this Wallace and Gromit -branded coffee cup . If you are lucky enough to have someone willing to make coffee for you, just turn the dials to indicate exactly how you would like your drink prepared. Product Page (£8 or $13)
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• If The Wizard Should Fly...

  
  Vanhoozer Studios Blog — Authority: 464
  If you are going to keep up your image as a "Wizard" you really need a nice ride. Thanks to "foolsfitness" for commenting and getting my mind racing on this one.
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• Exploded Holiday Sale

  
  Coty Gonzales | T-Shirt Reviews, Interviews and Coupon Codes — Authority: 135
  I’m a big fan of the Exploded T-Shirt design craze! And why not, they are perfect tees for uber geeks like myself. Over the past year we’ve seen a ton of exploded tees get released and I’ve even featured a butch of them on this site. If you’ve been putting off getting an exploded tee because you were short ...
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• Nazcas Diner video [Flickr]

  
  Theophrast.us - Chris Howard's Writing Blog — Authority: 130
  chrishoward.author posted a video:
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  The new Cafe (racer) Society — Authority: 446
  Steuben Wheelmens elegant Brass Lion steampunk pedal trike
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• Steampunked Watches

  
  Lost In A Supermarket — Authority: 143
  Gizmowatches has collected a series of steampunked watches , including the doozy DeWitt Incognito above that retails for a cool $630,000. I mean it looks cool enough, but I’d rather spend that on an Audi R8, a Maserati Quattroporte for the imaginary girlfriend, and drop the remaining $300K on an entire mountain ...
  4 days ago

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