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Neckcloth, Tie, Ascot, Cravat; What’s in a name?
So I just stuck my foot in my mouth in a twitter conversation. And I realize that I know less about the tie than I thought I did. And worse, I have committed the cardinal sin of responsible research....
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In praise of the curmudgeon.
Last year while on the Great Steampunk Debate, I discovered that there are four main streams of steampunk; literary, maker, political, and cosplay. I also discovered that among those who love...
View ArticleJohn Carter of Mars Trailer. My take on it.
Just watched John Carter trailer in 1080p, with lots of breaks for details. Here's my blow by blow take. 00:09 - pic of John Carter- very savage noble/John Clayton look. He's totally uncomfortable in...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Finally the big enchilada. The novel, the movie, the cultural force that everyone points to when trying to describe steampunk. Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. I could write five reviews on...
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Morlock Night
The first neo-victorian novel by the man who coined the phrase 'steampunk', I had high hopes for Morlock Night. Having read Time Machine the summer before last, this book presented a three-fold...
View Articlethe 32 Cravats according to Mr. Hollingshead
John Hollingshead was an actor and writer, who wrote this piece some time before 1883. It is a comic piece that largly paraphrases LeBlanc, written inthe style of an Octegenarian dandy, decrying the...
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Adventures of Langdon St. Ives
Technofantasy: 35 Improbable science, that is internally consistent. Time travel, phrenology, homunculi, alchemy, good stuff. Neo-Victorianism: 28 This was the first steampunk novel I've read that...
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Cherie Priest: Boneshaker
One of the three lauded torchbearers of the current steampunk milieu, I follow Cherie Priest on Twitter, and have eagerly listened to a podcasts where she talks about her approach to writing and her...
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Westerfield- Leviathan
Welcome to my last Steampunk book review. In some ways I think I saved the best for last, but I am very happy to see this project finally get put to bed. Leviathan is a YA novel set in the opening days...
View ArticleChange of Focus
A New Year and the end of a long standing project have freed me to change the focus of the blog. Or more correctly, refine it. Since it's inception the ::ÆT:: was meant to be somewhat steampunk and...
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