“Mom, Dad, I’m Into Steampunk” is a short imagined monologues written by Marco Kaye for McSweeneys:
Remember when I was crawling around the attic, looking for my old Planters-peanut-man Halloween costume? I didn’t donate it to the children’s theater, like I told you. I salvaged the monocle, top hat, and cane, combined them with a swallowtail tuxedo, and stole away to a midnight screening of the underrated masterpiece The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
New Babbage is a Steampunk themed City in Second life bringing together the combined interests of Steampunks from around the world to a place they can role play and be creative.
During a recent book signing in Seattle William Gibson was asked about the Steampunk modding craze. I think it was really cool that he was aware of us! In addition he commented: “My one complaint is, they make these things look all shiny and new…I think they should look…distressed.”
Wow! Wow! White Mischief Steampunk indoor variety night is back at the Scala in London King’s Cross June 7. I will be there, check out their Facebook page for the event details, also add me on Facebook too if you are into Steampunk or Geek stuffs.
Over at Worth1000 they’re running a Steampunk Photoshop contest which is ending today 31/03.2008.
The rule of the game are thus: Create fantastical steampunk imagery. Special thanks to philgtaylor for giving us an idea of what a steampunk mobile phone might look like!
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