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A Tesla Museum!
My friends and fellow conspirators over at the gatehouse have already blogged about it and now I also finally come round to promoting this wonderful project: Operation “Let’s build a Goddamn Tesla...
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Ad Astra Neil Armstrong! Your memory lives on forever!
Neil Armstrong, a hero of the 20th century, a living legend, the first man to walk on the moon has passed on. And it is rare a quote from the Hávamál is as fitting as it is here: Cattle die, kinsmen...
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Dieselpunk Friday: Biplanes of the Interbellum
The time between the World Wars saw some amazing developments in fighter technology, only surpassed by what came with the beginning of the jet age (which is worth another article altogether). One of...
View ArticleChance Encounter with a historic Steam Train
Yesterday, i was at Augsburg main station with my family, and the fates conspired in my favor. A few minutes after we arrived, a historic steam train pulled in at the next platform. I rushed over and...
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It is International Dieselpunk Day
Today is November 11th, Armistice Day. The armistice of the Great War also marks the historic (if you want to call it that…) divide between Steampunk and Dieselpunk, so, as of today, November 11th is...
View ArticleSteampunking American History -Steam Patriots
I have had several run-ins with the American way to paint history in my time. Chiefly during the student’s exchange in 1988/89. It is therefore with some mixed feelings I present this Steampunk...
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Happy Birthday Lady Lovelace – Patron Saint of Cyberpunks
Today we celebrate the birthday of a truly remarkable Lady (capitalisation intended): Lady Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and the first person to ever write a computer...
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The Non-Euclidean Æthercast 13: You have ain’t seen nothing yet
Today’s podcast starts out as a happy piece about new influences coming into the Steampunk scene and than turns into a rant about politics and colonialism. You have been warned, but enjoy anyway!...
View ArticleNews from Malala Yousafzai
The fundraiser is over but my connection to the cause is not. I am still following the events and developments surrounding Malala Yousafzai. Now I am happy to share this snippet of her latest interview...
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Steampunk India – The Interview
As promised in the podcast a few days ago, here is the interview Suna Dasi of Steampunk India was kind enough to give me. It turned out to be even more of an education than I expected and hoped for. So...
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Atompunk: Unused Space Suit Designs
The more I dig into the Atompunk side of things, the more wonderful tech-gems pop up. I had no idea what a treasure trove of the weird and wonderful hides in the Atompunk timeframe. During the height...
View ArticleRestored Me – 262 in flight
Footage of a restored Me -262 Schwalbe taking off on a 30-minutes flight to a nearby airbase. Pure bliss!
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Chinua Achebe has passed on
Chinua Achebe, one of the greatest African writers of our time has passed on. The Wikipedia summarises his work thus: … Achebe’s novels focus on the traditions of Igbo society, the effect of Christian...
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Lemmy Kilmister and a touch of Dieselpunk
In the picture below you see an unstoppable juggernaught, going strong after decades of service, long after others have broken down, and a Hetzer tank destroyer. Lemmy just became even more awesome...
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Monday Morning
For all those unfortunate enough to dread or loathe Monday mornings, this is for you: I, for my part, go to work with a smile.
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Ray Harryhausen – Another Great Old Master has passed on
It is with great sadness I report the passing on of Ray Harryhausen, a true Great Old Master of special effects in the pre-CGI era and one of the legends of modern cinema. He made the monsters in Clash...
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Happy Birthday, Peter Cushing
Grand Moff Tarkin Doctor Who Doctor Van Helsing Sherlock Holmes and many, many more. All these are names connected to Mr Peter Cushing, one of the great old men of British cinema. Although never quite...
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From the Dawn of my Roleplaying Days
2013 is my 25th year as a role player. I started with D&D and various solo role-playing games. The very first solo adventure book I bought was Flight from the Dark by Joe Dever, the first book of...
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Three Cheers for Valentina Tereshkova
Fifty years ago today, the Soviet Union put the first woman into space: Valentina Tereshkova. Back then, the USSR was still ahead in the Space Race. Right now, Russia is ahead once more, mostly because...
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The Fifth Anniversary of The Traveler’s Steampunk Blog
On July 1st 2008 the first article on this blog went online, titled So, another Steampunk Blog. When I wrote it, I was fairly convinced mine was only one among several dozen if not hundreds of...
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