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Dieselpunk: Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Here is another one of the design-jewels spawned by World War II that did not go very far but at least three prototypes of this wonderful machine were built: The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender One of...
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1-2-3 Lovecraft!
Today is the 123rd birthday of His Macabre Grace Howard Phillips Lovecraft, as if this blog needed a special reason to mark his birthday anyway… So tonight, I will drink a glass of mead, pretend it is...
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When in doubt, post a photo of a Zeppelin
As a person educated in these matters recognises, this is USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) doing some gymnastics shortly after 1:30 PM on 25 August 1927 at Lakehurst. The image is in the public domain.
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First hand historic information
As some of you have undoubtably noticed, I have a thing for history, especially the time of the Dieselpunk and Atompunk epochs (i.e. both World Wars and the Space Race). Luckily for me, this time is...
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What in Cthulhu’s name is this device
Hey all! I was made aware of a most peculiar device by my co-conspirator over at Clockworker. The device is this: A strange device, noone can identify It was found in the Holbein Gymnasium in...
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Google goes Dieselpunk
Today is the 120th birthday of iconic designer Raymond Loewy, whose style is recognizable in machines and products spanning over half a century. To find out more, just click the doodle Google provided...
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Rest in Peace, Mikhail Kalashnikov
It is with some degree of sadness, I report the passing of Mikhail Kalshnikov, possibly the most successful small-arms designer of all time. He is of course best known for being the inventor of the...
View ArticleAtompunk: Space Race Quickie
Almost three and a half minutes of high-density greatness, the best parts of the Space Race from Leica all the way to Armstrong’s first steps on the moon, sit back and enjoy! And while I am at it: May...
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day 2014!
This is becoming a tradition on this blog, since I already mentioned it last year and the year before. Today I also have one more reason to celebrate: Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer and...
View ArticleThe Christmas Truce – Sainsbury’s OFFICIAL Christmas 2014 Ad
I have to give credit to Tee Morris for pointing my attention to this jewel of a TV advert. I hope you all know on what actual historic event the advert is based. If not, please feel ashamed and go...
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Help a Boar become Austro-Hungarian Emperor!
If this headline did not get your attention, you are probably dead… Anyway, may I present to you this bizarre jewel of an independent game, by Croatian game company Studio Spektar: The good people at...
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Non-Euclidean Æthercast #28 – Deep Time and Time Travel
Yes, I managed! I was afraid I would not be able to complete another episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast before the year was up, luckily, I did! Today’s episode concerns itself with deep time, the...
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Graf Zeppelin Postcard
I have expressed my love for Zeppelins rather rarely recently, this post will remedy the situation. This, obviously, is a historic postcard with the Graf Zeppelin cruising majestically over the fair...
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Non-Euclidean Æthercast 28a – Sumerian Music – The Interview
Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean is a follow-up to episode 28, I was lucky enough to be able to interview Stef Conner of The Lyre Project for this podcast. We talk about the album The Flood...
View ArticleThe German Tanks of World War 1 – How Proto-Dieselpunk!
Let’s face it, the British tanks of the Western Front sure dominate the mental landscape when one thinks of an iconic fighting machine of The Great War. But Great Britain was of course not the only...
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Rest in Peace, Leonard Nimoy
It is with a heavy heart I report the death of Leonard Nimoy. A living legend has passed on. We will remember him in our hearts, our minds and our souls. StarTrek.com is deeply saddened to report the...
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Rest in Peace, Terry Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015)
Once again, my heart is heavy as I have the passing of another living legend to report: Sir Terence David John “Terry” Pratchett, OBE passed away today at the age of 66, far too early. His work has...
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The Convair XFY-1 Pogo – Wonderfully Weird and Atompunk!
Let me introduce you to a wonderful little craft from the dawn of the Atompunk Age and the Cold War, the Convair XY-1 Pogo: The Convyair XFY-1 is another of those fantastic designs which emerged just...
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Rest in Peace, Christopher Lee
2015 is not a good year for living legends, it seems. Christopher Lee has passed on at the venerable age of 93. Christopher Lee was one of those actors that do not need an introduction and he has very...
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