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Metafilter has a discussion thread that was up ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/if-steampunk-jumps-the-shark-itll-be-a-narwhal-instead.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500f48cf7ba950003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> crafts events news comics steampunk http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 May 2008 09:02:37 -0700 Look, a fun LEGO steampunker! This can be yours if you enter the contest that Buy Steampunk is holding in conjunction with Jamie Spencer; send in your own artistic effort that incorporates Jamie's Kriegerhund and/or Dardenbahst LEGO mec... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-contest-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500f48cf57ad30003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> games lego art contest steampunk machines http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/nice-boots-also-works-as-a-steampunk-pickup-line-i-suppose.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/nice-boots-also-works-as-a-steampunk-pickup-line-i-suppose.html?_c=feed-rss http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/nice-boots-also-works-as-a-steampunk-pickup-line-i-suppose.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:56:09 -0700 Datamancer's latest creation has swept the internet, and also revived several "what is steampunk?" arguments. I do like the term "electro-anachronism," however. The more I read these sorts of semantics debates, the more I'm reminded of the old da... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/nice-boots-also-works-as-a-steampunk-pickup-line-i-suppose.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500f48cf320df0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> robots semantics goths steampunk rayguns freakangels http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/everywhere-you-look.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/everywhere-you-look.html?_c=feed-rss http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/everywhere-you-look.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:41:32 -0700 The steampunk festivals are coming! If you're near Arkansas this summer, the Ravenwood Festival will be something to see. (As an aside, it's interesting to see just how goth the steampunks are becoming. 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There's even a shirt for the environmentalists (aka the Civilian Conservation Corps) and the the feminists (aka the Ladies World Domination Society). 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This was a fun holiday when I was in France. Here, it's not quite as absurdist, but the internet has made it more entertaining. Some examples are flying penguins, Google's new custom time email, and a collaboratio... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/fish-and-fools-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500f48d09059f0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> games steampunk april fool maker faire http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/orbs-and-apocalypses.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/orbs-and-apocalypses.html?_c=feed-rss http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/orbs-and-apocalypses.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:06:37 -0700 We may get up to five inches of rain before tomorrow night. Where's Captain Nemo when you need him? If you're tired of scouring eBay looking for steampunky bits, worry no more - Buy Steampunk will come to your aid! (I continue to be amazed at j... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/orbs-and-apocalypses.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500e398e729800004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> clothing museums convention steampunk http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/acquisitions-and-forests-and-scavengers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/acquisitions-and-forests-and-scavengers.html?_c=feed-rss http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/acquisitions-and-forests-and-scavengers.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:57:49 -0700 If you're in the Chicagoland area this weekend, there's going to be a steampunk scavenger hunt at the Field Museum! I wish I could go! 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I had read bits and pieces ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://steampunklib.vox.com/library/post/a-quick-swarm-of-links.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9702605e4cd500f48cffd7b30001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gadgets computers transportation steampunk