Personal Experience of Public Perception of Steampunks in Regalia in Normal Life

| May 26, 2010

I have observed a curious phenomena in the years I’ve been donning my steampunk accouterments especially regarding the reactions of “normal” people on the street; there is a critical mass of costume participation that needs to be reached before the public at large will comment on the costumes.
I have found the minimum number of costumed [...]

Enforce the Laws of Science!

| May 4, 2010

New-ish from Airship Entertainment and designed by Cheyenne Wright (colorist for Girl Genius), it’s the ranger badge for the militant scientist in us all: The Tesla Ranger Badge.

Come on, haven’t you always wanted to enforce the laws of Science? (All right, I know, most of you would rather break them, but that’s why we need [...]

The Great Steampunk Debate

| May 2, 2010

The Great Steampunk Debate opened yesterday. Hosted by many of the brightest minds of the steampunk subculture, the website serves as a location to discuss steampunk ideology, ranging from politics to fandom to inspirations to 19th century topics.
As steampunk continues to grow as a subculture, it will clash more and more with various issues relating [...]