BLOOMINGTON — Wearing a Victorian-era soldier uniform with a jet pack strapped on his shoulders, CJ Munz sipped a cup of tea in the McLean County Museum of History. What sounds like a clash of motifs ...
The event from 12 to 4 p.m. will explore steampunk (a unique blend of history and future) in lectures, music, vendors and demonstrations. Steampunk crafts, costuming and artwork will be on display and ...
Mike Ashley, ed. Steampunk Prime: A Vintage Steampunk Reader. New York: NonStop, 2010. 239 pp. $15.95 pbk. The descriptivists are winning. “Steampunk” appears as a designation for everything from the ...
At the intersection of history, fantasy and technology sits steampunk. Originally a subgenre of sci-fi, steampunk is notable for featuring steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology. And ...