AtThe Steampunk Explorer, we cast our nets broadly, covering creative works and activities that are clearly steampunk, as well as those that fall on the periphery. Our interests also extend to related topics such as costuming, maker culture, retrofuturism, historical tourism, 19th century histor...
Steampunk is a unique genre of science fiction that combines elements of fantasy, history, and technology. It is often set in an alternate version of the 19th century, featuring steam-powered machinery and Victorian-era fashion. Steampunk incorporates a range of different elements, from reimagined...
This is the kind of thing someone might say after making a big discovery that’s been sitting right out in the open. It comes from Sir Isaac Newton, the 17th-century English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and theologian, who often told a story about how seeing an apple fall from ...
However, rather than homing in on a hypothetical future, steampunk projects its speculation back into the past — reimagining the 19th century with technology far exceeding the reality of the era. Naturally, steampunk literature focuses less on pure aesthetics and more on story, which has ...
Probably the most exciting part about steampunk fashion is, like any living art movement, it is still evolving as the genre develops. As more elements of fashion from the 19th century are adopted and adapted into the mainstream movement, who knows where it will draw influence from next?
century, including creating the internet and enabling me to publish this website. However, the scientific view of humans as soulless bio-machines hasn't necessarily been of great benefit to the way we treat each other and it can cultivate a "who cares what I do mentality". Steampunks are ...
The Series is set in an early 20th Century Steampunk Universe that is quite similar to ours but has many changes and consists of Lovecraftian elements. The following blog would provide an in-depth explanation of the timeline of events, the cosmology of the verse, and the different concepts ...
(The tone here suggests the Victorian era, and scientists who might’ve been created by Jules Verne, or maybe it’s steampunk.) A linguist called upon to learn the language of an alien lifeform, who applies the new perceptions thereby acquired as a means of coping with personal loss. The...
What is the secular progressive movement? Politics and Identity in the 21st-Century USA: Throughout the late 20th century and early 21st century, the United States has seen a demographic shift that has started to challenge the majority status of white, anglo-saxon Protestants. While Protestant be...
The origin of the Tarot is unknown, but we do have documented references of Tarot card use back to fourteenth century Europe. The Tarot has been used as an oracle, in the basic form we know today, since the beginning of the seventeenth century. The Meaning of the Tarot There are 22 ...