There has been a huge amount of discussion about what technically counts as in each subgenre, but the key feature that usually distinguishes retrofuturism, and the steampunk genre, from these older works of fiction, is that there is a clear separation of time between the present day, where t...
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...
The steampunk style is one of the rare decor styles that not too many people know about, being a special architectural category. Although it is both new and elusive, the steampunk style is beginning fast becoming a phenomenon in the world of interior decoration. But what exactly is the stea...
What Is Steampunk? 25 Defining Titles from This Singular Speculative Genre When you hear the word steampunk, it probably conjures up visions of tight corsets, thick goggles, top hats, and intricate costumes involving clockwork and other machinery. Everyone is dressed in lace and waistcoats, ...
But while cyberpunk is concerned with a speculative future (or present, in some cases), and steampunk is focused on the Victorian era and the industrial revolution, most dieselpunk stories are derived from (or set in alternate history versions of) the interwar period between the beginning of ...
described by Headland as “FrozenmeetsKill Bill” — takes place during the twilight of the High Republic, an era filled with powerful Jedi, golden robes, and lightsaber-wielding Wookiees. It is here we meet Mae (Amandla Stenberg), an enigmatic Force-user on a mission of revenge. 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...
Old school players of this era were often less attached to their characters. This is partly because they were used to playing withentire military unitsas opposed toindividual personalized heroes. Also, early players considered adventurers comparable to “cannon fodder” – common folk motivated by gr...
Steampunk is a sub-genre of Goth. It is a mix of Victorian and Edwardian aesthetics combined with modern technology. It is a re-invented future or a past that never happened. In many ways society has taken a nose-dive since the Victorian era and some would even go so far as to say...
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