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more about #steampunk Jeriba: Please, Please, PLEASE tell me the TARDIS door opens into the bathrooms. more » Sunshineyness: Meh. Looks like the average hipster faux vintage Brooklyn bar to me. The TARDIS is a nice touch but I'm not going all the way down to Brooklyn if this... more » Liz Weinbloom: Well. This looks not worthy of the publicity it just got. Does this mean drinks are on the house at the next io9 meetup? You know, if the dude has... more » TotalFanGirl: All those red leather booths seem much more "Leisure Suit Larry" than steampunk. more » Lunargent: So it is neither steampunk, nor a bar? more » glaeven: true test of the tardis: is the party room inside it? more » Magicant: That's not even a TARDIS. It's just an old-fashioned police box. If it was a TARDIS, it'd be bigger on the inside. more » Zack Stentz: Now the Edison in downtown LA, that's steampunk. [www.edisondowntown.com] more » tehrahl: I've seen average, normal pubs in Canada look more steampunk. more » bonniegrrl: Sherlock Holmes = Lethal Weapon in tweed. "I half expected Watson to sigh at one point and mutter "2 weeks out from retirement, and then psychotic fr... more » Rasselas: I prefer "tweed enthusiast." more » matthewabel: An excellent diversion, yes. And hit the Holmes/Watson dynamic on the head. These are two men who have saved each others lives on numerous occasions... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Well, if I ever meet Annalee, I guess I'd better not wear tweed or we'll never be able to have a high-level conversation. I haven't seen the movie ye... more » RollsRoyceRevenge: My problems with the film are fourfold: 1. Too much kickboxing, not enough deducing. We, the audience, barely had time to glimpse some of the clues ... more » foolish-rain: Just got back from this--not a bad movie overall. It's actually pretty mild on the steampunk (except for the worlds coolest doomsday device); it never... more » Pessimippöpötåmus: I have no doubt on Robert Downey Jr's acting abilities, but unless he shoots cocaine and randomly plays violin, I won't see it. Ever. more » Maurus: I don't know if I want to see this. As a Holmes fan for a long time I simply can't see how Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr. can respectfully do any s... more » zslane: The movie wasn't bad per se. But it was easily 45 minutes too long. It simply had too much story. Ritchie needs to learn how to trim down a script and... more » Infernorhythm: I just came back from seeing the film, and wow, that was awesome! I've been a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's novels for a while, but never a big fan of t... more » IraeNicole: I really enjoyed the movie and actually hope there is a sequel. Maybe Hugo Weaving as Moriarty? And the homo eroticism between the pair was so thick I... more » -
#steampunkbar
Brooklyn's Steampunk Bar Could Use More Clockwork
The Way Station, a newly opened bar in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights, is billing itself as the world's first steampunk bar and live music venue. But what exactly makes the bar steampunky? More » -
#moviereview
Sherlock Holmes Brings On The Steampunk Tweed Hotness
Packed with Victorian gadgets, awesome fights, Illuminati-style conspiracies, and lots of incredibly sexy tweed outfits, the new Sherlock Holmes flick is James Bond for the steampunk set. But will you like it if you aren't a tweed fetishist? More » -
#toys
Evil Gets Steampunked With the Gaslight Legion of Doom
Following up his steampunk Justice League of America, custom toymaker Sillof has unveiled their villainous counterparts, the Gaslight Legion of Doom. Sinestro gets a high-class ruffle, Black Manta gets a little less sleek, and Gorilla Grodd gets a clockwork arm. More » -
#scifigiftguide
Gift Ideas for the Ten Major Species of Science Fiction Fan
Stumped on what to get the Doctor Who fan in your life? Still need gifts for lovers of Star Wars, zombies, and Transformers? Our gift guide has plenty of ideas for ten species of science fiction fan. More » -
#poll
Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
There's nothing scarier than deja vu: that feeling that everything we've seen before will keep coming back over and over again, until your head dissolves. Which overused trope are you most sick of: zombies, vampires, alt-universes, post-apocalyptic worlds or steampunk? More » -
#creepyart
Are These Leather Creatures Tim Burton's Misfit Toys?
The artist Stephane Halleux's characters blend a steampunk sensibility with Tim Burton's gothy darkness, as they connect to strange machines, including robots, mechanical bat wings, and a beauty machine. More » -
#retrofuturism
Gas Masks That Turn Biochemical Warfare Into Art
Tom Banwell's ornate gas masks capture the creativity and detail of retro-futurist style. If you must plunge into a world of zombifying gases, at least you can look good. More » -
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#steampunk
Steam-Pumpkin Proves Steampunk Needs A Nice Nap
Jonathan Strahan may call steampunk "Victorian cyberpunk," while Paul Cornell dubs it "the moment the future died," but this "steampunk pumpkin" is the ultimate proof of steampunk overload. Since when do pumpkins need to be steam-powered, anyway? [Instructables] -
#steampunkart
Concept Art That Will Make You See Steampunk Anew
Yap Kun Rong's incredible "Lord Of Yamamoto" adds some much-needed color to steampunk. It's just one of our collection of concept art images which might make you see steampunk a whole new way. Banish those boring goggles and waistcoasts! More » -
#steampunkplumbing
Steampunk Toilet Flushes Away Your Clockwork Dreams
Has steampunk gone too far? Perhaps to prove there's nothing that can't be enhanced with a touch of brass, one artist has built a steampunk toilet, replete with retro bells and whistles. More » -
#bookreview
Steampunk Zombies of the Seattle Apocalypse
Confederate airships! Mad scientists! Zombies! Goggles! Cherie Priest's Boneshaker is a veritable grab bag of subgenre tropes. But, fortunately, it's far less about clockwork and brass than it is about human adaptability and the shifting nature of the American Dream.
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#steampunkhorror
Steampunk Haunted House Brings the Clockwork Horror
Looking to add a little variety to your Halloween scares? Pittsburgh's ScareHouse has broken away from the usual zombies, mummies, and werewolves to bring thrill seekers steampunk-flavored scares, with mutants, rebel scientists, gunfire, and of course, plenty of gas masks. More » -
#photography
Photographs from a Romantic Apocalypse
Lex Machina's steampunk portraits have a touch of otherworldly drama, hinting at the strange, and possibly catastrophic, world its subjects occupy, even while showing off their lovely clothes. More » -
#futuremetro
The Otherworldly Architecture of François Schuiten
Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten is famous for creating rich and fantastical cityscapes, with shades of steampunk and Art Nouveau, envisioning a future dominated not by faceless office buildings, but by romantic and innovative architecture. More » -
#bookreview
Sherlock Holmes Ventures Into A Fog Of Monsters And Weird Science
In anticipation of that upcoming movie with that guy who was in Weird Science, Night Shade Books presents The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The game is afoot! Or perhaps atentacle. More » -
#books
Bioengineered Monsters and War Machines Duke it Out in Steampunk WWI
The book trailer for Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan takes us into his steampunk-flavored alternate universe, where the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggers an all-out war where mechanical weapons face off against airships made from giant squid and whales. More » -
#conceptart
What Is This Strange Dystopian Disneyversese
A few weeks ago, concept art surfaced of a strange and distant land, a bizarre vision of a Dystopian Disneyverse that threw gamers into a frenzy with rumors that this might be for a Wii game. Could this be true? More » -
#steampunk
Ten Epic Steampunk Projects We Wish We'd Thought Of First
We've all seen the goggles, the brass, the keyboard mods. But a few steampunk projects go above and beyond, boggling the mind and leaving us breathless. Here are ten steampunk projects that succeed in transporting us to other worlds. More » -
#medicalart
Biomechanical Sculptures are Part Mammal, Part Machine
Ron Bell's osteomechanical sculptures resemble relics from some long-abandoned science experiment, combining bones with handmade mechanical parts as if to reanimate the skeletons or draw power from their marrow. More »
