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Chaplin's Modern Times will be on this weekend, on TCM...

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Came across this e-how video on 1940's men's fashion insights. Quite useful, imo, as it identifies some of the nuances that most of today's fellows are likely to overlook. Unfortunatly, the embedding process is a bit quirky, but the link to the video is here: …See More

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Chaplin's Modern Times will be on this weekend, on TCM...

For those who happen to have access to Turner Classic Movies, this Saturday, the 7th, @ 9:45pm, the Charlie Chaplin classic "Modern Times" will be playing. One of his best known movies, it has excellent cinematography and a unique industrial atmosphere - but aside from the technicalities and analysis, its…See More

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LA Noir Mini Documentary

Video Games | L.A. Noire | Developer Diary: The Technology Behind Performance

Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | Nintendo Wii | PC Games

This doc, from Topless Robot, goes into the details in the making of the new release, and includes a few more shots from the production. It can be found at: http://www.toplessrobot.com

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The Houndstooth Kid's blog on gentlemen's attire

I've been following a blog titled "The Houndstooth Kid," which follows the gentleman's efforts to develop a classic wardrobe from era attire he has acquired from different locales. Aside from the unique details that men's clothes had at the time which he makes a point of showing (e.g. some pants of the time had "double belt loops" - who would have thought of this kind of minute detail would have existed…See More

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Metropolis on TCM, Sunday

Just a quick note for those who may not have seen this gem yet, but Fritz Lang's Metropolis (the original 1927 version) will be playing on TCM on Sunday, November 7th. This version is the restored 149 minute version. It will be followed by an hour long documentary about Metropolis, titled Metropolis Restored, at 10pm. For more information, please visit, TCM, at: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=5892 See More

Articles by Rafael Fabre Nov 2, 2010

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A (very brief) graphic primer between Art Deco and Streamline Moderne...

I'll have to hunt down the attribution for these images, but in a bit of a discussion between the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne, I located these images which speak the proverbial one thousand words. Above is the Art Deco architectural details, and below are the Streamline Moderne!See More

Articles by Rafael Fabre Oct 26, 2010

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An introduction to Seraph City, a Dieselpunk corner of Second Life...

The Empire Jazz Club, my main venue in Seraph CityFor those who may not know of me, please do allow for a brief introduction. I'm Rafael Fabre, and I've been involved with the Second Life (SL) platform for a couple of years. My widest notoriety comes from the Steampunk blog I pen, the Steampunk Tribune, but the genre has been enduring growing pains in the virtual world, akin but different to the "real world" (RL) Steampunk conflicts with the migration of new people who are "discovering" the…See More

Articles by Rafael Fabre Oct 24, 2010

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Art Deco District - Miami, FL

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Carette's classic music feed....

I was working on a new blog/website (for local coffee shops) and during the fleshing out of the site, I stumbled upon a coffee shop in Paris that was first opened during the Dieselpunk era (1927), with an empahsis on Art Deco styling. That is of course interesting, but perhaps more impressive, is the outstanding musical selection (imo), appropriate to the era. The Carette's page is an excellent site, and worth a quick peek (or as I do, leave the site up and running for the music in the…See More

Articles by Rafael Fabre Oct 17, 2010

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The Hindenburg Ashtray, from the Antiques Roadshow archives

As I was packing to leave Baltimore yesterday, I turned on the television, and it landed on the Antiques Road Show. I was busy ignoring it, until I heard the mention of "Hindenburg", which quickly caught my attention. Seems that a lady had a family heirloom from her father regarding the Hindenburg.It was an ashtray made of aluminium, with a glass replica of the Hindenburg above it. The glass zeppelin is filled with fuel used to run the engines of the Hindenburg (putting a low level heat source…See More

Articles by Rafael Fabre Oct 9, 2010

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Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick's Classic Post-WW2 Alternate History novel to be made into a mini-series

Noted on IO9 yesterday, Phillip K. Dick (PKD), the author of some very impressive novels (which have been made into some terrible movies, such as A Scanner Darkly), will have his classic of post World War 2 alternate history, the Man in the High Castle, made into a mini-series. Before the groaning starts (which is quite understandable after "Paycheck"), it will be made by the BBC and directed by Ridley Scott (Aliens, the upcoming Forever War, and the best remake of a PKD movie, Blade Runner).…See More

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The Houndstooth Kid's blog on gentlemen's attire

Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:30pm 2 Comments 0 Favorites

I've been following a blog titled "The Houndstooth Kid," which follows the gentleman's efforts to develop a classic wardrobe from era attire he has acquired from different locales.

Aside from the unique details that men's clothes had at the time which he makes a point of showing (e.g. some pants of the time…

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Metropolis on TCM, Sunday

Posted on November 2, 2010 at 10:30am 6 Comments 0 Favorites

Just a quick note for those who may not have seen this gem yet, but Fritz Lang's Metropolis (the original 1927 version) will be playing on TCM on Sunday, November 7th. This version is the restored 149 minute version. It will be followed by an hour long documentary about Metropolis, titled Metropolis Restored, at 10pm. For more information, please visit,…

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A (very brief) graphic primer between Art Deco and Streamline Moderne...

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An introduction to Seraph City, a Dieselpunk corner of Second Life...

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The Empire Jazz Club, my main venue in Seraph City

For those who may not know of me, please do allow for a brief introduction. I'm Rafael Fabre, and I've been involved with the Second Life (SL) platform for a couple of years. My widest notoriety comes from the Steampunk blog I pen, the Steampunk…

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