August 2010 Articles (89)

Two Fisted Tuesdays with Philip Marlowe - The August Lion

Welcome to Two Fisted Tuesdays, Dieselpunks' weekly beat on the mean streets.

Starring Gerald Mohr and starting with the famous lines, "Get this and get it straight! Crime is a sucker's road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison or the grave." The Adventures of Philip Marlowe runs about 25 minutes without commercials. You can listen to this blast from the past in MP3 format for free at the link below.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 31, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Miskatonic Mondays - Supernatural Horror in Literature (4 of 10)

Miskatonic University Lights out, everybody.

On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.

This week, we're continuing our look at "Supernatural Horror in Literature" by HP Lovecraft. First published in 1927 in the one-shot magazine The Recluse, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" is a long essay by the celebrated horror writer H. P. Lovecraft surveying the field of horror fiction.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 30, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen

Strange Meeting

by Wilfred Owen

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped

Through granites which titanic wars had groined.

Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned,

Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred.

Then ,as…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 29, 2010 at 5:27pm — 3 Comments

Behind the scenes of The Great Steampunk Debate 2010

The steampunk blog "Airship Ambassador" is currently running a two-part interview with the moderators of this year's Great Steampunk Debate. In it, the other mods and I discuss the planning and organization it took to gather different factions of steampunks together under a single roof to discuss the current state of steampunk as a genre, as an aesthetic, and as a community.

Check it out at >…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 29, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Evil people love small furry animals

and with a different photo:…

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Added by Marcus Rauchfuss on August 29, 2010 at 4:38am — No Comments

Scissors beat paper

Added by Tome Wilson on August 27, 2010 at 4:18pm — 4 Comments

Interview - RPM Orchestra

RPM Orchestra

http://www.myspace.com/rpmorchestra

RPM Orchestra is a dieselpunk band staffed by futurists and dadaists who take the sounds of the past and filter them into the heads of today's audiences. Speaking with me today is Pete Petrisko, the head warden of this musical asylum. …

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 27, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #52. DUPONT G & H

Today, I am happy to present one the finest and extremely rare American automobiles - duPont.

In 1802 E.I duPont deNemours and Company was formed to produce gunpowder. It was located in Wilmington, Delaware. From there is began producing various industrial and consumer products. In 1919 the duPont car Company was formed by E. Paul duPont. During the First World War it produced marine engines.…

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Added by lord_k on August 27, 2010 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Website of the day - The Vintage Aviator

The Vintage Aviator is a company devoted to the maintenance and recreation of classic aircraft from the WWI era. Their website houses a ton of high quality images, movies, and educational materials; all wrapped up in a snappy package.

Their mission statement

We endeavour to maintain…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 26, 2010 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

The Evolution of Popular Music By Year (1890-2009) (USA)

So, before you watch my amazing historical video, a few notes you should read before:

This video is intended to give a very light overview of the most well known popular songs, by year, in the USA.

Very few effects of time travel are known, but one of… Continue

Added by Hayen Mill on August 26, 2010 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Knights of the Air - Learning to fly

If volunteers for air service were plentiful when war broke out, training facilities were not. Building on the few existing flying schools, the belligerents created dozens of new ones, refined training methods and found experienced pilots - including some brought home from battle - to teach the recruits. Students learned everything from plane construction to difficult tricks of flying, including looping, rolling, spinning and the climbing turn called a chandelle. And they were introduced to…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 26, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Danger Element - Episode 2

Battle Jitni has escaped the clutches of Doctor Elymas with the Danger Element, but a new party has taken interest. Persued by mister Saltzman and his mysterious employer, Carlotto, Battle Jitni finds unexpected help.

Starring: John Soares, Cassie Meder, Ben Page, Carlos Vasquez, and Shaun Finney

Music by: Glen Gabriel

Written and Directed by: John… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on August 25, 2010 at 9:41pm — No Comments

Words as Weapons: German Progranda Grenade

Through psychological warfare from antiquity to the modern age, military leaders have used words and images to leverage myths, fear and hopes to influence their enemies.

During the Second World War propaganda both in radio and printed forms reached their cultural pinnacles. And it was in Germany where tactical level psywar was dispensed at the end of a gun.

Rifle launched grenades were used in numbers by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II. They took… Continue

Added by Jake Holman Jr. on August 25, 2010 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Kodak 1922 Color Film Test

BoingBoing.net has posted a youtube video of some very early color motion picture tests.

My favorite comment on the YouTube site was from user BorgEntertainment "Just imagine the guy standing there cranking the camera- changing the world with every… Continue

Added by Scott on August 25, 2010 at 12:55pm — 4 Comments

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough

Originally broadcast on July 4, 1955

The adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson, (and somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade) battle criminals in London.

In this episode: Malcolm MacGregan wants to sell his family's castle, but claims a ghost is scaring off potential buyers. Holmes… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on August 25, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Star Wars producer rolls into horror with Panzer 88

Gary Kurtz, the producer of the first two "Star Wars" films and the man who walked away from the franchise in 1980, is not the excitable type. He speaks in even tones and pragmatic terms, but there was a clear tinge of eager energy in his voice when he sat down recently to discuss "Panzer 88," his first foray into effects-heavy feature films since the 1980s.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on August 25, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Yesterday Was a Lie (2008)

James Kerwin, director of Yesterday Was a Lie, was interviewed recently by TrekWeb. In the interview he talks about the origins of this dieselpunk indy movie, and what the future holds for his next projects.

If you haven't seen Yesterday Was a Lie yet, check out the… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on August 25, 2010 at 8:43am — No Comments

Time for some dieselpunk poetry

Just a small poem about pirate sub on russian.

Холодный ветер, безмятежность льдин,

Луны незаживающая рана

И бронзовые иглы субмарин

Ласкают черный бархат океана.

Оставив за спиной тяжелый джин,

Холодный джаз, отчаянье глухое

В безмолвных измерениях глубин

Скользят сквозь тьму злодеи и герои

Идет игра; они напряжены,

Они - художники и ювелиры,

И разрывает кокон тишины

Удар торпеды, как укол рапиры.

"Вперед!" Горят глаза… Continue

Added by Павел Скрыльников on August 24, 2010 at 5:34pm — 8 Comments

Tales of Future Past by David Zondy

It wasn't that long ago that we had a future.

I mean, we have one now; the world isn't going to crash into the Sun or anything like that. What I mean is that we had a future that we could clearly imagine. The future wasn't tomorrow, next week, next year, or next century. It was a place with a form, a structure, a style.

True, we didn't know exactly… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on August 24, 2010 at 1:45pm — 1 Comment