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Tome Wilson's Article – May 2010 Archive (28)
Miskatonic Mondays - Herbert West: Reanimator
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, you're in for a treat. From the Dieselpunk vault of horrors we are releasing the necromatic science of Herbert West, better known in pop culture as "The Reanimator."
Written by Lovecraft between Halloween 1921 and June 1922, Herbert West: Reanimator is a six…
ContinueAdded by Tome Wilson on May 31, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
Memorial Day on Dieselpunks
Added by Tome Wilson on May 31, 2010 at 10:19am — 4 Comments
Last call for entries!
Added by Tome Wilson on May 29, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments
Vintage Travel Posters
Inago from LiveJournal's dieselpunk community recently shared an outstanding collection of vintage travel posters. You can view the entire, high resolution collection in our Vintage Travel Posters gallery.…
Added by Tome Wilson on May 29, 2010 at 4:57pm — 5 Comments
Mister X by Dean Motter
Mister X was a series of comic books created by album & book cover designer Dean Motter and first published in 1983–90 by Toronto-based Vortex Comics.Set in Radiant City, a… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 28, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments
The Gernsback Continuum by William Gibson
The Gernsback Continuum
By: William Gibson…
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Added by Tome Wilson on May 27, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Deadly Prophecy
Originally broadcast on March 14, 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: Holmes and Watson are called to a school in Belgium because a student is writing the names on the steps of a… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 26, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Two Fisted Tuesdays with Philip Marlowe - Green Flame
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 May 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment
ArcAttack! on the Tesla Stage at Maker Faire
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petalum/4631613000/
It's the ArcAttack! performance on the “Tesla Stage” and it involved high voltage and a man dancing in chain mail. What could go wrong?
Thanks to CoilHouse for the link!
Added by Tome Wilson on May 24, 2010 at 7:44pm — 3 Comments
Miskatonic Mondays - Who or What is Cthulhu?
On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that it spawned.
So far, we've discussed the man, but what about the monster? When it comes to Lovecraft, there's none more famous than the dreaded Cthulhu.
Cthulhu (pronounced K'thoo-loo) is the iconic pop culture symbol of HP Lovecraft's weird fiction. In… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 24, 2010 at 12:00am — 1 Comment
Nikola Tesla's death mask
We'll miss you Tesla, master of lightning, born July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia and died January 7, 1943 in New York of heart failure.…
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Added by Tome Wilson on May 23, 2010 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments
HP developing a 'Dick Tracy' wristwatch in 2010
Hewlett-Packard says it's developing a next-generation wristwatch for the U.S. military.The printing and computer company says the watch will have a flexible display that shows maps and other strategic information to soldiers in remote combat fields. The watch's screen will be made of plastic and it will run on solar energy, making it less likely to malfunction or run out of power in a tense scenario.
"We call it a Dick Tracy watch," said Carl Taussig, director… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 20, 2010 at 8:50am — 1 Comment
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter
Originally broadcast on March 7, 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: Sherlock Holmes races against time in order to find the location of a bomb that was planted somewhere in London… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 19, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Two Fisted Tuesdays with Philip Marlowe - The Dancing Hands
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 May 18, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Miskatonic Mondays - Notes on Writing Weird Fiction by H.P. Lovecraft
On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that was spawned from it.
We've already learned quite a bit about Lovecraft, the man. This week, let's continue our Lovecraft 101 class with an exploration of Lovecraft, the author. Below is an essay that Lovecraft wrote in 1934 entitled Notes on Writing Weird… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 17, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments
INTERVIEW - Wolfgang Parker, Pioneer of Punk Swing
http://www.myspace.com/wolfgangparker
Wolfgang Parker, the big cat of Punk-Swing, jumped into Dieselpunks a short time ago. He said, "check this out," and by the first tip of the record needle, I could tell this was the real thing.If you haven't heard of Wolfgang Parker and his band of the same name, they hit the… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 12, 2010 at 10:00pm — 4 Comments
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Careless Suffragette
Originally broadcast on February 28, 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: A zealous suffragette acquires a bomb shaped like a croquet ball, intending only to draw attention to her… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 12, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Two Fisted Tuesdays with Philip Marlowe - Grim Hunters
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 May 11, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Miskatonic Mondays - Lovecraft sinks to new levels of horror
On Miskatonic Mondays, we celebrate the "weird" fiction of HP Lovecraft and the genre of otherworldly horror that was spawned from it.
The last time we met around the campfire, I started telling you a bit about poor Howard's childhood. It was a stock recipe for childhood trauma. But you know what they say about writers? You should write about what you know.
And when it… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 10, 2010 at 12:00am — 1 Comment
Dawn of Tomorrow, a closer look at the 1939 New York World's Fair
This new film series covers the entire "World of Tomorrow" from 1939 to 1940 in New York City during the legendary '39 NYC World's Fair!
Filmed by the production team that made Westinghouse, Dawn of Tomorrow features interviews with those who experienced the Worlds Fair firsthand in Flushing Meadows NY, near Queens and on the same… Continue
Added by Tome Wilson on May 8, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments
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