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Latest Updates

8/09/08
"The Archbishop"
PC added


6/03/08
22" LCD on Ebay
until June 7th!


5/03/08
I will be appearing at Make magazine's Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA!
(more info at the bottom of the LCD page)

5/03/08
22" LCD Mod added!

1/21/08
Interview/appearance
in Bizarre Magazine!


11/15/07
Interview on Gizmodo.com!


11/15/07
See Datamancer on NY Times.com!




Here are some publications where I've been spotted.

Channel Web/CRN -new!

(web)
"Steampunk Rising" - Channel Web put together this wonderful 25-part steampunk slideshow/article using bits and pieces of an impromptu interview I gave to a reporter while at the 2008 Bay Area Maker Faire
The Boston Phoenix -new!

(web & print)
"Steam Dream" - The fine folks at the Boston Phoenix penned this 6-page article featuring lots of cool steampunk stuff
Bizarre Magazine

(print)
Alex Godfrey of Bizarre Magazine (U.K.) assembled a really cool, 7-page spread about Steampunk.

N.Y. Times

(web & print)
John Biggs wrote this interesting article about DIY tech and at-home tinkerer-entrepeneurs entitled, "Tinkering at Home, Selling on the Web".

Newsweek

(web & print)
Brian Braiker put together this well-penned article and photo gallery about Steampunk for Newsweek.com.

ForbesLife Magazine

(print)
My copper Baron of Cyprus keyboard was featured in the October 2007 issue of ForbesLife Magazine.

The Boston Globe

(web & print)
Mr. Peter Bebergal put together this very well written article about steampunk for the Sunday publication of The Boston Globe. It was featured in the "Ideas" section of the print publication and as an online article on the Boston Globe website.


Wall Street Journal Online

(also a copy of the same video on YouTube)

(web)

WSJ.com's Andy Jordan came by the workshop to shoot a short video segment about the current steampunk tech modification phenomenon.
It's a very well-voiced and edited video piece
(pardon my 104-degree-weather-induced frizzy afro)
:)
Be sure to check out Andy Jordan's quirky and interesting Tech Dairy on WSJ.com


Wired Magazine

(web)

Gareth Branwyn of StreetTech and Make: Magazine put together this gallery of Steampunk builders for Wired magazine.
"Steam-Driven Dreams"
The second and third thumbnails are preview photos of my Steampunk Laptop.
Also Featured: Jake Von Slatt, Andrew Leman, Steampunk Magazine, The Neverwas Haul, CrabFu, Thunder Eagle Guitars, AlexCF, Greg Brotherton, Stéphane Halleux, Kaden Harris, Anthony Lucas, and Atomefabrik.

PAPER Magazine

(print)


May 2008
Maxim - Russia

(print)

April 2008
Six Degrees - Finland

(print)

May 2008

BITES Magazine - Brazil

(print)

January 2008
Allt Om Vetenskap - Sweden

(print)

May 2008
   
   


Here are some assorted interviews I've participated in.

Gizmodo -new! Talking about steampunk and future projects with Adam Frucci of Gizmodo.com

Aether Emporium
Website Interview


Interview for the Aether Emporium, a huge online wiki of steampunk articles and links

Boots & Roots
Magazine Interview


A new publication by the infamous Rev. Pedro Angel Serrano, the Boots & Roots Magazine
Key 64 Website Interview

This interview was part of the relaunch of the Key23 'Occulture' site which was renamed Key64.


HVG.HU Interview
This was an interview I did for the popular Hungarian business publication, HVG. The link to the left is to the Hungarian article but here is a link to a local copy of my original English version.
ENGLISH


Honorable mentions and miscellany

Eating My Words
Blog article

Mr Matthews over at the Eating My Words blog has assembled a very thorough and well-written 5-part "primer" on steampunk culture, aesthetic, dress, music, arts and the future of steampunk entitled " An Electrodynamic Engineer's Primer."

 

Interview with Tinkergirl
of Brass Goggles
Mr. Fhur at the Paradigm Journal (from Rain Farm Press) has put together a nice feature about steampunk and included an interview with the charming and eloquent Tinkergirl from the Brass Goggles blog and forum.
Click on the "Features" button on the left menu.

Authority, Legitimacy, and Voice: Defining Steampunk

This article was written by Alexander Kraft aka "Anachronist" during the first few weeks after the opening of the Brass Goggles Steampunk Forum.

 

   


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