Meet me at The Worlds End

There are lots of fun pubs and bars in London, UK.  However one of my favourites is The Worlds End in Camden. Just south of the Camden Town tube station is where you will find this wonderfully weird pub.

This pub has such a different feel with its interesting shop window walls and fantastic pieces of art.  The beer is good and affordable, the food is scrumptious and the people are always friendly.  If you enjoy people watching The Worlds End is a fun place to sip on a drink and take in your surroundings.

What is Steampunk?

What is Steampunk?

I get this question more often than you may think.  It's become more mainstream just in the past 5 or so years it seems.  But the term was coined more than 20 years ago in 1987.  The popular show Castle (some of us followed this as Nathan Fillian was our favorite space-cowboy in Firefly) even did a great Steampunk episode.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/184337/castle-punked

Starting out mostly as a cult favorite sci-fi book subject and evolving into fashion, design and popular-culture phenomenon. Steampunk combines futurism, time travel, and the Victorian Age. Authors such as K.W. Jeter, Tim Powers, James Blaylock, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and Scott Westerfeld all pull their influences from Edwardian authors H.G. Wells and Jules Vernes that have Victorian-era technology and ideals.

These authors have inspired artists, musicians and the like to bring these ideas into their painting, drawing, jewelry, and great music.

Phoenix Oddities (the studio for Phoenix Rising Designs and Embered Designs) have enjoyed making our interpretations as well.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69391457/steampunk-floral-hair-or-hat-pin

If you're in the Cincinnati area there are even a few wonderful events you can enjoy. 

Here are just two: The Time Traveler's Ball: September 24th, 2011 @ the Southgate House

               Old West Festival: September 10-October 9th, 2011 (make sure to come on Steampunk Weekend!)

Hope to see you there!