the roasting soy of an urban street: teriyaki restaurants on University Way Sight: the light gray blue shine on his dark hair in the early morning light on an overcast day Sound: propellers, belly dance, stringed instruments: AbneyPark, steampunk; smoker's corner young man in a wheelchair, "It's not going to happen in my time.

The NY Times has a pretty cool article on a group of guys that perform under the name, The James Gang. The modified every day items and pictures to accompany are what makes this a worthwhile read. These guys seem to take a light Edwardian stance on the venture into

Artist builds “massive, electronically controlled table hockey game” to create animated film about Maple Leafs’ captain’s record-setting 10-goal game versus Boston Bruins in 1976. More here. Profile of steampunks, including Boston’s Jake von Slatt. Tiger Saw scores silent 1926 German cartoon. Interactive sound exhibit at Tufts. Lynda Barry is the best artist evah. Artist declares LA traffic islands “The Islands of LA Nat’l Park.”

OR not only steals Austin residents, it flaunts our (admittedly stupid) mantra as well. No, that's not the Time Traveler you see running around downtown with Dorian Gray. It's what the New York Times has exposed as the neo-Edwardian subculture, SteamPunk.

Steampunk. If the New York Times is writing about it I guess it’s legit. I’ve enjoyed steampunk fiction and art for many years, but I never thought it would evolve into its own subculture. The NYT article points out what I think is one of the greatest features of the “genre:”

Retro is cool now, though. (I know a guy who wants to call Yiddish zhargon again [translation of headline: "Say it in Zhargon!".) So we might as well follow the retro trend and call it patient obedience. Just like they should have termed it with all honesty in the

sculpture by Alan Rorie, is a steampunk creation that has been making the rounds of alt-festivals such as last weekend's Maker Faire in San Mateo. Its name mirrors the earnest descriptiveness of Victorian nomenclature. For an article about steampunk in last week's Thursday Styles, New York Times reporter Ruth La Ferla interviewed Giovanni James, lead singer of a neo-vaudevillian performance troupe called the James Gang: Yes, he owns a flat-screen television, but he has modified it with a burlap frame.

sculpture by Alan Rorie, is a steampunk creation that has been making the rounds of alt-festivals such as last weekend's Maker Faire in San Mateo. Its name mirrors the earnest descriptiveness of Victorian nomenclature. For an article about steampunk in last week's Thursday Styles, New York Times reporter Ruth La Ferla interviewed Giovanni James, lead singer of a neo-vaudevillian performance troupe called the James Gang: Yes, he owns a flat-screen television, but he has modified it with a burlap frame.

New York Times profiled it last weekend. The fashion industry has been featuring steampunk style clothes for a long time as have authors, performance artists, and musicians around the world. Some people are over it and think it's silly but I happen to like the

something ridiculous and banal that it would already have 20 or so bids on it? I wait impatiently for the day that America discovers culture, intellect and reason. Which means I should probably run away and join the steampunk movement.