Tag: steampunk

What the Boss Likes – Dieselpunk, Max Raabe and his excellent songs

If you are new to this blog, you may not know that Vel likes the world between 1920 and about 1950.  It's often termed "dieselpunk", taking a riff off the concept of "steampunk" which is about alternate history for the Victorian Era.   You of course can see I like the Art Deco style from the … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Dieselpunk, Max Raabe and his excellent songs →

What the Boss Likes – Some time killers for a Friday

While I'm sitting here listening to the soundtrack of Rocky Horror Picture Show (my husband introduced me to this when we first were dating), let me show you some cool links. Awesome photos of the tunnel projects in New York City: http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/news-nyctunnels/?cid=hero_media Planetary romance webcomic of the same genre as "A Princess of Mars: http://www.perilsonplanetx.com/archives/comic/coming-soon Hard-boiled … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Some time killers for a Friday →

What the Boss Likes – Random things

Stuff I think more people should know about..... Reproductions of historical house bits that aren't mind-numbingly expensive (I just left it on the Art Deco since that’s my favorite): http://www.houseofantiquehardware.com/Art-Deco   Articles on how to be “manly” but works for men or women, basically how to be an expert human being. Hot Cocoa for everyone: http://artofmanliness.com/2012/12/17/the-surprisingly-manly-history-of-hot-cocoa/ … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Random things →