Hello Lovelies: As we continue to acclimate to a new normal, online entertainment continues to thrive and delight viewers. Performers have adjusted schedules to doing FB and Instagram live shows and interviews. One such gentlemen, Thomas Benjamin Wild, Esq. took … Continue reading A Polite Chat with Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq.
Hello Lovelies! A splendid group of talented steampunk performers recently put together an amazing song and video to support the International Red Cross during this virus crisis. Please take a gander and donate if you are able. Information on how … Continue reading Divided We Stand-Music to Support the International Red Cross
Hello Lovelies: In this time of the virus, I continue to catch up on my pile of steamy media, books, movies, music and such, to enjoy and review for the Journal. I stumbled across Lumiere by Jacqueline Garlick, as a … Continue reading A Review of Lumiere by Jacqueline Garlick
Hello Lovelies! As the temps start to warm and many of us are ready for escape from cabin fever and the virus, we turn to brisk drinks to cool the palate. One such drink, lemonade, has been a favorite for … Continue reading A Brief History of Lemonade
Hello Lovelies: I am a romantic fool. There, I said it. I am a sucker for a good rom com, but even more so for a classic romantic flick, like “Somewhere in Time”. If you’re more of a black heart, perhaps this review is better pushed aside. For my sappy happy darlings, read on. On October 3, 1980, the deliciously sweet “Somewhere in Time” graced movie screens for the first time. It is a story of a man reaching through the past to find an apparent lost love. Although not truly steampunk, it does have lovely Edwardian sensibility and style … Continue reading For Hopeless Romantics-A Review and Look Back at “Somewhere in Time”
Hello Lovelies: Last week I was honored to juror and attend a brilliant steampunk art show, St. Louis Steampunk 5, in the fabulous historic Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, MO, USA. The show was curated by resident artists Garrett Roberts … Continue reading St. Louis Steampunk 5
Hello Lovelies! During a bout with the flu over the holidays, I finally had an opportunity to watch The Aeronauts, a movie about Victorian ballooning adventurers. It was highly advertised in the US, but seemed to get lost in the … Continue reading To the Cinema! An SJ Review of The Aeronauts
Carnival Row – A Steampunk Journal Review by Victoria L. Szulc In 2019, yet another article came out declaring that Steampunk was dead. By the end of the year, steampunk had yet again influenced fashion and entertainment, including Amazon’s Carnival … Continue reading A Review of Carnival Row
Hello Lovelies! I have returned to writing for the Journal after an absence due to formatting changes and book releases. So in playing catch up… This past fall I was delighted to meet several fellow steampunk authors at Penned Con … Continue reading Steampunk Authors at Penned Con 2019
Every first weekend of June, the Lafayette Square neighborhood of St. Louis, MO USA holds its annual summer house and garden tour. I have done this tour several times and it never disappoints. The Painted Ladies Lafayette Square was built … Continue reading Intro to The Lafayette Square House Tour, Steampunk/Victorian Architecture, Home, and Garden – A Steampunk Journal Series
