steampunk noun /ˈstiːmˌpʌŋk/ A genre and aesthetic combining 19th-century steam-powered technology with futuristic inventions, often set in an alternate Victorian-era world and characterized by retrofuturistic fashion, machinery, and design. Once-rebellious rock anthems from the ’70s and ’80s are hitting that awkward phase, somewhere between timeless and timeworn. What once shook stadiums now barely stirs a Bluetooth speaker, as the Spotify…
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The Agony of Appointment #2 This time it's personal
There’s something uniquely sinister about the second doctor’s appointment. Something dark, cold, and vaguely antiseptic that sets it apart from the friendly handshake of the first and the resigned acceptance of the third and fourth. The first appointment is often a warm-up, a meet-and-greet with a stethoscope. You show up as a mystery, an unopened file, a symptom in a…
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Top News Stories from Around the World And why you’ve never heard of them
Think the world’s gone completely off the rails? You could be right. And we’ve got the stories to prove it. From gnome invasions to perfume that smells like pizza, these stories sound like rejected plotlines from a fever dream, but every one of them actually happened. They’re real and based on actual reported events. We’ve just added a little seasoning…
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Frankly, My Dear I Don’t Give a Hoot When classic movie lines invade everyday life
Have you ever delivered a beloved movie quote with the kind of misplaced gravitas typically reserved for funerals and Oscar speeches? If so, congratulations! You, are the living embodiment of an unscripted, caffeine-fueled film festival playing exclusively inside your own head. You drop lines like, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” to the pharmacist at Walgreens and whisper…
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A Farewell to Flavor Mourning 25 sandwiches that betrayed taste during the Great Depression
In an era when soup lines stretched longer than congressional filibusters and flavor was something you remembered from your dreams, America held tight to the one thing she could still make at home without a permit. The sandwich. These were not your mile-high masterpieces or artisan sourdough statements of privilege. These were Depression-era survival slabs. Culinary betrayals pressed between slices…
