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My work also looks at the ideals of beauty and femininity represented by examples of privileged members of society, and the aspirations of the less fortunate women to be like them. - Mary Sibande (source)

Let's just go ahead and say that as a gambler, Mr. Finn will need some sort of firearm. I'll be making several, from a derringer-sized "holdout" to a full-size hogleg with belt and holster for when he's traveling in the Outskirts. I'll detail them here, as I work on them, but frankly, that's nothing new.

There are, however, three particular accoutrements that I will be tricking up from scratch that are unique to Mr. Finn's profession. They will all fit into a fourth item that…

Gadgeteers with a drum machine fetish: fear not! This is not a Luddite posting. We are not trying to provoke robot wars or anything like that. We're all about artistic freedom and the creative use of technology.

We just want to encourage folks to keep vintage music aesthetics vital by continuing to support bands that use live drummers and real old school beats like waltz and swing. Now that these rhythms are largely absent from…

A young man sat on the velvet covered chair waiting for the woman across from him to settle herself. She seemed very agitated and he knew it was only under coercion that she was even here. She set her tea cup aside and sighed. He smiled reassuringly. “Are you ready to tell your story?”

When I was a wee lad, there was a series of Wild West action figure toys produced by Marx. These hard plastic, somewhat poseable action figures were available at a crucial time in my development: when I was first watching John Wayne movies with my grandfather, and watching the original Wild Wild West with my father. I owned several of these figures (a perk of being the only child at the time), but my all time favorite of the mix was the bad guy, Sam Cobra.…