I'm a fan of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, HG Wells, and many things sciencey and old timey. I ought to be a fan of steampunk stuff. Unlike zombies there is only one thing which annoys me: "Steampunk" apparently means "goggles on forehead ( Read more... )

There's an aspect of fashion which is purely aesthetic. Some clothes and jewelery make you look nicer than other clothes and jewelery. But there's another aspect that seems a bit more biological. Wearing expensive clothes advertises that you have the financial resources to raise your offspring to adulthood. "I have so much money that I have no ( Read more... )