You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. When I'm not slumming it up poking fun at political opponents, I've always been quietly keeping an eye on genetics and sequencing technologies knowing full well that at some point, we are going to have to utilize these sciences for various reasons. The advancement of AI technologies and the forward movement in computational power is going to be explosive in these fields. You don't need to bring up the subject of what the consequences of...

As both an artist and a collector, I found myself irresistibly drawn to Nagel’s work for its seamless blend of sophistication and suggestion. There’s a quiet power in his minimalist approach how a few deft lines and a restrained color palette can convey such depth of character. That's the technical explanation, and also at the root there's just the appreciation and then, my own animal instincts.    My first purchase was a full size print that was from one of the Playboy collections, and it's only because I happened across it in an art gallery, before I even knew anything about him,...

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope that your morning finds you with everything you hope for. For many years I usually spent a part of Christmas Eve reflecting and then writing on the past year and my family, and for the last couple of years that has not been possible. If you are familiar with my story you will probably understand, if you do not, I'm not going to retell it here, just let you know that I have already in my journals on my website and you are free to seek that understanding there if you wish. As a father, I always looked forward to tomorrow morning as a day that all of...

"I said this over 7 years ago. "Some will let the Gods make a game of keeping them alive, and I say, make it a poor decision for them to bet against you..."   ~Fen MMXVI "And here now, I tell you I have been at their table. Gods do not hold themselves responsible for their decisions. We do. Other men will bet against you. When you look another man as an enemy in the eyes, tell him to ask his God if he thought it was a good idea to keep him alive. Then send him to ask."   ~Fen MMXXIII   “God's will sup at your table, not because they want to tell you something,...

It's been a very long time since I wrote about, let alone discussed this particular dream I've carried most of my life. Someone recently asked me what my drive has been to pursue what appears to them, a very widespread list of things that don't always seem to make sense when compared to each other. Very few will be able to grasp the meaning when I say it grows exponentially in its simplicity. It's just me. I've never claimed to be easy to figure out, but all of it in my mind's eye relates to each other in one way or another. I will try to put this all together in something people can follow...

My idea of relaxing Saturday evening. Unless you've spent years doing metal work, it's hard to describe the satisfaction and also the kindred spirit you feel even watching someone else at their craft. I've met many artisans over the years, including ones from other countries and funny enough, we don't even have to speak the same language.There's an undeniable romance in the patina and warmth of metals like copper, bronze, and brass that modern materials such as plastic can seldom replicate. These metals carry with them a sense of history, a testament to human craftsmanship that has evolved over...

I mean, who doesn't like fairies, and the chance to mix it up a little bit with some steampunk it's just, well, fun. Of course the fairies are hot, but I had a lot of interest in the environments and backgrounds utilized in this video as well.  AI has come a long way, and I have no complaints.   

When I first started plotting my course when it came to reimagining and making parts available in the steampunk/machination line, one of the very first things I did was look at how difficult it was to procure real life examples- whether it be buying them new which is almost impossible, short of being limited to modern parts, or spending hours trying to hunt down ones that people were offering that could classify as antique, or vintage. The latter did not beckon me to any extended investment.One that stuck out for me was dials and gauges. Old steam and electrical equipment were littered with...

A decade ago when I decided to rework the Historic Origins site, part of it was because I came across old handwritten journals with little snippets of muse that I had written down and forgot about for a long time. I wanted to convey at the time and thereafter more about my inspiration and even more about me.  I put some of them into a introduction video that I placed at the front end of the site back in 2013 or so, and the video quality and available tools at the time by today's standards were pretty low resolution and quality. Now, in 2024 I upscaled the old video the best I could, and...