The Retrofuturist

January 18, 2015

The World of Tomorrow, Today [Video]

This video features quotes from Marshall McLuhan (the man known for predicting the World Wide Web 30 years before it was invited), set to…

January 18, 2015

Electric Valkyrie and her Raygun [Photos]

Found this photo randomly on Pinterest and then discovered a whole set by photographer Scott Speck whose work includes a variety of experimental images…

January 18, 2015

Robot Nanny of the Future [Photo]

Leave little Johnny with a sitter you can rely on. Original source unknown. Found via Damn Cool Pictures.

January 18, 2015

A Song for Robots in the Future… [Video]

A bit of a throw-back today to the fantastic song “Robots” by Flight of the Concords. It takes place during the distant future, the…

January 18, 2015

The World of the Future: Future Cities

Discovered this great photoset on Flickr today: The World of the Future: Future Cities from 1979. Right off the bat I love the foresight…

January 18, 2015

Jonathan Larson’s Unknown Retrofuturistic Songs

Joanathan Larson is best known for his ground-breaking rock-opera Rent, but before that success, he worked on a few other projects with more of…