1950s nuclear aesthetic

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Slavoj Žižek (referenced here recently) in an interesting – if not entirely convincing – column about mutually assured destruction and nuclear weapons on the inthesetimes site argues th…

When "atomic" beat "nuclear," and when we stopped defining our age by our reactors.

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Atompunk is an aesthetic centered around a view of the future from the perspective of the 1950s and 1960s. Modern depictions tend to use a distinct, brightly-colored art style but it can also appear just as it does in the page's main image. It often depicts imagery associated with "traditionally American" values, particularly a belief in the nuclear family and the suburban lifestyle. But it's important to note that this isn't the Googie or Raygun Gothic aesthetic; it does not center itself…

The Nuclear War Fun Book (1984) was created by Victor Langer, Walter Thomas and Brent Richardson.