A New Empire on the Horizon

Just a note to let you know that a new Empire Burlesque is on its way, with a whole new look and a slew of new features, including 24-hour breaking news, music, podcasting and all mod cons, as the Brits say. It's being designed by open-source wizard (and boatman extraordinaire) Richard Kastelein. We hope to go live with it very soon -- although some of the new features (such as that new-fangled podcasting thingy) might take a bit longer to come on-line. We'll be maintaining this site as well for the foreseeable future, with dual postings and cross-linking between the two Empires. More details on all of this soon, but keep watching the horizon for a cloud of gaudy carnival dust as the new Burlesque rolls into town.