An aside about 'Stichpunk' ...

So we did the whole Steampunk thing on WNPR today.
It went really well. But several of our listeners raised an interesting point - just what the heck is it with all this "-punk" stuff lately?
Steampunk, well, I mean that's okay. They've been around since the 1980s, after all. As far as these memes go, that's like ancient, man.
And Steampunk's pretty well established in both literature and art. So that's cool. Cyberpunk? Same deal, I'll let it slide. They actually predated the whole Steampunk thing and kind of inspired the name. Good job, cyberpunk dudes.
But Stitchpunk? Really?
And I didn't even know Dieselpunk existed, but apparently it totally does.
I guess my big question is this -- Should we be taking all this stuff seriously? Will anyone actually point to 2009 as the year "Stitchpunk" came into vogue? Or is this stuff all going to be forgotten in a few months?
9 is sorta under performing, after all ...
Sound off in the comments.

Movies: Shane Acker's '9'

Perhaps you've seen the trailer for Shane Acker's full-length feature, 9, but it's below if you haven't.
Wow, all I can say is it looks awesome.
9 is based on Acker's award-winning 11 minute short, which premiered at the Sundance film festival in 2005. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. Now.
The film won numerous awards including the gold medal at the Student Academy Awards, "Best in Show" at the 2005 SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater and it was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006.
Producers include Acker, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Jim Lemley. The movie will flesh out the stories of the film's nine sentient rag dolls, who inhabit a post-apocalyptic world and are hunted by a band of soul-sucking mechanical beasts.
The release date's been set for Sept 9, 2009. This trailer, courtesy of Focus Features, premiered on G4's Attack of the Show Tuesday, May 19.