Gateways To Geekery

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with Elvis Presley’s uneven yet charismatic film career

  Presley had such a larger-than-life quality that he’s often fascinating apart from what’s going on around him onscreen.

  April 4, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery An introduction to the snarling, belligerent rebelliousness of thrash

  The fusion of hardcore punk and NWOBHM served as an antidote to glam metal.

  March 28, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Unpacking the short but prickly filmography of Elaine May

  The notorious perfectionist wasn’t prolific, but the films she did make were challenging and worthwhile.

  January 24, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Pinning down Kathryn Bigelow’s fascinating, elusive filmography

  A road map for the budding Bigelow auteurist starts near the beginning.

  January 17, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Navigating the diverse, difficult musical career of Scott Walker

  Making inroads into the oeuvre of a notoriously obtuse singer.

  December 6, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with Jerry Lewis’ considerable, oft-misunderstood filmography

  An introduction to the slapstick maestro’s best films.

  November 15, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the essential performances of Marlene Dietrich

  An introduction to an actress who embodied the emergent modern woman of the ’20s and ’30s.

  October 18, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with Tales From Earthsea author Ursula K. Le Guin

  An introduction to the science-fiction and literary crossover icon.

  October 4, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Exploring the overlap between baseball and literature

  A guide to baseball fiction.

  September 27, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the original psychedelic cowboy, Lee Hazlewood

  Cowboy In Sweden and beyond.

  September 20, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the enigmatic music known as shoegaze

  An introduction to a musical genre that was full of both jangle and melancholy. 

  September 13, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with film icon Mae West 

  An introduction to a woman who had no objection to being loved, but only if it was for her strength. 

  September 6, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the prolific output of MF Doom 

  MF Doom’s crazy quilt of linguistic, musical, and cultural hip-hop magic. 

  August 23, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to dive into Frank Zappa’s weird, unwieldy discography 

  Frank Zappa’s grand artistic mission makes for a massive back catalog.

  August 9, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with alt-rock icon Bob Mould 

  He’s one of the most important figures in indie music over the past 30 years, and he has a lot of albums.  

  August 2, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery As the Dark Knight movie trilogy concludes, here’s where to start with Batman comics 

  The best introductions to the Dark Knight. 

  July 19, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the highly personal, variable works of Roman Polanski 

  What’s the best entry point into the controversial director’s depraved, divided psyche? 

  July 12, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery As the Spider-Man film franchise reboots, here’s where to start with the comics 

  An entry-point to Spidey’s comic-book adventures.

  July 5, 2012 | 1:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with the father of “Cosmic American Music,” Gram Parsons

  Gram Parsons worshipped classic country, even as he was turning the genre on its ear.

  June 28, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with fantasy overlord Michael Moorcock

  The work by the cultishly beloved fantasy author may seem daunting, but just start with one chalk-skinned, red-eyed antihero.

  June 21, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Getting started with Brian Eno, glam icon and art-pop pioneer 

  Where to start with the Roxy Music icon and art-pop pioneer. 

  June 14, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery There’s more to Russ Meyer’s films than breasts, though those are pretty important

  Exploring the sometimes-sexy, always-weird work of a breast fetishist with a gift for filmmaking. 

  May 24, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery ’90s electronica

  Exploring the ’90s acts that came this close to taking electronic music to the mainstream. 

  May 10, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Love the Avengers movie? Here’s where to start reading the comics

  Where to start reading the adventures of The Avengers. 

  May 4, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Gateways To Geekery Exploring Steven Moffat's work on Sherlock, Doctor Who, Coupling, and beyond

  Delving into the work of one British television’s sharpest talents. 

  May 3, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Exploring the work of Richard Lester, who did more than make The Beatles movie stars

  Richard Lester made The Beatles into movie stars, but didn’t stop there. 

  April 19, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery The Velvet Underground 

  Where to start with the band that changed everything. 

  April 12, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Where to start with vaudeville-metal pioneer Alice Cooper

  Digging into the dozens of shock-and-awe albums by the vaudeville-metal pioneer. 

  April 5, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Britpop 

  Exploring a time when British pop was the biggest (no, not that time).

  March 29, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Gateways To Geekery Luchino Visconti 

  Was the Italian nobleman/filmmaker more than, as Salvador Dali called him, “a Communist who likes only luxury”? 

  March 22, 2012 | 12:00pm -