Gateways to Geekery

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  • Brian Short (andessurvivor.com)
So far, this assignment has been completed 5 times.

Make a “Gateway to Geekery” post (in the style of The Onion AV Club’s posts) about a favorite director, actor, band, musician, writer, etc. Give an overview of his/her/their career(s), including sections on “Why It’s Daunting,” “Possible Gateway,” “Next Steps,” and “Where Not to Start.”

Feel free to include Creative Commons photos, screenshots, embedded YouTube videos, etc. to liven up the text. Have fun!

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Novotny

Vocaloids: Gateway to Geekery

Why it’s Daunting: For fans of the William Gibson novel “Idoru”, her rise was foreseen. She topped the charts with a number two album in 2009
Novotny

Vocaloids: Gateway to Geekery

Why it’s Daunting: For fans of the William Gibson novel “Idoru”, her rise was foreseen. She topped the charts with a number two album in 2009
BeShort

From hell’s heart, I blog at thee.

GATEWAY TO GEEKERY: HERMAN MELVILLE A picture of Herman Melville and his wife, Elizabeth, at their home (CC SirRonWong) Why It’s Daunting: Whoa, Herman Melville. Arguably the most
BeShort

From hell’s heart, I blog at thee.

GATEWAY TO GEEKERY: HERMAN MELVILLE A picture of Herman Melville and his wife, Elizabeth, at their home (CC SirRonWong) Why It’s Daunting: Whoa, Herman Melville. Arguably the most

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