David Bowie

Gord Downie’s ‘Introduce Yerself’: What makes his last album so brave

Gord Downie’s ‘Introduce Yerself’ is the latest album by a dying musician to stare down death. But what insight do such works really provide?

Lots of celebrities died in 2016. But 2017 won’t get any better.

While the data does suggest 2016 was an outlier, there are plenty of reasons big-name deaths will only continue in the years ahead

Late artists’ last lesson: Rage against the dying of the light

What the final efforts of David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and 2016’s many departed stars tell us about how to live

The hypocrisy at the heart of the Claude Jutra backlash

Quebec is, rightly, scrubbing Claude Jutra’s name from the record. Why have other accused stars escaped such scrutiny?

Life after ‘Let’s Dance’: Paul Wells on David Bowie

His career lasted 30 years after the classics. Our columnist on the chameleonic legend’s late period, and what it says about Bowie.

Crocs’ bad David Bowie tweet: Why do brands capitalize on grief?

Be a Rebel Rebel, with Croslite™ material: Crocs won’t be the last to try to monopolize on mourning

The man who fell to Earth: The ultimate David Bowie playlist

David Bowie shaped generations of music fans, and the music we’re still discovering today. Here are Bowie’s 20 most important songs, and why they matter

Tilda Swinton goes on display in the name of performance art

The Academy Award-winning actress sleeps in a box at the MoMA

Jian Ghomeshi’s advice for students

I was jack-of-all-trades and master of none. But it worked.

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REVIEW: 1982

Book by Jian Ghomeshi

What students are talking about today (Aug. 24 edition)

A dreadlocks ban, failing law schools and a “video game bar”