David Bowie

Sad Batman, Saving ‘Space Oddity,’ and More

Arts, Culture & Media

This week in “Thanks, Internet!”: saving “Space Oddity,” an implausible violin, blue skies at the 9/11 Museum, Sharon Van Etten’s killer crush, and Sad Batman.

Sideshow Podcast: How Animation Helps Us Appreciate Good Audio

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Tracy K. Smith: Life on Mars

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Emoticons find a whole new purpose, Deez Nuts runs for prez, a professor becomes Bowie, publishing houses outwit each other, and Eminem loves his mom’s spaghetti. 

Goodbye, Starman

Arts, Culture & Media

We remember David Bowie with the poet Tracy K. Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poetry inspired by the pop icon.

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

All things David Bowie win the internet this week.

People identifying as androgynous.

David Bowie and the gender-neutral pronoun, ‘they’

Culture

Back in the 1970s, David Bowie pioneered gender neutrality with his androgynous look. Two days before his death, the gender-neutral pronoun got a seal of approval.

Ground Control to Commander Chris Hadfield

Lifestyle & Belief

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield will be returning to earth Tuesday after five months of commanding the International Space Station. Marco Werman speaks with his unofficial social media manager and his son, Evan Hadfield.