Inside the rise of Ziggy Stardust
How a hairdresser from Beckenham entered the court of David Bowie.
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Moonage Daydream is a lavish and loving profile of David Bowie
In Brett Morgen’s new unconventional documentary, there are no facts, no dates, and a lot of the Starman himself.
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Why we shouldn’t sanctify David Bowie
The new Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream, is a hagiography that diminishes rather than enhances our understanding of the man and…
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Dear David: A birthday letter to Bowie
A fan writes to her hero on his 75th birthday.
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Why Labyrinth’s goblin king is the most important role David Bowie played
Without Jim Henson’s muppetry masterpiece, Bowie could have remained a mortal man. Instead, his legacy is one of ethereal weirdness.
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Bowie the bellwether
Five years after his death, friends and admirers remember David Bowie not as an otherworldly genius but a magpie who…
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Deborah Levy on Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie: “Britain needs this so much more than Brexit”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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