Bowie The Pioneer

from InsideHook The Forgettable David Bowie Song That Changed the Music Industry Forever 25 years ago, Bowie debuted “Telling Lies,” the first major downloadable single on the web BY KIRK MILLER David Bowie in 1996, the year he released a downloadable...

Lee “Scratch” Perry Gone

from The Guardian Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, visionary master of reggae, dies aged 85 by Ben Beaumont-Thomas Producer and performer who worked with Bob Marley and pioneered both dub and roots reggae styles dies in hospital in Jamaica Obituary: one of Jamaica’s finest and...

The Birth of Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down

from InsideHook What Was It About Siskel and Ebert? The podcast “Gene and Roger” delves into the sometimes-contentious relationship that catapulted two Chicago film critics to legendary status BY MICHAEL STAHL...

Chuck Close Gone

from The New York Times Chuck Close, Artist of Outsized Reality, Dies at 81 He found success with his large-scale Photorealist portraits, becoming one of the leading artists of his generation.  By Ken Johnson and Robin Pogrebin Chuck Close’s “Big Self-Portrait,”...

Invincible Stonehenge

from artnet Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material A rare core sample, removed years ago, contains a form of quartz that doesn’t erode or crumble. by Sarah Cascone The full moon sets behind...