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This week is a sad one here in the WIRED Culture department. We lost one of our most admired and beloved artists: David Bowie.
Whether you ever had a huge Bowie phase or not, if you loved music, movies, or art, it’s impossible he didn’t touch your life in some way—even if that just means he influenced one of the artists you love and admire. To that end, we’re spending a fair amount of time on The Monitor this week reminiscing about the man who gave us “Space Oddity”—and, in many cases, made us weirdos feel less alone.
The latest culture podcast installment isn’t all sad, though. We also have a lot to talk about when it comes to the box office streak that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is on and this weekend’s fairly lackluster Golden Globes. So settle in. We’ve got editors and contributors Peter Rubin, Angela Watercutter, and K.M. McFarland in the booth and we’re here to support you.
A few helpful links for things we talk about in the podcast:
-Julia Greenberg’s piece on Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ box office chances in China -Angela Watercutter’s story on The Force Awakens overtaking Avatar in domestic box office totals -Brian Raftery’s piece on the passing of David Bowie -The epic IRL troll who is spoiling The Force Awakens with a message on the back of their Jeep -Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum on Lip Sync Battle [#video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/LdfMKnJ1y2o]
