Bowie, The American Library Association, and The Idiot

In 1985 the American Library Association began its READ celebrity poster campaign. Since then, 182 posters have been produced. David Bowie was the eighth to pose for a poster, back in 1987. It’s a strange pose. He looks like he is in mid-air, not floating, though — there’s too much tension in his limbs — […]

At 27 and at 54

When I came back to Bowie one of the lures was this: How did he do it? I’d watch Heathen-era youtubes and then the bits from 1974’s Cracked Actor and wonder how did he go from being the 95-pound coke addict of 1975, to a man who looked better at 54 than at 27? Many […]