‘Glass Onion’: The Story Behind The Song ADVERTISEMENT David Bowie - Space Oddity Click to load video “I was out of my gourd… it got the song flowing” Space travel dominated popular culture in the late 60s, ahead of the first mission to land on the Moon. Bowie’s iconic character...
Rocketman's de factotitle songarrived when the public's fascination with outer space was at its peak. TheHonky Chateausingle was another Top 10 transatlantic hit and, likeDavid Bowie's "Space Oddity," its lyric summed up the sense of isolation in space travel. But where Bowie left Major To...
I supposed the door itself was warning enough, for the grungy man behind the counter was staring in my eyes before I noticed him there. He obviously liked his tobacco, for there was a spitoon just inches from his reclined chair beside him. “Can I help you?” the man asked with a gr...
Before moving from the monochrome world into one rich with color, Ellison needs to stitch the images together. The Curiosity team had the rover capture the same ten-frame mosaic at two different times of the day. Once these lossless images — another oddity, as Curiosity’s onboard compression...
When the Devil first arrives in Georgia, he's a bit disappointed given that he's "way behind" on stealing souls. So he sets to work, turning his attention to stealing the soul of a man named Johnny via a fiddle playing contest. "I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret," Johnny ...
The filmmaker’s reasoning behind not watching the films he has directed is a bit more nuanced than one might imagine. Here is what Spielberg said about his reaction to the movies he has created and why he does not want to revisit them despite their popularity and success.Steven Spielberg ...
“cycling” the same hall in full Tour-de-France lycra splendor on a child’s tricycle c.) Dressed in DJ couture and dialin’ up the heat to Italian club tunes at his cooktop and c.) hiding from his inquisitive young daughter behind an enlarged photo of couch pillows, perfectly framed ...
Oliver, being headstrong, jumped from behind Elliott and felt around on the wall. There were grooves everywhere and he easily began climbing toward the light. He had climbed past his brother’s full height when Elliott called to him, “Hey, wait! I don’t know if I can climb that.” ...
From what I was able to stitch together, she was utterly enthralled with the idea of a safer world; one free from murderous monstrosities lurking behind every shadow. A grand vision, to be sure. And she worked towards this her entire life which, sadly, proved rather brief—for a ...
When it was moving day Millie was tucked in the back of the Jeep and hurriedly unpacked on the floor behind some big boxes in a bedroom where she stayed for weeks. I did remember to water her and the violets every week but never really looked at them. A big bud, a couple more ...