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Reel food: Scenes from the TV series The Bear, in which Jeremy Allen White plays Carmy, a struggling chef. Photos: Disney+

When dress-up is Bear-able

The Michelin-trained chef Gregory Czarnecki stars in an event themed around the hit television series The Bear

Revellers at The Love Parade festival, Berlin, 1994. (Tilman Brembs/zeitmaschine.org)

Into outer space with a synthesiser: How Berlin’s free spaces nurtured avant-garde music

The cultural shifts in post-war Germany led to truly distinct forms of pop music, particularly in Berlin

Durban-born Dokta Spizee blasts cosmic sounds with ethereal yet heavy Gemini mixtape

​Earlier this year Nasa released files debunking a myth about the 1969 Apollo 10 mission — that astronauts had reported hearing sounds.

Zindzi Mandela at a UDF rally. The coalition of anti-apartheid groups was formed in 1983. (Gallo Images/Rapport archives)

Keeping up with the Joneses

SA artist Beezy Bailey looks back on his 20-year friendship with David Bowie.

David Bowie in the video for Lazarus, a single off his new album Blackstar.

Was David Bowie saying goodbye on Blackstar?

Bowie’s last album hints at a dark secret.

A painting at a David Bowie memorial.
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There’s a Bowie in all of us

As tributes continue to pour in for rock legend David Bowie, South African artists take some time out to remember music’s ultimate chameleon.

David Bowie.

Glitter king Bowie becomes oldest Brit Awards recipient

The old guard outshone new kids on the block as veteran star David Bowie used his Brit awards appearance to plead with Scotland not to leave the UK.

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Keeping up with Mr Jones: Where’s David Bowie Now?

Listening to his latest album makes you hope it’s not a one-off, that musician David Bowie’s return continues apace.

Then and now: David Bowie is back with a new album after a
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Bowie on top of the pops again

In an era of gossip websites and Twitter rumours, one of the world’s biggest stars can still surprise … by doing nothing more than making an album.

Touring Bowie’s Berlin

After the surprise release of the singer’s first single in more than a decade, Kate Connolly tours the city that inspired his trilogy of albums.

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David Bowie dispels retirement talk with new release

British singer David Bowie released his first new song in nearly a decade in a surprise launch coinciding with his 66th birthday.

More honours for Thought Leader

Hot on the heels of winning blog of the year at the SA Blog Awards, the <i>Mail & Guardian Online</i>’s <i>Thought Leader</i> has been named an "official honoree" by the Webby…