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Painting by David Bowie up for auction after being discovered at a Canadian store reselling donated goods
•The 24 by 20 centimetre painting of a pale figure dressed in teal clothes, with teal and red hair on a crimson background, was originally sold through a website around 2001.
Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy, The Crown Season 4, The Midnight Sky: Trailers This Week
Fp Staff •Deepa Mehta's film Funny Boy, based on Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel, will debut on Netflix on 10 December.
Coronavirus Outbreak: David Bowie bassist Matthew Seligman dies at 64 due to COVID-19 complications
Fp Staff •Matthew Seligman is survived by his partner, Mami; and his children, Daisy and Lily.
The best albums of the decade: From Tame Impala's Lonerism to The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Prahlad Srihari •The 2010s saw the boundaries between mainstream and underground continue to blur. Pop was best when it was sad, synthy or Scandinavian. Rock is dying or has already died, depending on whom you ask. R&B and soul got revivals. Hip-hop surpassed them all to become the most influential genre, while some believe genre itself is dead. Here's our pick of the best 10 albums that emerged in this decade
David Bowie Barbie doll unveiled by Mattel, brand says it's a tribute to 'cultural legacy of musical genius'
Fp Staff •The doll, sports a striped metallic jumpsuit with matching platform red boots and cosmic accessories, symbolizes David Bowie's bisexual alien messenger alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57 after battle with ALS
•Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of SpongeBob SquarePants, has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday.
Piano & A Microphone 1983: The dilemma in loving Prince's posthumous album, a masterclass in music
Lgo •The first album to be released since his death in 2016, is more a snapshot into the life of Prince in 1983, than a well-planned, produced masterpiece.
David Bowie's first known studio recording found in old bread basket, heads to auction
Fp Staff •The song, "I Never Dreamed," was recorded in a studio in 1963 when The Konrads asked Bowie to sing lead vocals.
David Bowie new documentary The First Five Years, focusing on his early days, to release in 2019
Fp Staff •The new film will act as a prequel to David Bowie: Five Years and David Bowie: The Last Five Years, which both aired on the BBC.
Legendary musician David Bowie's statue vandalised with graffiti 48 hours after its unveiling in Aylesbury
•The David Bowie memorial was sprayed with graffiti messages including "Feed the homeless first" and "RIP DB."