--- description: In Appreciation: David Bowie, 1947 to 2016 President Obama’s Playground Grievances at the State of the Union If the purpose of the speech was to... title: TIME Magazine: David Bowie 1947-2016 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt150cd402f8371f51/698878fecd1bba15936feef9/bowie-final.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In the Latest Issue (14 Jan 2016) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 14, 2016 12:02 PM CUT  Photograph by Herb Ritts—Trunk Archive by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 14, 2016 12:02 PM CUT [In Appreciation: David Bowie, 1947 to 2016](http://time.com/4180269/david-bowie-1947-2016/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [President Obama’s Playground Grievances at the State of the Union](http://time.com/4180280/president-obamas-playground-grievances-at-the-state-of-the-union/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") If the purpose of the speech was to reassure a jittery country, I’m not sure he succeeded [Made In China: The Next Global Recession](http://time.com/4180267/made-in-china-the-next-global-recession/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") The world has gotten richer, but it’s also more inter­dependent—and likely to suffer [What Traders Don’t Know About China Could Hurt Them](http://time.com/4180282/what-traders-dont-know-about-china-could-hurt-them/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") China’s foreign-trade volume declined in 2015 [Why We Can’t Unscramble the Fight Over Encryption](http://time.com/4180260/why-we-cant-unscramble-the-fight-over-encryption/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") It may not be worth the risk [Review: Rashida Jones Is TV’s New Good Cop in Angie Tribeca](http://time.com/4180263/rashida-jones-is-tvs-new-good-cop/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") The sitcom premieres Jan. 17 [The Arrest of ‘El Chapo’ Isn’t the Victory it Looks Like](http://time.com/4180264/the-arrest-of-the-drug-lord-el-chapo-isnt-the-victory-it-looks-like/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") What’s behind the drug lord’s capture [Why Hillary Clinton Still Can’t Escape Her Husband’s Misdeeds](http://time.com/4180266/why-hillary-clinton-still-cant-escape-her-husbands-misdeeds/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [The Self-Piloting Helicopter](http://time.com/4180268/the-self-piloting-helicopter/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [The Zika Virus](http://time.com/4180270/the-zika-virus/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [Why Ted Cruz Has a Chance of Winning the Republican Nomination](http://time.com/4180271/the-gospel-of-ted/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") He is positioning himself as the best option for the nation’s social conservatives [Review: Wall Street Soap Billions Is Bullish on Drama, Bearish on Insight](http://time.com/4180272/wall-street-soap-billions-is-bullish-on-drama-bearish-on-insight/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") The new show debuts Jan. 17 [7 Questions With Klaus Schwab](http://time.com/4180273/7-questions-with-klaus-schwab/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") The founder of the 40-year-old World Economic Forum in Davos says the digital revolution demands a different, and more human, kind of leadership [Germany’s New Migrant Crisis Threatens Merkel](http://time.com/4180274/germanys-new-migrant-crisis-threatens-merkel/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [Why Don’t Teenagers Slow Dance Anymore?](http://time.com/4180289/if-i-had-to-suffer-through-slow-dancing-so-should-todays-teenagers/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") If I had to suffer through ritual, so will the rest of teenage America [Review: Holocaust Drama Son of Saul Is Rigorous, Demanding and Rewarding](http://time.com/4167889/son-of-saul-movie-review/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") László Nemes’ film, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes last year, may be brutal but it’s never despairing [Review: War and Peace is Tolstoy, Plus 21st Century Flair](http://time.com/4180279/tolstoy-told-with-21st-century-flair/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") The show premieres Jan. 18 [Book Review: Two Roosevelts and a Firebrand](http://time.com/4180288/two-roosevelts-and-a-firebrand/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") Inside Let the People Rule and The Firebrand and the First Lady [Parent Like an FBI Agent](http://time.com/4180277/parent-like-an-fbi-agent/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [What You Said About …](http://time.com/4180278/what-you-said-about/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") [Royal Pains In the Headlines](http://time.com/4180276/royal-pains-in-the-headlines/?iid=toc%5F010416 "undefined") On Jan. 11 Princess Cristina of Spain became the first member of the country’s royal family to go on trial, charged with two counts of tax fraud. 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