His career was a kaleidoscope of reinventions not just of music and appearance but of persona, profession and gender identity, each time anticipating the reactions of his audience, and usually forcing them to catch up with him. From the moment that David Robert Jones adopted the pseudonym David Bowie, he proved himself chameleonic in the true sense. In lighter news, the runup to the Oscars commenced in earnest this week, with the Golden Globes and the announcement of the nominations, readers began to speculate over who would ultimately win.Īs prepared by Serendipodous, for the week of 10 to 16 January 2016, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the most viewed pages, were:Ĭontrary to popular belief, chameleons do not change colour to match their surroundings they change colour to reflect their mood and their relationships with others. We feel the need to work through the grief of loss by understanding, and remembering. Bereavement is also often seen as a shared emotion justifiably or not, we seek to share in the grief of others as if it were our own, whether it be Celine Dion, who lost two loved ones in the space of three days, or Iman, who lost a husband, or Duncan Jones, who lost a father. With so many on the programme in the last few weeks, not only the iconic David Bowie but Alan Rickman, Lemmy, Natalie Cole, René Angélil and subsequently, The Eagles's Glenn Frey, this list, on which Death has always been a welcome guest, has taken on the pall of the dance itself. Death is the great equalizer the one event we must all share. Summary: The ancient fable of the Danse Macabre is there to remind us that, rich or poor, emperor or fool, we must all take the final dance. ← Last week's report – Next week's report → Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (10 to 16 January 2016)