The Unparalleled Legacy of David Bowie

If you’ve been in my class at USC, you know that I have a lot of theories.

Two of the oldest:
1. That on the passing of Paul McCartney, there will be universal acknowledgement that Lennon/McCartney are the most influential authors in the English language, along with Shakespeare. And as civilization moves further from text and towards screen-delivered sound and vision in the next few generations, the Beatles will supplant Shakespeare.

2.That some time after his death, it will become clear tha...