FILE - David Bowie attends an awards show in this June 5, 2007 file photo taken in New York. The English singer announced Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 his 66th birthday, that he has released his first song in 10 years titled "Where Are We Now?" A new album, "The Next Day," will be out March 11 and 12 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

Here’s what’s being talked about in pop culture:

• David Bowie marked his 66th birthday today by releasing “The Next Day,” his first album in 10 years — and a surreal video of a single from that album. (Click on the image above.) [Spin]

• David R. Ellis, the director behind such thrillers as “Snakes on a Plane,” “Cellular” and “Shark Night 3D,” has died at the age of 60. [Movieline]

• The already-busy Joseph Gordon-Levitt — who’s coming to Sundance to premiere his directorial debut and emcee the closing-night awards ceremony — has just signed up to join the cast of ‘Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For.” [Vulture]