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The Darkness Surrounding Taylor Swift of Late
As the news of Taylor Swift’s three canceled dates in Vienna over an elaborate terrorist plot make the rounds, it seems a general “dark pall” [Read More…]
The Introvert’s Conundrum When Pitted Against the Extrovert’s Will
Taylor Swift did a couple things in the span of one award acceptance on Grammy night that elicited polarized reactions. And, considering that Swift, in [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Takes Us Back to 2014 With 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
In 2014, a mere nine years ago, the world seemed simpler. It always does with hindsight. But in 2014’s case, things really were decidedly “safe” [Read More…]
“Seemingly Ranch” Taps Into Something Larger: Stale Americana, Mistrust In All Things and Gross U.S. Eating Habits
The inherent mistrust of our collective society was boiled down to two keywords in a caption on September 25, 2023: “seemingly ranch.” The off-handed comment [Read More…]
“Snow on the Beach,” Climate Change Child’s Play, Doesn’t Provide the Best Simile For Evoking the “Unusual” Phenomenon of Falling in Requited Love
Even when “Snow on the Beach” was “first” released on the first iteration of Taylor Swift’s Midnights, “all the way back” in October of 2022, [Read More…]
No Sleep (Til Every Last Dollar Is Extracted): Taylor Swift Releases Midnights: The Til Dawn Edition—Oh, and Midnights: The Late Night Edition
For those who had gotten their rocks off on making various memes about Lana Del Rey’s barely detectable presence on what was supposed to be [Read More…]
It’s Celebrity Blind Eyes, Hi. Celebrity Blind Eyes Are the Problem, It’s Them: Taylor Swift’s Decision to Host a Grammy After-Party at the Chateau Marmont
The dark pall cast over the Chateau Marmont has been ongoing since 2020, when The Hollywood Reporter published a damning article in September entitled “Rot [Read More…]
Honey, I Blew Up the Taylor in Wonderland: “Anti-Hero” Video Shows Swift Being Too Big For This World
After directing the aggressively white and heteronormative “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift made it clear that she had plenty of other future directorial [Read More…]
Innovation Stalls on Midnights As Taylor Swift Does A Lot of 2012-Era Musical Recycling While Joe Alwyn Remains Her Eternal Muse
While most insomniacs would settle for watching TV all night, Taylor Swift has shown us yet again just how “Type A” she can be by [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s “Carolina” is a Continuation of the Folklore/Evermore Tradition–But Also the Iconic Soundtrack Song Tradition
Here and there, one notices a re-commitment to the film soundtrack that was once a constant. But with the decline of cinema as an “event” [Read More…]