Tag: Taylor Swift
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…]
Curating Pain and a Road Trip Route: Driving Home 2 U
The acceleration of time within the framework of “modern fame” is something Olivia Rodrigo knows all about. From Old Navy commercial to Disney star to [Read More…]
Anitta’s “Boys Don’t Cry” Corroborates Taylor’s Adage, “Boys Only Want Love If It’s Torture”
Unlike Camila Cabello’s own recent track called “Boys Don’t Cry” from Familia, one of Anitta’s many hits from Versions of Me is not about the [Read More…]
Abercrombie & Suburban Repression: Abercrombie & Fitch: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie Explores a Millennial Staple That Made Everyone Look Like a Douche Even At Its Peak
As one of the many offerings of late favoring 00s-based nostalgia, Senior Year shows its main character, Stephanie Conway (Rebel Wilson), waking up from a [Read More…]
Florence + the Machine’s “King” One-Ups “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” on the Feminist Anthem Front, But Is Still Hemmed In By the Limits of a Patriarchal Language
It’s been four years since Florence + the Machine came out with High As Hope, the band’s fourth record released over a nine-year period. If [Read More…]
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Claim Regarding Red (Taylor’s Version) Sparks the Query: Is It Less Satisfying to Know the Ex You Targeted in Your Art Will Never “Receive” the Work?
In a new Esquire cover story, “Jake Gyllenhaal Reconsiders” or, in print format, “Jake Gyllenhaal Is Not the Man You Think He Is,” the eponymous [Read More…]
“Meta Angel,” Or: Look Out Taylor, “The Archer” is FKA Twigs Now
Keeping the momentum of Caprisongs going strong, FKA Twigs has already released a third video (following “Tears in the Club” and “Ride the Dragon”) for [Read More…]
good 4 u “abcdefu”: GAYLE’s Path Is Echoing Olivia Rodrigo’s
While she might not have ever been a Disney star, there’s something about GAYLE that mirrors the meteoric rise of Olivia Rodrigo based on one [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s “Begin Again” Is Basically an Abridged Version of Emily in Paris
Long before Lily Collins, Taylor Swift was the one blithely embracing her basic bitch persona. Not just in general, but in Paris. Specifically in the [Read More…]
The Aggressively White Heteronormativity of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well”
“Love is so short, forgetting is so long.” Taylor Swift wields this indelible Pablo Neruda quote to set the tone for a song Jake Gyllenhaal [Read More…]
