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I don’t listen to Taylor Swift—but I’m a Swiftie. Here’s why.
“Because you’re a paycheck player. You play with your head, not your heart,” says Jerry Mcguire to Rod Tillwell when he expresses dissatisfaction with his “lowball” offer. I couldn’t tell you the plot of Jerry McGuire as I was passively watching it while folding my laundry. But this exchange stayed in my head for weeks.…
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The Eras Tour, A Sexist Commencement Speech and More Female Rage: All of the Important News for Swifties in May
May is a busy month for everyone. It’s the kickoff to wedding season and graduation season. It’s a time when everyone has allergies, vacations and (if you’re like me) a ton of work events to go to. When you’re Taylor Swift, every month involves a lot of obligations like this. Except the entire world is…
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Is ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Taylor Swift’s most vulnerable album yet?
The Tortured Poets Department might be one of Taylor Swift’s most anticipated album drops, considering how many new fans she has acquired since she practically exploded with fame last year, not to mention it is the first album she has released since it became public that she and Joe Alwyn were no longer together. Naturally,…
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Everything You Need to Know about Taylor Swift’s Version of March
…her version is definitely different from any of our versions! “Everyone’s up to something,” Taylor Swift sang in “Sweet Nothing.” And she was right — she most definitely was up to something during this past month. She obviously still has the Eras Tour, which was on the other side of the world this month, but…
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Glitter & Rigor: Inside Taylor Swift’s Academic Era
Last July, I purchased a copy of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). This was nothing new. I’ve bought every Taylor Swift album on its release day since Debut. This time, I hit play, pulled out a notebook, and began making notes of feminist thinkers and writing studies scholars who might help me explain the impact of…
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Taylor Swift’s February calendar was packed — here’s everything that happened
What a month Taylor Swift has had — between several awards, announcing new albums, the Super Bowl, the international start of the Eras Tour and more, the woman is somehow in one part of the world one day in February and another part the next. She is selling out stadiums, getting tons of press (both…
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5 Taylor Swift-focused podcasts to listen to if you just can’t get enough of her
The world that Taylor Swift has created with her music has left all of us Swifties with…a lot to discuss. In 2024, we are in the middle of her tour, patiently waiting for more re-recording releases, and waiting for the release of The Tortured Poets Department. Additionally, there’s now a whole commerce realm of Swiftie…
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Dads, Brads, & Chads: Why are NFL fans so mad at Taylor Swift?
Late last year, Time Magazine named Taylor Swift the “Person of the Year” because duh. Any single person who, as a private citizen, can substantially move entire economies should be named the Person of the Year. But one quote from the article stood out above all else, and it was in reference to the absolute…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’: Album reviews & analysis
Popular Reputation album reviews Pitchfork‘s Reputation review summary Pitchfork‘s album rating: 6.5 For Pitchfork’s Jamieson Cox, Reputation drummed up a mixed perspective and a review that doesn’t hold back, acknowledging both the album’s strengths and shortcomings. Let’s take a look at what he had to say back in his original 2017 review. Pitchfork‘s Reputation review…
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‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’: Album reviews & analysis
Popular reviews for Red (Taylor’s Version): Pitchfork‘s Red (Taylor’s Version) review summary: Pitchfork‘s album score: 8.5 The review of Red (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift is largely positive, emphasizing the album’s significance both as a commercial endeavor and an artistic statement. Swift’s re-recording of Red is seen as a strategic move to regain control over…
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