taylor swift, american fantasy: part one
The leader of this class is, of course, Taylor Swift, who’s been pioneering a futuristic form of storytelling: every verse and every public utterance links together an intricate web of “lore,” which brings fans together for puzzle-solving and reinterpretation.
Spencer Kornhaber • Is Popular Culture Really in Terminal Decline?
It’s hard to see history when you’re in the middle of it, harder still to distinguish Swift’s impact on the culture from her celebrity, which emits so much light it can be blinding. But something unusual is happening with Swift, without a contemporary precedent. She deploys the most efficient medium of the day—the pop song—to tell her story. Yet... See more
Sam Lansky • Is TIME's 2023 Person of the Year
Thanks to my two young daughters and a handful of 20-something women I’ve worked with during my time at InsideHook, I’ve developed quite a fondness for Taylor Swift and her ability to speak to multiple generations of women in a way that makes them feel seen and understood in a way that is deeply moving and life-affirming.
At the end of the day,
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