Posts tagged Taylor Swift
If I See One More Celebrity Post That “The Second-Best Time to Speak is Now” Meme, I Might Scream

It’s fair to feel angry that so many celebrities only now have something to say about Israel’s genocide of Palestinians—but I’m not sure it’s useful.

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How About We Don’t Position Shia LaBeouf’s Return to the Red Carpet As Triumphant

After four years of avoiding the spotlight, the actor walked the red carpet at Cannes last week like he *hadn't* been accused of horrific violence by his ex, FKA Twigs. Wtf?

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What If We Stopped Pretending Grinding is a Viable Solution to Oppression!!!

Don’t mind me, I’m just over here feeling kinda triggered by all the discourse over Victoria Monét’s ‘long overdue success’

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Club Friday Q&A: 6 Pop Culture Experts on The Best (and Worst) Pop Culture Moments of the Year

From Britney to Bey, here are my fave culture critics' thoughts on this year in pop culture.

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We’re Not Talking Enough About Dissent Within the Beyhive

This week, New York magazine critic Angelica Jade Bastién published a harsh (but, I think, fair) critique of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, prompting literal days of discourse about fandom and art criticism. Here’s what I haven’t seen anyone talk about.

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30+ Gift Ideas for Pop Culture Lovers

The picks in the fourth annual Friday Things holiday gift guide take inspiration from the most memorable pop culture moments of 2023, from Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner’s friendship to Barbie’s box office domination to Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.

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Ben Mulroney’s Xenophobic Tweets and 3 Other Recent Journalism Fails

Not the most fun topic for a listicle, I know. But it’s necessary to reflect on the ways media outlets are failing not only audiences, but themselves, in their coverage of Israel’s ongoing occupation of Gaza.

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What If We *Didn’t* Resort to Anti-Intellectualism At This Exact Moment in Time?

I admit it: I thought the people calling out all the ‘girl’ trends on TikTok were being a bit oversensitive. But it turns out I have a hard limit, and it’s making “hey girlypops” videos about the ongoing apartheid of Palestinians.

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Club Friday Q&A: Lisa Whittington-Hill on How Pop Culture is Failing Women

A journalist and author of the upcoming book of essays, argues that, despite conventional wisdom saying things are better now, pop cultural representations of women haven't actually improved

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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Aren’t Even A Little Bit Sorry

Their character letters for Danny Masterson has sparked serious outrage—but this might be a more complicated conversation that it seems

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How Joe Jonas Became My Least Favourite Celebrity In One Easy Step

It must be 1963 up in here, because the Jonas Brother who’s also in DNCE just filed for divorce from his wife of four years, Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, and immediately began leaking stories about how she’s a bad mom.

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