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Celebrities Archive

Archives for August 2019

Culture
How the Taylor Swift-Kanye West VMAs scandal became a perfect American morality taleHow the Taylor Swift-Kanye West VMAs scandal became a perfect American morality tale
Culture

The fraught legacy of the 2009 VMAs, explained.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Here’s how to listen to Lover, Taylor Swift’s latest albumHere’s how to listen to Lover, Taylor Swift’s latest album
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Taylor Swift kept Reputation off streaming services for a month after its release — but with Lover, she’s embracing streaming.

By Constance Grady
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Billie Eilish, the neo-goth, chart-topping teenage pop star, explainedBillie Eilish, the neo-goth, chart-topping teenage pop star, explained
Podcast
Culture

From SoundCloud to Coachella, Eilish has paved her own path to become a generational icon.

By Charlie Harding
Culture
With “Lover,” Taylor Swift shows she can still write a perfect love songWith “Lover,” Taylor Swift shows she can still write a perfect love song
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“Lover” is the first song Taylor Swift has written by herself since 2014’s “This Love.”

By Constance Grady
Culture
Cardi B and Bernie Sanders’s video, and her longstanding interest in politics, explainedCardi B and Bernie Sanders’s video, and her longstanding interest in politics, explained
Culture

The 77-year-old Vermont senator and 26-year-old Bronx rapper met in a Detroit nail salon to talk police brutality, the economy, and health care.

By Emily Stewart and Tara Golshan
Culture
Taylor Swift’s explanation for not endorsing Hillary Clinton actually makes a lot of senseTaylor Swift’s explanation for not endorsing Hillary Clinton actually makes a lot of sense
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It’s also extremely image-savvy.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Woodstock 50 was shaping up to be the next Fyre Fest. Now it’s been put out of its misery.Woodstock 50 was shaping up to be the next Fyre Fest. Now it’s been put out of its misery.
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The anniversary event is canceled after months of disastrous setbacks.

By Allegra Frank

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