Taylor Swift

I've been listening to this album straight through a few times now, and I'm amazed there's no song that I feel less enthusiastic about. There's absolutely no skip tracks on this one. Is there even a weakest track? I don't think there is.

I love all albums (except Debut, which I ask a country skeptic has just not listened to), but there's almost always one track I feel less for. Not so on 1989. Amazing.

Now that the Superbowl is over I expect we won't be hearing from either Taylor or Travis for a while. Let the wild speculation news cycle resume!

I just listened to "Cornelia Street" again, and was reminded of the sound of windshield wipers. Do you have any other such "hidden sounds" you like?

Do you maybe have ways to make them easier to spot?

For some reason I find those sound in that song easier to catch when I listen in my car. Coincidence?

I have experienced some of the biggest rep tv clownery from my swiftie friend, but after getting burnt so many times, she has stopped entertaining any ideas of when rep tv comes out (rightfully so LOL). So I was wondering what are some theories that you believe for the release date of rep tv now that we are in 2025? I truly believe this is the year she drops rep. I have heard of the 3/21 theory, and I could see that being the announcement date maybe.. but I am hoping for a Q3/Q4 date personally.

Excited to hear your theories!!

Another day in “oh my god @taylorswift is so effing classy” land. Opened a package today that had an @mtv case inside and thought “who worked at MTV?! Me? Charlie?…” What a delightful surprise! My 90’s girl heart is bursting. Thank you for sending me an MTVVMA, Taylor. What a joy you are. And thanks to the rest of my #antihero family @birbigs and @bejohnce 👯‍♂️👯‍♂️ #mtvvma #kimber

Meme:

Taylor Swift meme. The top-half of the meme is a screenshot of Taylor Swift's music video "ME!", where Taylor is being lifted above a crowd while she sings. The caption reads "2019 Taylor: 'Hey, kids! Spelling is fun!' " The bottom-half of the meme is official art of Taylor featured in her 2024 album "THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY". Taylor Swift faces away from the camera and appears somber and sad. The text imposed on the bottom-half of the image reads "2024 Taylor: 'D-Y-I-N-G.'". This is a lyric from her song "How Did it End?"

Meme Context (for those that don't know much about Taylor at all and can only name one song - "Shake it Off")

The 2019 picture is from her album "Lover", where she feels she's in a great relationship and made several smash hit songs such as "Lover" and "ME!", a song famously embracing and celebrating inclusivitiy and the LGBTQ+ community. If you or someone you knew was married in 2019/2020, chances are you heard Lover played during the celebrations.

The 2024 picture is from her album "THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT" from 2024. The text is her singing a lyric where she spells the word "Dying", from her honest and poetic song "How Did It End?" In this song, she reflects on her relationship that did not work out, and sings that while she doesn't fully understand why the relationship ended (as she's conducting the post-mortem), everyone is only concerned about gossiping and trying to figure out how it ended.

"Say it once again with feeling
How the death rattle breathing
Silenced as the soul was leaving
The deflation of our dreaming
Leaving me bereft and reeling
My beloved ghost and me
Sitting in a tree
D-Y-I-N-G"

Taylor Swift: "How Did It End?" (Official Lyric Video) - https://youtu.be/O3wlMR0y4a4

Duration: 4:02

I've been relistening to THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY and think it's one of the most honest, self-reflecting, and transparent albums I've ever listened to. Thought I'd make a meme because I just heard this song again and came up with this joke (that probably someone else already beat me to the punch, but here we are).

Overall, I'd give the movie a 2/5. I probably would watch it again if someone really wanted to, but I'd definitely use my phone while we did it.

The plot was pretty boring - there was no overarching story or threat like most Christmas movies, it was really just their relationship and relationships with the family. We knew the outcome ahead of time, just based on real events, so there weren't particularly high stakes with the relationship either.

The Taylor Swift references were mid. The characters didn't even represent their real lives very well. The in-movie Taylor's father passed away and she apparently has a rocky relationship with her mother, which is damn near as far away from reality as you can get. The Travis character is on the same team as his brother, which is not accurate but less egregious than the Taylor character issues so it's whatever. The ex-boyfriend is an enigma, because I'm not sure who on Earth it was supposed to portray. The character seemed to be Joe, but behave more like Jake Gyllenhaal (if Jake was a huge douche).

The biggest Taylor references made were just lyrics to songs with no meaning or context. Like a character saying "you know all too well" or "I'm not really a cheerleader type, more like a bleachers type". They had opportunity to actually recreate scenarios from the songs but I think that would have required them to have actually listened to a song in the last decade, rather than apparently only being a fan since Red. I'm almost certain the writer(s) were not actual Taylor fans and were just trying to cash in on her fame.

After all that, somehow I am most upset about the disrespect the movie keeps dishing out to NFL running backs. Making it sound like the Travis character gets no respect just because he's a lowly running back and his brother is the quarterback. I'm not even in to football and some of the most famous football players of all time are running backs or wide receivers, including Travis himself! Whoever wrote the film obviously didn't know Taylor lore or how the NFL works and it shows.

So there is my review of "Christmas in the Spotlight". I'd love to hear your thoughts as well - did anyone else watch it?

Online tomorrow!

Shamelessly copied from elsewhere

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Looking for a gift? I know quite a few who missed out on these who were sad about it, they're all restocked for the (I assume) the holidays, but knowing her store probably only a day

International information is coming soon

https://polymarket.com/event/taylor-swift-pregnant-in-2024?tid=1731713186818

I thought there was a fascinating spike in odds on July 3rd so I naturally had to investigate why they would shoot up like that.

I believe I narrowed it down to an interview Kelce did with Jason Sudekis on a skit show around that time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19t6ZHlNXW0

Just wanted to share a fascinating insight into how people pick odds on these sites

There's also a pool for whether Mike Tyson will bite off Logan Paul's ear, so they go wild there

Christmas in the Spotlight. This looks .. I won't be watching.

• Album Of The Year (THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT)
• Best Pop Vocal Album (THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT)
• Song Of The Year (Fortnight ft. Post Malone)
• Record Of The Year (Fortnight ft. Post Malone)
• Best Music Video (Fortnight ft. Post Malone)
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Gracie Abrams - us. ft. Taylor Swift)

Just marking it. Coming up is Canada, and then, I think that's the end!

People are reporting they were told they were recording the performance, most are assuming that there will be another film coming out! Either the Tortured Poets Department and/or a behind the scenes!

We’ll be kicking off the final leg of The Eras Tour this week, which is hard to comprehend. This tour has been the most wondrous experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way. Well, two ways actually. Excited to announce that The Official Eras Tour Book, filled with my own personal reflections, never-before-seen behind the scenes photos, all the magical memories you guys brought every single night AND …. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl and CD will all be available for the first time ever only at @Target starting Nov 29th. 🤍