Tag: Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s Inez/Betty/James = David Lynch’s Laura/Donna/James
While the “cognoscenti” of the few remaining New York-based pop culture “publications” would like to believe “Betty” is now an undeniable part of the “queer [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Brings Whimsical Hope (Though, Is That Really Wise?) to A Bleak Summer With the Fantastical Video For “Cardigan”
Because an “indie” record from Taylor Swift wouldn’t be complete without a song called “cardigan” (played up by the fact that Swift is even selling [Read More…]
No Bops, Just the Employment of “Indie” Fops: Taylor Swift’s Folklore
When asked why she’ll never be a true Madonna type despite the arena tours, the barrage of number one hits and a juggernaut empire, Taylor [Read More…]
Taylor Swift: A Drag King That, Unlike Drag Queens, Doesn’t Exaggerate the Behavior or Aesthetic of a Gender
Move over Charlotte York, there’s a new drag king in town. Of course, with Taylor Swift being a predictable “statement maker” (something quite apparent in [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Goes (“Unintentionally”) Black Mirror for “Lover” Video
For anyone still haunted by the Christmas special of Black Mirror that aired in 2014 called “White Christmas,” Taylor Swift’s latest video for the title [Read More…]
There’s A Fighter in Every Lover, Taylor Swift Suggests
It took Taylor Swift a long time to find her voice without tiptoeing around a need to be politically correct or maintain an air of [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ “Slide Away” Builds On The Unignorable Trend of Female Pop Singers Having A Monopoly on Heartache
It seems as though an eternity has passed since Justin Timberlake came out with the jilted from the male perspective anthem that was 2002’s “Cry [Read More…]
Move Over Robin Hood, Taylor Swift Hits The Emotionalism Target: “The Archer”
After a more than hackneyed attempt at being an LGBTQ ally by trying to reduce right-wing hate with the simple (and somehow more anger-inducing) “request,” [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Again Can’t Calm Down on Making Being Gay About Her in Video for “You Need to Calm Down”
The assumption that, “If Katy Perry and Taylor Swift can make peace with one another, so, too, can gays and homophobes” is the crux of [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Says “You Need To Calm Down,” Can’t Seem To With Her Political Shtick–And It Is a Shtick
Being political tends to come early on in one’s career if he or she is genuine about it. It happened with Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, [Read More…]
