It's no secret that Taylor Swift draws inspiration from her real life when writing her music. For years, Swift has chronicled her love life in her songs, often leading to speculation about just who a particular song is about. It tracks, then, that many of her recent songs are about Joe Alwyn.
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Taylor Swift's 'Last Great American Dynasty" is soft and sultry. It's nostalgic and time-bending. It's a tragic love story about a rebel woman whose husband dies of a heart attack. And it's a feminist anthem doing homage to suffragettes in flapper dresses. It's all of those things at once.
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By now you probably know that Taylor Swift surprised fans on July 23 with the announcement that she was dropping a new album, Folklore, at midnight. Fans were so excited by the news that many of them didn't realize that the release date of Folklore, July 24, actually has a pretty important meaning.
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Taylor Swift's new album, Folklore, is out and fans couldn't be more excited. Swift launched the album just hours after announcing it. The surprise release wasn't the only thing that had fans buzzing — many of them were also left wondering what the album title means.
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Revealing that she's "poured all of [her] whims, dreams, fears, and musings" into the new album, Swift's hard work appears to have paid off. Awarded five stars by The Guardian and four stars by NME within 24 hours of its release, critics can't seem to get enough of Folklore.
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It arrived, an unexpected gift, in the middle of the night, announced with less than 24 hours' notice: Taylor Swift's eighth album, Folklore, which she wrote and directed in unusual, quarantine-necessitated conditions. Swift did her own hair and makeup, and strict social distancing was observed.
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Taylor Swift instantly made 2020 less of a trash fire when she announced the release of a surprise new album, intriguingly entitled Folklore, with some suitably-earthy imagery to match. Just like the rest of us, Swift shared that things she'd planned to do over the last few months didn't happen.
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On July 24, Taylor Swift surprised fans by dropping her latest album Folklore. The singer announced the news via her Instagram, writing, "In isolation my imagination has run wild and this album is the result, a collection of songs and stories that flowed like a stream of consciousness."
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Taylor Swift's love of a crafty pseudonym is well-known but usually it's her own identity she's concealing with a moniker, the most famous of which is Nils Sjoberg. Swift chose the European-sounding name to disguise her writing credit on ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris' song, "This Is What You Came For."
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Taylor Swift is blessing us with some new music, and it's arriving soon. The singer's announcement of her new album, Folklore, on July 23 came as a surprise to her fans."Most of the things I had planned this summer didn't end up happening, but there is something... that DID happen," she wrote.
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Fans can't get enough of TLC's hit show Say Yes to the Dress. The binge-worthy episodes typically feature a new bride trying on gorgeous wedding dresses with her family, bridal party, or both. However, things sometimes can get heated when the bride-to-be and her entourage aren't on the same page.
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Bobby Berk does all the work, or so the adage goes for fans of Netflix's Queer Eye reboot. In spite of how much work he puts into each makeover, Berk remains a low-key presence on the show. And since he's somewhat shy, at least onscreen, you may not know that Berk is a happily married man.
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Disney World and its associated resorts included mandatory face masks as well as required reservations and limited numbers of visitors as part of the extensive safety plans they put in place prior to reopening. Even so, the theme park has faced criticism.
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Of course, you've heard of Kelly Clarkson. The hazel-eyed "Since U Been Gone" songstress has been delighting audiences since she won the first season of American Idol in 2002. But what happened to her runner-up, Justin Guarini? The two starred in a universally panned movie, From Justin to Kelly.
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If King George from the Broadway hit Hamilton looks familiar, it's because the actor who plays him, Jonathan Groff, also has been a star in many popular television shows and movies, including The Good Wife, Glee, Frozen, and Netflix's Mindhunter. His first big break? The musical Spring Awakening.
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There's a lot to love about Ali Wong. Whether you've followed her from her early stand-up days or are just discovering her now, she's one of a kind with an impressive resume, boasting both writing and acting credits. Her most recent masterpiece? Always Be My Maybe.
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In case you missed it, Dakota Johnson has a famous mom and you've probably seen her in some older movies. Johnson's mom is none other than Melanie Griffith, an Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress, best known for her role in the 1988 smash hit, Working Girl.
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Dolly Parton is in her 70s but showing no signs of slowing down. Is it because, like the lyrics of "9 to 5" suggest, she gets up every day and pours herself a cup of ambition? The secret to the country legend's success is actually much simpler; it's all about staying true to herself.
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Reality television feeds off big personalities and increasingly strange situations. Arguably the best example of that idea at play is TLC's sMothered, a show that follows mother-daughter duos that are so close they practically share a brain. Naturally, the show has turned out to be a hit with fans
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Even if you've binged every weight loss reality show ever made, you may have never come across a transformation as extraordinary as Sarah Neeley of My 600-lb Life. Barely able to walk on her own, Neeley first weighed in at 642 pounds, then dropped 320 pounds during the show's filming.
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If you've ever dreamed of having an amazing jewelry collection, you might want to take a peek at Elizabeth Taylor's for inspiration. The full extent of Taylor's collection became public when it was auctioned off by Christie's in 2011. The actress' jewels included massive emeralds and diamonds.
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Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is one of the most celebrated names in the music industry. But despite the fact that Carey is indeed American pop culture royalty, it's worth noting that she's also a mere mortal. So what else is there to know about Carey? This is the untold truth of Mariah Carey.
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The Kissing Booth 2 is almost here, and fans can't wait. The sequel to the popular Netflix film The Kissing Booth, The Kissing Booth 2 picks up where the first movie left off. Will the sequel be able to match up to the magic of the first film?
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The seventh season of TLC's hit show 7 Little Johnstons only wrapped up last month, but already fans are clamoring for more from Trent and Amber, as well as their adorable children. The most recent season found the kids coming into their own in a big way.
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Earlier this year, one of our favorite Grey's Anatomy cast members, Justin Chambers, unexpectedly announced he would be leaving the long-running show. "There's no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that's defined so much of my life for the past 15 years," Chambers said (via Deadline).
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Laura Betancourt first boarded Below Deck as a replacement for Caroline Bedol, who infamously gave just two days' notice to quit her job on Captain Lee's tightly-run ship, as noted by Distractify. Betancourt immediately caused her own problems however, getting on chief stew Kate Chastain's nerves.
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Shannon Beador joined the cast of the Real Housewives of Orange County when the show was already nine seasons strong, and she immediately became a fan favorite as part of the tres amigas alongside Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge. She was married to David Beador, who owns a construction company.
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