Faux Erudition and The Taylor Swift TTPD Bump When It Comes to an Interest in Literature

Among the many glowing reviews that Taylor Swift’s eleventh album, The Tortured Poets Department, has received, a line from one in particular sought to further position the work as genuine poetry—high-brow prose. To be more specific, The Times’ review deemed the songs on the album to be “as rich and concise as a short story collection.” Even if no truly rich and concise short story … Continue reading Faux Erudition and The Taylor Swift TTPD Bump When It Comes to an Interest in Literature

Genna RivieccioMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241 Comment

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Don’t Talk to Hansel and Gretel About Cottagecore

While Taylor Swift has taken a lot of credit of late for, like, inventing cottagecore with Folklore, others have also reminded that fellow “tastemaker” Marie Antoinette was an original champion of the concept while also only relishing the structure and trappings thereof for their aesthetic value. Not the actual work-related practices behind the upkeep of such a milieu (and why would Taylor or Marie [in … Continue reading Don’t Talk to Hansel and Gretel About Cottagecore

Genna RivieccioAugust 11, 2020August 11, 20201 Comment