Taylor Swift
Opinion
US Votes 2024
You need to calm down: Why Taylor’s endorsement hasn’t won Harris the election
Democrats may be dancing – metaphorically and probably literally. But is an Instagram post from Taylor Swift a signed, sealed and delivered election victory? Not yet.
- by Katy Hall
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Taylor Swift, childless cat lady, endorses Kamala Harris
The world’s most powerful pop star has made her decision ahead of the US presidential election.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Arts
The blockbuster exhibition that was on par with Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
The Australian Museum’s ancient Egypt show injected more than $57 million into the NSW economy, but the state funding it benefited from has now lapsed, raising questions about what comes next.
- by Linda Morris
King meets child survivors of stabbing rampage that fuelled unrest across Britain
The monarch travelled to the seaside town of Southport to hear the experiences of some of the children who were attacked at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
- by Danica Kirka
Taylor Swift fans jittery about London concert following Vienna terror threat
All three of the American singer’s performances at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium were cancelled after two suspected extremists were arrested by Austrian police.
- by Steve Bird
Islamic State material ‘found at suspect’s home in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows’
Security officials allege the suspects wanted to commit an attack outside the stadium, killing as many people as possible using knives or self-made explosives.
- by Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich
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Review
When romance becomes abuse: Blake Lively’s new film treads a dangerous line
Packed with erotic cliches and based on a best-selling novel, the film adaptation of It Ends with Us postpones the bad news until the romantic possibilities have been milked for all their worth.
- by Sandra Hall
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Crime
Suspect charged over UK mass stabbing attack named after restrictions lifted
The teenager appeared in court charged with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder. He was remanded in custody.
- by Martin Evans
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Crime
Violent riot erupts near site of deadly dance school stabbing attack in England
Police said the crowd was believed to be supporters a far-right group and the unrest was inspired by speculation about the teenage boy arrested over the stabbings.
- by Temilade Adelaja
Single, lonely, eccentric: reclaiming the ‘sexist’ cat lady stereotype
Music megastar Taylor Swift is the “the poster girl for cat ladies”. So why does the trope persist as shorthand for a single, lonely, eccentric, sexless woman?
- by Cara Waters
And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...
A new book celebrating 60 years since the Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.
- by Michael Dwyer