The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: 'The Tortured Poets Department'
by Skillet
Skillet— Taylor Swift released a new album this week. While the singer is 34 years-old—practically middle-aged—her music speaks to young people directly (at least the mainstream young people) and they are speaking back. Less mainstream young people are becoming huge fans of a Chinese industrial chemical company. Read on, and I'll explain why.
Skillet—The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: Man or Bear?. This week in youth culture, everyone is asking whether you'd rather be trapped in the woods with a man or with a bear, a question that reveals a stark truth about gender. In less depressing developments, a woman’s duet with a kitchen fan has legitimately touched people's hearts, and a YouTuber has done some serious research about North Korean entertainment.
Los Angeles Times—A guide to everyone Taylor Swift sings about in 'Tortured Poets Department' — and their reactions. Taylor Swift didn't hold back on calling everyone out on her newest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," and the reactions are rolling in. The surprise double album was released in two parts on April 19, giving exuberant Swifties plenty of material to analyze — including multiple celebrity call-outs. Swift and Kardashian have a long-standing feud, which started with Swift and Ye back in the day and goes back to Kimye's infamous doctored phone call, which appeared to prove Taylor had given...
Pedestrian TV—I'd Be Lying If I Said Tortured Poets Department Doesn't Have Me Worried About Taylor Swift. The Tortured Poets Department has been out in the world for several days now, and the biggest takeaway that I’m noticing from the Swifties is that it’s clear Taylor Swift needs a break from the chaos. I mean, she’s gone from strength to strength as a writer and performer, she’s clearly happy in her current […]