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Taylor Swift
Is it OK to mine your past relationships to feed your art? Looking at you Tay Tay
Artists invade the privacy of their loved ones with their work – but how much exposure is too much?
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Brilliant scholar of Soviet literature quietly made her own history
Melbourne-born Katerina Clark was a path-breaking scholar in Soviet-era literature and film, author, professor at Yale University, and the only daughter of Manning and Dymphna Clark.
- by Andrew Clark
Taylor Swift may not be a spy, but these stars were
The Grammy record breaker being a government agent sounds ludicrous but using celebrities as “assets” is not uncommon.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
The Taylor Swift backlash is here. Was it inevitable?
From dominating the Grammys to a new album announcement, touring Australia, and preparing to steal the show at the Super Bowl, Swift has reached saturation.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Carl Weathers, athlete-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian’, dies
The former NFL player found fame as Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise, and was later introduced to a whole new audience on Arrested Development.
- by Mark Kennedy
Opinion
AI
What do Swifties and I have in common? Lust for revenge
Wouldn’t it be glorious if politicians got this exercised about women’s safety on the reg? Still, the Swifties fixed it and we should follow their lead.
- by Jenna Price
Chief priority: How the Super Bowl could impact Taylor Swift’s Australian tour
From Japan to Las Vegas to Melbourne in three days – will Taylor Swift be swift enough to fit in the Super Bowl before beginning her Australian leg?
- by Nell Geraets
X enforces Taylor Swift search ban after deepfake pornography floods social media
The social media platform decided to act after fake sexually explicit images of the singer went viral online last week.
- by Nell Geraets
Dusty Springfield ‘really liked to throw stuff’: Shangri-Las singer dies aged 75
Mary Weiss was 15 when she released her first record, and 16 when she bought her first gun – protection from the unwanted attention that came with fame.
Opinion
Billionaires
For some billionaires, limitless funds promote extreme behaviour – and that’s a risk
The wealth of the three richest Australians, Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest and Harry Triguboff, has more than doubled since 2020, at a rate of $1.5 million an hour.
- by Elizabeth Knight
There’s one Y2K fashion revival that I’ll never get behind
I can tolerate bare midriffs, chunky heels, and excessive lip gloss but not this trend.
- by Alice Tovey