Articles for Cruel Summer

Biden’s love for Amtrak can’t save it from a cruel summer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden’s love for Amtrak can’t save it from a cruel summer

Politico  

This summer’s struggles are threatening to derail Amtrak’s post-Covid rebound, which has seen Northeast Corridor ridership exceed pre-pandemic levels and spurred expansion plans aimed at doubling overall ridership by 2040. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains had an on time rate of 69 percent in June, a 10-percentage point drop from the preceding 12-month average and well below its own 80 percent …

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Taylor Swift Is Doing Michael Jackson–Level Numbers, but Does She Have a “Billie Jean”?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Swift Is Doing Michael Jackson–Level Numbers, but Does She Have a “Billie Jean”?

Slate  

Quick pop quiz: Prior to this week, what was Taylor Swift’s last new No. 1 hits series, because we’d just covered “Cruel Summer,” and “Over” seemed like a rounding error—a fluky side effect of Swift’s newest album-release gambit, not a hit anyone beyond rabid Swifties would remember by 2024. But Swift’s streams per song number was also exceptionally high: “Fortnight” …

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Taylor Swift's new track imgonnagetyouback sparks comparisons to Olivia Rodrigo song - three years after songwriting credit addition: 'Not cool at all'
8 months ago

Taylor Swift's new track imgonnagetyouback sparks comparisons to Olivia Rodrigo song - three years after songwriting credit addition: 'Not cool at all'

Daily Mail  

Taylor Swift is facing heat from Olivia Rodrigo fans after she dropped a song which contained similarities to one previously released by the Drivers License singer. Olivia Rodrigo fans have taken aim at Taylor Swift after she dropped a song which lyrically resembled one previously released by the Drivers License singer; Rodrigo pictured September 2023 Swift, pictured March 2023, dropped …

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Jack Antonoff: Taylor Swift’s go-to producer is a controversial figure. Why?
1 year, 1 month ago

Jack Antonoff: Taylor Swift’s go-to producer is a controversial figure. Why?

Slate  

The figures pile up comically high in practically every Taylor Swift article, and there’s an endless supply of Taylor Swift articles. The gist of it was summed up by culture journalist Jill Krajewski’s tweet after Midnights came out a year ago: “Jack Antonoff dulls the edges of every pop star he produces and must be stopped.” Music critic Nina Corcoran …

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Why Is a 4-Year-Old Taylor Swift Song No. 1?
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Is a 4-Year-Old Taylor Swift Song No. 1?

Slate  

What do you get for the woman who already has everything—a billion-dollar-grossing tour, the keys to several cities, a smash movie, a strapping boyfriend? That four-year gap is very similar to what Swift just did with “Cruel Summer,” but there are lots of other examples: The Moody Blues’ torch song “Nights in White Satin,” a No. That said, TikTok only …

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The ultimate Taylor Swift karaoke power rankings
1 year, 4 months ago

The ultimate Taylor Swift karaoke power rankings

LA Times  

My favorite Taylor Swift song to sing in karaoke is “Blank Space.” But this is not about me. It’s only lower-rated on the “super fun” scale, Glass said, because “no one’s allowed to sing along.” Difficulty: 3 Super fun scale: 3 Best karaoke lines: “But we were something, don’t you think so?” and “You know the greatest loves of all …

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Cruel Summer, review: Nostalgic teen soap is predestined to be adored by sad millennials
3 years, 4 months ago

Cruel Summer, review: Nostalgic teen soap is predestined to be adored by sad millennials

The Independent  

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In Cruel Summer, teen mysteries grow up
3 years, 4 months ago

In Cruel Summer, teen mysteries grow up

The Independent  

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Taylor Swift is added to credits of Olivia Rodrigo's song Deja Vu
3 years, 5 months ago

Taylor Swift is added to credits of Olivia Rodrigo's song Deja Vu

Daily Mail  

Taylor Swift has been added to the credits of Olivia Rodrigo's track Deja Vu after being inspired by the Grammy-winner. Credit where it's due: Taylor Swift has been added to Olivia Rodrigo's song Deja Vu after the songstress was inspired by Taylor's track Cruel Summer Fans can Last year the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star sang a …

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