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| VIEW EVENT INFORMATION: Taylor Swift |
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Why Celebrity Politics Matter So Much To Us |
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About the person Taylor Swift:
Art: Music
Genres: Country, Country Pop, Pop, Pop Country, Dance-Pop, Country Rock, Rock Country, Acoustic, Pop Rock, Acoustic Pop, Acoustic Rock, Contemporary, Contemporary Country, Rock, Contemporary Pop-Rock, Contemporary Pop, Contemporary Rock |
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Notable Organizations: Refinery29
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| "Celebrity is fleeting. In a few rare cases it lasts, but not without excruciating attention, magnificent guidance, luck, and an ability to adapt to changing styles and tastes." So begins New York Times-bestselling author Julie Klam's latest romp through pop culture, The Stars In Our Eyes: The Famous, The Infamous, And Why We Care Way Too Much About Them. Klam's study gives us a playful look at the absurd ways celebrity has shaped our very serious feelings about everyone from scheming Bachelorette contestants to Audrey Hepburn, dwelling hilariously on how strange our day-to-day obsession with, say, Beyoncé's Instagram feed, really is.
But Klam also explores our increasing expectation that stars act as cultural ambassadors, interpreting and refining our values well-outside the reach of the stage's spotlight. In an era grappling with cultural crises like the systematic restriction of abortion rights and resurgent white nationalism, to name just a few, we wondered how the role of the Hollywood influencer is changing under the Trump administration — itself a celebrity presidency — and if those pressures had shifted our relationship to Hollywood. Check out our Q&A below. |
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