Taylor Swift Is Rewriting Her Internet History - ICYMI

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim wade through the <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/10/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-album-lyrics-review.html?pay=1759853631840&support_journalism=please">negative reactions</a> to Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl. From <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@carol.ine3/video/7557044490226175263">outdated</a> meme references to clunky <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@pk_kenzie/video/7557134044211776781">shots</a> at other female artists, Swift’s album indicates an oddly distant relationship with the internet. However, is she a devious online mastermind or a blundering millennial? Plus, why it’s important that this album’s backlash has gone largely unchallenged by fellow Swifties.Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icymi/...