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On Sad Music and the Female Masters of Melancholia: Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift, and SZA

Why do we listen to sad music? Perhaps it’s a particularly gloomy day, full of cold winds and dark clouds, or a long commute home after a bad day at work. Maybe a personal matter, like a breakup or a loss, sets the groundwork to turn on a

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Is Taylor Swift a Queer Icon?

From high-school quarterbacks and girl-next-doors to “James Dean daydreams” and “good girl faiths,” Taylor Swift’s lyrics have routinely capitalized on heteronormative tropes throughout her discography, but with her recent engagement in political activism, particularly with supporting the LGBTQIA community, and her newest, gender-neutral songs