How Critics Are Reacting to Taylor Swift's New Album

This week the internet was ablaze with Swiftian discourse so dense only Taylor Swift and her background in English teaching can sort through it. We also discuss the new rules for men and Bari Weiss’s destruction of the news. 

9 min: The Ryder Cup 

16 min: Bari Weiss Becomes Head of CBS News

31 min: Rules for Modern Gents

50 min: The Life of a Showgirl 

1 hour 10 min: Caps Off

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Bari Weiss: 

https://theintercept.com/2025/10/03/cbs-news-bari-weiss-david-ellison/

Rules for Gents: 

https://www.gq.com/story/gq-125-rules-for-modern-gentlemen-manners-etiquette-guide

The Atlantic Reviews Life of a Showgirl: 

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-album-review/684444/

The New Yorker Reviews Life of a Showgirl: 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/do-we-still-like-taylor-swift-when-shes-happy

Rolling Stone Reviews Life of a Showgirl: 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-album-review-1235439733/

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