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Hi fellow Swifties,

Welcome to Taypedia, your weekly dose of all things Taylor Swift 🫶

In today’s issue:

📝 An interview with Annie Zaleski, author of “Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs”

🚨 The latest Taylor news including…Serena Williams and TayPrincess > Princesses

🛍️ Merch recs galore

😍 All our fave tweets from Swifties this week

And moreeee, so dive in.👇

In Swift we trust,

Krista

📖 This Week’s Artifacts

How Do You Write A Book About Taylor Swift When She Can’t Stop Writing Songs? | By Hannah Yasharoff
We’re living through history, and no one knows that better than author Annie Zaleski, a music journalist and writer of the new book Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind The Songs. Hannah Yasharoff talked with Zaleski about how she managed to analyze Taylor’s songs for the book even as Taylor was producing more.

‘I Can Do It with a Broken Heart’ and the complexities of human emotions | By Bella Wandermurem
The seasons are changing, and that can feel a bit complex sometimes. Maybe you’re sad summer’s over or happy to change into fall (but dreading winter). Being a human is tough shit, and Bella Wandermurmen’s analysis of ICDIWABH is a good reminder to us all to be kind to ourselves throughout this change.

📰 TayNews

Taylor was seen out in NYC on Saturday with Gigi Hadid. The pair was spotted leaving The Corner Store after dinner together.

Donna Kelce spoke about Taylor and Andrea Swift in a recent interview. She said that it’s still very new, but the relationship with them “feels like home.”

Kamala Harris mentioned Taylor in her latest Wired Google autocomplete interview. Harris said, "I am proud to have the support of Taylor. She’s an incredible artist, I respect the courage that she has had in her career to stand up for what she believes is right.”

Serena Williams mentioned Taylor in an interview at HubSpot’s INBOUND conference (our writer Nicole witnessed it!). Interviewer Kara Swisher asked Williams about her children’s interests, to which Williams said, “My daughter just turned 7. She’s not into princesses, she’s into Taylor Swift. And so am I.”

Keith Urban mentioned Taylor in a new interview with the U.K. Times. Urban said, “It’s been remarkable watching Taylor grow in public because it’s pretty brutal. It feels like now people have long forgotten all of the s--- she had to go through. Just trial by fire over and over — and always getting stronger for it.”

Flavor Flav said he plans to continue to attend the Eras Tour. He said, “I'm going to one of them in Florida. After that, as many as I could go to... as many as I can.”

Christopher Wilding, Elizabeth Taylor’s son, said Taylor Swift reminds him of his mother. Wilding noted, “I can’t tell you how much I admire Taylor. I’m a Swiftie. [Her Instagram post] at the end of that presidential debate was great. That reminds me of the same spirit my mom had.”

Karma has been added to the pre-show playlist for Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tour.

iHeartRadio is hosting a sing-along train from Orlando to Aventura to the Miami Eras Tour dates at Hard Rock Stadium. The Taylor Swift-themed sold-out cruise is also departing on October 21, right after the Miami tour dates.

No, Taylor didn’t lose 17 million followers after the Kamala Harris endorsement. A post recently circulated Instagram claiming she lost a millions of followers after endorsing Kamala, which has been disproven by USA Today and Social Blade with tracked social media analytics.

💖 Our Saves This Week

Down bad showing you every version of myself tonight

A moment for girlhood 🥹

Over one year of ‘seemingly ranch’!!!

Who’s excited for Mozart’s vault tracks?

Fan merch we’ve been obsessing over lately: the perfect Swiftie car coasters to make your long drives home more enjoyable, the cutest dark academia-coded TTPD mini typewriter, a Swiftie Blind Date with a Book to dive more into academia, your own ICDIWABH mini bag for your cosmetics or stationary, and this adorable ‘august’ crewneck (even though I own too many crewnecks already).

📅 Next Week For Swifties

🏈 September 29: Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers at 3:25pm CDT @ Sofi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA

🪐 In the Swiftie Universe

🎶 September 27: Gracie Abrams is performing in Chicago, IL at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

🎶 September 28: The National (Aaron Dessner) is performing in Denver, CO at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre and Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) is performing in Washington, DC at All Things Go Festival

🎶 September 29: Sabrina Carpenter is performing in New York City at Madison Square Garden, Gracie Abrams is performing in Nashville, TN at the Ryman Auditorium, The National (Aaron Dessner) is performing in Salt Lake City, UT at Granary Live, and Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) is performing in Bridgeport, CT at Soundside Music Festival

🎶 September 30: Sabrina Carpenter is performing in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center and Gracie Abrams is performing in Atlanta, GA at the Coca-Cola Roxy

🎶 October 1: The National (Aaron Dessner) is performing in Seattle, WA at the Climate Pledge Arena

🎶 October 2: Sabrina Carpenter is performing in Hartford, CT at the XL Center, Gracie Abrams is performing in Washington, DC at The Anthem, and The National (Aaron Dessner) is performing in Vancouver, BC, Canada at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

🎶 October 3: Sabrina Carpenter is performing in Boston, MA at the TD Garden, and The National (Aaron Dessner) is performing in Portland, OR at the Moda Center

🎶 October 4: Gracie Abrams is performing in NYC at Radio City Music Hall and Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) is performing in NYC at Madison Square Garden

See you again next week, Swifties! 🫶

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