Taylor Swift, One Direction and online fandoms. Plus: is self-care ironic?
In Guardian Australia’s podcast about the internet, Michael Sun, Alyx Gorman and Steph Harmon bring in pop culture expert and Directioner Brodie Lancaster to pore over the easter eggs of Red (Taylor’s Version) – and discuss the pros and cons of stan culture. Then, we set out on our stupid little daily walk with Maggie Zhou, who goes deep on a new TikTok trend that’s shifting the way we talk about wellness
- Read Brodie Lancaster’s piece for Rookie about One Direction fandom, and read her Billie Eilish cover story for Vogue
- For the intrepid, read the One Direction fanfic After (all 99 chapters) and listen to Diplomat’s Son, the song that inspired Michael’s fanfic
- Laura Snapes gave four stars to Red (Taylor’s Version); and you can read about new breadcrumbs Swift dropped here and here
- Read Maggie Zhou’s piece about ironic self-care on TikTok on Refinery29, and watch the clip that started it all
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