There simply aren’t enough words in the English language to describe a girl's 22nd birthday. Although we are still incredibly young, it feels like a finale of sorts. It’s the last birthday in college...
The assignment was simple: write about Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and the NFL. As a self-described Swiftie, I enthusiastically offered my services.
“What if I write about going to a sports bar...
Anything I can say about Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” has probably already been said before: It was magnificent. From the moment I got on the 146 bus in Uptown, to the moment I got back to my apartment,...
With a recent New York Times documentary about Britney Spears trying to get out of her conservatorship with her father and Taylor Swift rerecording her albums as her own, we have entered a new era of women...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ February 14, 2021
Every time I write about Taylor Swift, I feel like I’m turning into a parody of myself. Having spent the weekend listening to Swift’s new version of “Love Story,” I began to think — like I always...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ July 24, 2020
I spend a lot of time thinking about Taylor Swift.
For all her faults — her history of butting heads with other massive personalities, her downright lack of skill at picking good lead singles and...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ February 16, 2020
Taylor Swift and I have a complicated relationship.
Ever since I was nine years old, Swift and her music have been a large fixture in my life. I still have nearly every word of her 2009 album “Fearless”...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ December 28, 2019
As the 2010s come to an end, major publications are weighing in to give their takes on the best music of the decade. When looking at the music that filled the decade, one may notice that some of the most...
These past two years at the helm of the Arts & Life section has been both a pleasure and a privilege. At the same time, the task of coming up with a theme for DeJamz every week was a consistent thorn...
Alex Bialek | The DePaulia
What a week it has been in music--not really because of any music, but rather the actions of the music makers. Kanye West went to the White House for practically no...
“To be or not to be, that is the question”… when discussing feminism. Most of our information on the topic comes from the media, specifically female celebrities proudly stating their stance while...
Taylor Swift sends a message by pulling music from streaming service
Taylor Swift sold 1.2 million hard copies of her album “1989” in its first week of sales. But that’s not the only reason she...