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Swift's Ring Is A Press Pass

via The recap: Page Six · The photo gallery: Harper's Bazaar · The video: TMZ · The other side of the story: USA Today

According to Page Six, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday Taylor Swift pointed at her wedding ring as Travis Kelce scored a 13-yard touchdown against the Colts and shouted "That's my husband!" Fan videos went viral within the hour, and the NFL's own account did th…

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Converse's Apology Is The Product

via The recap: PBS NewsHour · The wire report: CNN · The NBC copy: NBC News · The same-week follow-up: Reuters

According to PBS NewsHour, Converse pulled a global sneaker campaign starring Karina of aespa this week after critics said the lighting on her skirt evoked a KKK hood and the way she held the shoes evoked a lynching. The company apologized with "We're sorry" a…

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The Red Carpet Is a Press Release You Can Trip On

via The recap: News 7 Channel · The premiere economics piece: The Hollywood Reporter · The itemized party costs: The Guardian · The red carpet autopsy: Newsweek

According to News 7 Channel, a studio-scale premiere runs up to a million dollars before the after-party, and every dollar of it is so that forty cameras can film the same seventeen seconds of a celebrity pretending not to be in pain. The red carpet is the pur…

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