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Article thumbnail: FILE - Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour in Glendale, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Swift released "Speak Now (Taylor???s Version)." Swift re-recorded her sophomore country album, ???Speak Now,??? and has 22 songs, including six that were written during the album???s original era, but not recorded until recently. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
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Changing the lyrics to 'Better Than Revenge' shows Taylor Swift understands her past mistakes

On her re-record of 2010’s Speak Now, Swift has altered a controversial lyric to fit with her feminist credentials

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Toy movies like Barbie help us understand the stories that shaped us

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How K-Pop took over the UK, as told by its superfans

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Jennifer Lawrence used to be the most 'relatable' woman in the world. What happened?

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It's my first Glastonbury since I was 19. Ten years on, here's what I wish someone had told me

Article thumbnail: FILE - Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives at the Invictus Games venue in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, April 15, 2022. Meghan will be in New York Tuesday, May 16, 2023, along with Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, to receive the Ms. Foundation???s Women of Vision Award, as the nation???s oldest women???s foundation marks its 50th anniversary. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Article thumbnail: FILE - Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives at the Invictus Games venue in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, April 15, 2022. Meghan will be in New York Tuesday, May 16, 2023, along with Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, to receive the Ms. Foundation???s Women of Vision Award, as the nation???s oldest women???s foundation marks its 50th anniversary. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Article thumbnail: GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: A view of the Park Stage area and ribbon tower during day three of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2022 in Glastonbury, England. The 50th anniversary of Glastonbury???s inaugural event in 1970 was postponed twice after two cancelled events, in 2020 and 2021, due to the Covid pandemic. The festival, founded by farmer Michael Eavis, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: A view of the Park Stage area and ribbon tower during day three of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2022 in Glastonbury, England. The 50th anniversary of Glastonbury???s inaugural event in 1970 was postponed twice after two cancelled events, in 2020 and 2021, due to the Covid pandemic. The festival, founded by farmer Michael Eavis, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: The Beatles. (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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