The wedding between your English teacher and your gym teacher may actually be studied in an Ivy League college class. Stephanie Burt, an English professor at Harvard University in Massachusetts, has previously gone viral for her popular 200-person lecture class in which students analyzed Taylor Swift’s songwriting and art. With Swift’s recent wedding marking a … Read more
NEW YORK — Manhattan was sweltering at 100 degrees and preparing to mark 250 years since the United States declared independence from Great Britain. But on Friday, the city seemed transfixed by what might be the closest the country gets to a royal wedding: The nuptials of pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end … Read more
The hottest ticket in Hollywood right now is an invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s top secret wedding. The highly anticipated nuptials, which Swifites have been theorizing about since the couple got engaged in August 2025, is rumored to be taking place during Independence Day weekend. Speculation has been growing as clues point to … Read more
A century and a half ago, Richard Wagner was running out of cash as he was preparing to stage his four momentous nights of opera known as the “Ring Cycle” when he got a message from the Women’s Centennial Executive Committee in Philadelphia. It offered him a princely $5,000 (around $150,000 today) to write a … Read more
With Taylor Swift’s wedding of the century rumored to be held at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden this summer, the question remains: What’s the price tag on a wedding at the World’s Most Famous Arena? TODAY.com spoke to luxury wedding planners and event experts, who’ve had experience with organizing some of the most … Read more
Another former bombshell has apologized for past use of a racist slur that got her ousted from the villa. Fired “Love Island USA” contestant Alannah Keyser posted a video to TikTok on Saturday addressing a past video that showed her using the N-word as she sang along to the Roddy Ricch song “The Box.” On … Read more
Daveigh Chase, the actor known for her role in “The Ring” and voicing Lilo in the animated film “Lilo & Stitch,” died from AIDS, according to the medical examiner report. Chase, whose given name was Daveigh Schwallier, died in a Los Angeles hospital on June 16 at the age of 35. Her father, John Schwallier, … Read more
Appearing as the amoral daughter of Joan Crawford at only age 17, Blyth in her short film career worked with many top stars of Hollywood’s classic era.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good story starts with a good first line. In TODAY’s Cold Open, authors tease their buzzy upcoming release by revealing and explaining its first line, paragraph or page. “Pineapple Street” author Jenny Jackson always knew how she was going to start her second book, “The Shampoo Effect.” … Read more
As La Cruz continues to break down barriers for the LGBTQ+ community in reggaeton, the rising Venezuelan star enjoys living out his gay fantasies in his music videos. Take the sultry video for his 2023 breakthrough single, “Quítate La Ropa,” which sees shirtless men perreando (twerking) before him in a locker room. But at the … Read more