Jessalynn Keller

A fan walks past posters of Taylor Swift ahead of the official release of Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Taylor Swift and the performative ambiguity of The Life of a Showgirl

The pop icon’s new album marks a growing debate about the social tensions between feminism and rising conservatism.
Witch-identified folks are sharing spells online in an act of magical resistance in advance of the U.S. election. (Shutterstock)

This Halloween, witches are casting spells to defeat Trump and #WitchTheVote in the U.S. election

As the U.S. election approaches, various groups have mobilized to vote. But witches have taken it a little further, organizing online spellcasting meet-ups to engage in magical resistance.
Though Teen Vogue ran its last print edition this fall - pictured here and coedited by Hillary Clinton - the inaugural Teen Vogue Summit is part of the magazine’s shift to a progressive, “woke” digital brand. (@teenvogue/Twitter)

Being woke is profitable: Teen Vogue made waves this year

Though Teen Vogue ran its last print edition this fall, the inaugural Teen Vogue Summit is part of the magazine’s shift to a progressive, “woke” digital brand.
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited the #MeToo campaign, inspiring millions of women to join her. (Shea Walsh / AP Images for SC Johnson)

#MeToo campaign brings conversation of rape to the mainstream

Women and girls used the #MeToo hashtag more than 12 million times on Facebook in one day in October. It marked the rise of a new feminist consciousness and solidarity.

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