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Vogue
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
What Could Taylor Swift's Orange Era Mean? Peeling Back ‘The Life of a Showgirl''s Hero Color
We're calling it Orange Theory, Taylor's Version. Last night, Taylor Swift announced that her 12th studio album is on the way—and it appears that the record, titled The Life of a Showgirl, will be associated with the color orange. For those who aren't familiar, each of Swift's albums-slash-eras has had a color: Midnights was dark blue; her edgy comeback album, Reputation, was black; Lover was pastel pink, and so on. A few of the Easter eggs that pointed to orange as The Life of a Showgirl's dedicated hue? Swift has swapped her classic red lipstick for a terracotta color, and the announcement video's overlay text was in a bright, traffic cone-like shade. 'Taylor's first prominent use of orange was in the music video for 'Look What You Made Me Do,'' says Elizabeth Vlossak, an associate professor of history and associate dean of humanities at Brock University in Ontario, who taught a course called 'A Swift History' earlier this year. 'There is a scene in which she is locked in a giant golden birdcage, swinging on a trapeze, dressed entirely in orange. Now that we know that TS12 is entitled The Life of a Showgirl, this scene seems to hold even greater meaning.' Vlossak adds that there were bits of orange sprinkled throughout the Eras Tour (like the orange suit set for Lover and the orange dress for the acoustic Folklore/Evermore set)—but the closer that Swift came to the end of her 149-show tour, the more the shade appeared in her wardrobe. 'Fans began to notice that an orange door appeared on the screen behind Taylor and her dancers during the 'Karma' finale, which fueled speculation that the tour marked the end of an era and the next one was orange. The official Eras Tour Book also included a lot of orange, hinting that this color would be associated with the next album, with the final page stating, 'see you in the next era.'' Swift, of course, is hardly the first creative to go all-in on orange. In the late 1950s, abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko entered his own orange era, contrasting great swaths of tangerine and pumpkin-colored paint with shades of red and purple on his canvases. According to art historians Margaret C. Conrads and Steven Zucker, 1960's No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), one of Rothko's most famous works from the period, reflected a broader moment of societal transition: '1960 was poised between the post-World War II era that confronted questions about humanity's brutality and the dawning era of the Civil Rights movement,' they have written. 'It is possible the color choices are meant to reflect that.' In the fashion world, meanwhile, orange really only means one thing: Hermès. 'The brand is synonymous with orange,' says Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue's archive editor. 'It even has its very own shade of the color, Orange H.' Over the years, Hermès has applied the color to everything from nail polish and lipstick to eyeliner.
Forbes
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Today's ‘Wordle' #1471 Hints, Clues And Answer For Sunday, June 29th
How to solve today's Wordle. Looking for Saturday's Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here: Another lazy Sunday and boy do I need it after this Saturday. I decided to do back-to-back hot yoga and a HIIT class at OrangeTheory and while that felt great, it's also left me sore and tired and very much feeling my age. But enough about pumping iron and getting swole—let's solve this Wordle! How To Solve Today's Wordle The Hint: Clever. The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter. Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming! . . . Today's Wordle Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here. TREAD left me with 146 words and just one yellow box, so that could have been better. HOIST (which the Wordle Bot told me afterwards was exactly the word it would have picked) slashed that number to 7, but I still had just two yellow boxes. I thought MINTY sounded nice, so I went with that. Unfortunately, it was not a great guess, leaving me with four options to choose from. I guessed WITTY and lucky for me, that was the Wordle! Today's Wordle Bot The Bot and I get 0 points today for guessing in four and tying one another. That leaves our June totals at: Erik: 20 points Wordle Bot: 10 points At this point, the Wordle Bot cannot win. I could fail to guess the Wordle (-3 points) and it could guess on its first try (+3 points) and our totals would be 17 to 13. Huzzah! I am the king of the Wordle! The word witty comes from Old English wittig, meaning 'wise' or 'intelligent,' derived from wit, which originally meant 'knowledge' or 'understanding.' Wit traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-, meaning 'to see' or 'to know.' By the 16th century, witty evolved to mean clever or quick with words, especially in a humorous way. Let me know how you fared with your Wordle today on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog where I write about games, TV shows and movies when I'm not writing puzzle guides. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.
Axios
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Best Day Ever: Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor
We asked new Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor how she likes to spend her time away from work for the latest entry in our Best Day Ever series. Fun fact: She attended culinary school in Chicago before earning her Capital University law degree, so she's a fan of home cooking. Her perfect day: 🎵 Music to start your day: I work out in the morning so I need something high-energy — Beyoncé, Afro-beats, or maybe my favorite gospel playlist. 🙏 Morning activity: I start my mornings with prayer and listening to an inspirational message to ground me through the day. I love Sarah Jakes Roberts! I workout either on my Peloton or at Orange Theory. 🍳 Breakfast: My kitchen is my favorite breakfast spot. I'd choose savory over sweet. I have a multi-generational family at home, and they all love my breakfast hash. 🥓 Lunch: I love a BLT with extra bacon! 😴 Afternoon activity: Does taking a nap count? 🥩 Dinner: The Top Steak House! My go-to is a dry aged NY Strip with a loaded baked potato and asparagus. 🎥 Evening activity: Time with my husband, Corey, and two dogs, Hudson and Arizona. It's rare that we have a quiet night at home, so a movie night with them sounds perfect.
