🎤 Ellis Cashmore will be speaking at the Sociology in Action event on 5 December about the evolution of celebrity culture. First event sold out, but tickets for this one are still available: educationinaction.org.uk/speaker/ellis-… #CelebrityCulture #Timeline #FairObserver

📺Taylor Swift’s new 2-part documentary The Life of a Showgirl drops Friday. Timed perfectly with her 12th studio album, it shows how a teenager from Pennsylvania became the most powerful women on the planet. Here are 5 key moments in that rise: #TaylorSwift #TheLifeOfAShowgirl

1/5 🚀 The Country Crossover At 16, Swift launched her self-titled debut (2006). By writing her own songs, she broke the Nashville mould and crossed into pop. “Love Story” (2008) was a global smash, making her country’s first true pop superstar. #TaylorSwift #Swifties #celebrity

2/5 🎤Gamechanger: The Kanye VMA Moment (2009) When Kanye West interrupted her VMA speech, Swift became the face of pop culture’s biggest viral drama. Sympathy turned to fascination—she wasn’t just another singer, she was a story the world had to follow. #TaylorSwift #VMAs #kanye

3/5 🐍 The Snake Era (2017) After public feuds and cancellations, Swift rebranded herself with Reputation. By embracing the “snake” insult, she proved she could not only survive pop’s brutal cycles—but turn criticism into a superpower. #TaylorSwift #Reputation #CelebrityCulture

4/5 ✍️ From Politics to Folklore (2018–2020) For years apolitical, Swift broke her silence in 2018, urging fans to register to vote and later backing Joe Biden in 2020. That shift cemented her as a cultural as well as musical force. Then, with Folklore (2020), she won acclaim

5/5 🌍 The Eras Era (2023– ) More than music: it’s a global economic and cultural event. Sold-out stadiums, record-shattering films, and governments tracking her GDP impact prove it—TS is no longer an entertainer but an institution. #TaylorSwift #ErasTour #TaylorSwift #Folklore

🇺🇸👑 After conquering the entertainment world, could Taylor Swift rule the US too? My take here 👉 fairobserver.com/world-news/us-…

David Lammy: "I will leave it for the public to come to their own judgements about someone [N. Farage] who once flirted with Hitler Youth." After making the comments, Lammy said he was "happy to clarify" them: "I made it up, innit." #UKPolitics #Westminster #Labour #ReformUK

🎙️Tomorrow (Oct 3) at 11:50am I’ll be with @conniemclaughlin on BBC Radio Scotland asking is #TaylorSwift: ✨ The most influential woman in the world? 🎨 As much a genius as Mozart or Picasso? 🇺🇸 A future US president? Tune in: bbc.co.uk/radioscotland #Swifties #TaylorNation #TSwift

OK, it's pretty original, but does Taylor really need a PR stunt like this to launch her new doc? A Ghanaian king, a Texan handmaiden & a Zimbabwean queen evicted from a Scottish forest.#TaylorSwift #Swifties #ErasTour #TaylorNation #TaylorsVersion bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

"On the same day a man rams a car into a crowd & stabs people at a synagogue — killing 2 & injuring 3 — Police Scotland focus their energy on evicting 3 peaceful campers in the Borders. Priorities? #Scotland #Synagogue #Eviction #policescotland bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Deaths in Morocco’s protests as anger mounts over taxpayers footing billions for #2030WorldCup while schools+hospitals decay. Hosting the Cup has become a flashpoint for corruption/ neglect. #Morocco #WorldCup #Corruption #NorthAfrica #Geopolitics theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…

Baroness Michelle Mone: "Elon Musk has become the world’s first ‘half-trillionaire’ with a net worth of over $500 billion." Dougie Barrowman: "Ah, perhaps ... but is he happy?" Baroness Mone: "F*** yes! You berk" #Mone #Barrowman #PPEScandal #ToryCorruption #HalfTrillionaire

3 people say they are reclaiming the Kingdom of Kubala, which is land in Scotland that was stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago. ("Black Panther" has a lot to answer for.) #KingdomOfKubala #AncestralLand #WakandaVibes #BlackPanther #Afrofuturism bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🎓 A-Level #Sociology pupils & teachers: Join me at the Sociology in Action conference on Dec 5 to explore #CelebrityCulture 📺✨ Celeb Culture Timeline 1871→now: fairobserver.com/timeline/celeb…

🎙️ Tomorrow (Oct 3) at 11:50am I’ll be with @conniemclaughlin on BBC Radio Scotland asking if #TaylorSwift is: ✨ The most influential woman in the world? 🎨 As much a genius as Mozart or Picasso? 🇺🇸 A future US president? Tune in: bbc.co.uk/radioscotland