Taylor Swift's privacy is a public act on 'Reputation'
by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times
Nov 15, 2017
3 minutes
For Taylor Swift, love - or the idea of it - has always represented a refuge, an escape, a shelter in a storm.
When she emerged, just over a decade ago, romance was a means of lifting herself out of the too-smallness of high school; later, its enduring promise cushioned her after any number of messy breakups.
Swift's idealizing impulse resonated with fans, who were using her music the same way she was using her imagination, and she quickly
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