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My Official Unofficial "the Life of a Showgirl" Thoughts

She would with his wood, and I'm so happy for her--and for these joyous pop nuggets in bleak times...

By Dana DuBoisOctober 5, 2025 · 1 min read

Thanks to everyone who joined me for my rambling verbal dissertation on why Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is the record we need, right now.

Lawrence Winnerman wrote a brilliant review, which is a perfect companion piece to my live video:

The TL;DR way we’ve both responded to this record?

Joy is important.

Taylor’s has been hard-won, and we’re thrilled for her.

She can tell us more about Travis’ “magic wand” anytime.

Thank you Stephanie G Wilson, PhD, Pat, Mason/She/Her🩷💜💙, Cari De & MeMe, Thomas Kovac, and many others for tuning in.

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Dana DuBois

The memoirist

Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy. All stories by Dana