Eating For Free

In our finale to THE FAME KILLS series, we explore Lady Gaga's connection with the gay community and the scandal that rocked her early days in the press.

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:

• Lady Gaga: How the world went crazy for the new queen of pop, 05/16/09 [Independent
• Lady Gaga: New York Doll, 06/11/09 [RS]
• Lady Gaga is a creation, but an authentic one, 06/24/09 [Today]
• Chicks with D*cks… Is Lady GaGa Packing?, 08/06/09 [Bossip]
• Lady Gaga Hermaphrodite Picture Sparks Rumors, 08/07/09 [THG]
• Lady Gaga Goes Nude, Stands Up for Gays, 08/07/09 [ABC]
• Lady Gaga Hermaphrodite Rumors 'Ridiculous,' Manager Says, 08/07/09 [ABC]
• Lady Gaga Covers 'Out' Magazine as a Vamp for September 2009, 09/01/09 [OUT]
• Lady GaGa: 'My father saved me from a deadly cocaine addiction', 09/08/09 [DM]
• GaGa fumes at German reporter after hermaphrodite question, 09/08/09 [Express]
• Maxim, 10/01/09 [Maxim]
• Lady Gaga: the future of pop, 11/28/09 [Guardian]
• Lady Gaga, 12/01/09 [Elle]
• Fans are paying attention to Lady Gaga now, 12/02/09 [Today]
• Lady Gaga meets the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, 12/09/09 [The Telegraph]
• When Lady Gaga Appears, So Do Her Many Influences, 12/24/09 [NYT]

We continue our series THE FAME KILLS at Gaga's late 2000s origin: the NYC club scene. We investigate her initial impact on the music industry and its parallels to other controversial musicians of previous decades.

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:

• Who is Lady GaGa?, 12/30/08 [OK!]
• Lady Gaga, 07/30/07 [BMI]
• Going GaGa, 08/13/07 [WD]
• Going GaGa for Lady Gaga, 10/01/07 [W]
• Glamour is Lady Gaga, 09/18/08 [France 24]
• Lady Gaga Talks About Her Debut Album, The Fame, Writing Her Hit Songs "Just Dance" And "Paparazzi," And How She Started In The Music Business, 10/23/08 [Songwriter Universe]
• No 427: Lady GaGa, 11/10/08 [Guardian]
• Gaga for the Lady, 11/13/08 [Advocate]
• Lady GaGa: Some Like It Pop, 11/18/08 [Seattle Weekly]
• Lady GaGa, 11/19/08. [Straight]
• GaGa Spreads Eagle for Dollars, 12/09/08 [TMZ]
• Slaves to synth, 12/06/08 [Guardian]
• 'I've felt famous my whole life', 01/20/09 [Guardian]

Continuing our series on fame, persona, and surreality that artists cultivate in the culture they inhabit, we discuss Lady Gaga's ascent into political influencing, activism, and sponsorship with global pharmaceutical brands. We look into her involvement with the Obama and Biden administration, partnership deals with Pfizer, and her incorporation of biotech startups and expiremental chemist within her Haus Labs empire.

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:

• April 11, 2023: Re-'Born': Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' Hits Top 10 on Pop Airplay Chart, [Billboard]
• May 10, 2023: Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation and TimelyCare Partner to Support College Students' Mental Health, [PR]
• May 24, 2023: Lady Gaga: "There's a strong mental-health component to beauty", [HP]
• June 13, 2023: Lady Gaga, Nurtec have a 'Million Reasons' to say goodbye to migraines, [MMM]
• Lady Gaga Partners with Pfizer to Raise Migraine Awareness, [Pfizer]
• Lady Gaga gives EU a migraine (medication), [Politico]
• August 08, 2023: Shop for a Good Cause: Lady Gaga Teams with Cotton On to Raise Mental Health Awareness, [Billboard]
• Lady Gaga Goes Political in Maine, [NYT]
• Lady Gaga Vows to Meet With Obama Over Teen's Suicide, 09/23/2011 [Billboard]
• Lady Gaga shows at Obama fundraiser, [Today]
• Meeting with Lady Gaga on Inclusion and Equality for Our Young People, [WH]
• The Clinton Emails: [LINK]
• Lady Gaga set to headline inaugural ball for Obama staff, 01/21/13 [Guardian]
• Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Pens Billboard Essay for Women in Music Issue, Pays Tribute to Lady Gaga and Honorees, [Billboard]
• Lady Gaga: 'Hillary Clinton Is Made of Steel, Is Unstoppable', [RS]
• Lady Gaga Protests in Front of Trump Tower, [ABC News]
• Lady Gaga Joins Former Presidents at One America Appeal Benefit Concert in Texas, Donates $1 Million -- Watch, [ET]
• Lady Gaga on Pop, Politics, and the Power of Women, [Glamour]
• What Were Lady Gaga and Barack Obama Talking About for So Long at the Inauguration?, [Glamour]
• Lady Gaga, who performed the National Anthem, has longstanding ties to Biden, 01/2021 [NYT]
• Lady Gaga Tried to Investigate Jan. 6 Herself—'I Looked For Evidence', Jan 07, 2022 [Newsweek]
• Biden taps Lady Gaga to co-chair an arts advisory committee that dissolved under Trump, [NPR]
• July 31, 2023: Lady Gaga dined at a classic Minneapolis restaurant — and no one knows why, [Star Tribune]
• Hawktail, Founder and Managing Partner: January 2021 to present [LINK]
• Napster co-founder Sean Parker once vowed to shake up Washington; so how's that working out?, [LA TIMES]
• My Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga, [NYT]

In the introduction episode of our new series "THE FAME KILLS," we discuss the impact of fame, persona, and surreality that artists cultivate in the culture they inhabit. We start with Lady Gaga, diving deep into the arc of her larger-than-life personality, the double-life she used to inhbait, and her metamorphosis into becoming the character she created.

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:

• Lady Gaga Never Spoke Out Against Rumors Claiming She's a Man 'Because I Didn't Feel Like a Victim With That Lie': 'I'm Used to Lies Being Printed About Me', [Variety]
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars Rule Billboard Global Charts for Fourth Week, The Weeknd Debuts in Top 10, [Billboard]
• Lady Gaga Struggles to Hand Out Popcorn at Joker: Folie à Deux Screening in High Fashion Look, [People]
• Lady Gaga Reacts to Her 'Cryptic' Instagram Messages (Exclusive), [ET] [VIDEO]
• Lady Gaga Releasing New Album Harlequin on Friday, [PF]
• Lady Gaga on Joker: Folie à Deux, Getting Engaged, and the Joy of Making Pop Music Again, [Vogue]
• September 23, 2024: 'I didn't want it to end.' Why director Todd Phillips came back with another 'Joker', [NPR]
• May 24, 2024: Lady Gaga Goes Full Transformers Mode In a Car Part Dress, May 24, [Vogue]
• May 2024: Lady Gaga Says Her New Music Is 'Nothing Like Anything That I've Ever Made', [RS]
• July 29, 2024: Lady Gaga Surprises French Fans By Blasting Snippets of Two New LG7 Songs on Street, [Billboard]
• April 11, 2023: Re-'Born': Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' Hits Top 10 on Pop Airplay Chart, [Billboard]
• SCENE: May 10, 2023: Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation and TimelyCare Partner to Support College Students' Mental Health, [PR]
• May 24, 2023: Lady Gaga: "There's a strong mental-health component to beauty", [HP]
• June 13, 2023: Lady Gaga, Nurtec have a 'Million Reasons' to say goodbye to migraines, [MMM]
• SCENE: Lady Gaga Partners with Pfizer to Raise Migraine Awareness , [Pfizer]
• July 31, 2023: Lady Gaga dined at a classic Minneapolis restaurant — and no one knows why, [Star Tribune]
• August 08, 2023: Shop for a Good Cause: Lady Gaga Teams with Cotton On to Raise Mental Health Awareness, [Billboard]
• SCENE: October 3, 2023: Lady Gaga will not have to pay $500,000 reward to woman tied to dognapping of her French bulldogs, [CNN]
• SCENE: June 2024, Lady Gaga's Glam Team Dish On Her Las Vegas Residency Beauty Looks, [Vogue]
• SCENE: July 28, 2024: Olympics Choreographer on Working With Lady Gaga to Prepare Opening Ceremony Performance, and Why It Nearly Got Called Off Due to Rain (EXCLUSIVE), [Variety]

In which we talk about our live show in Brooklyn, "The Sims" movie, Pharrell's weird politics, Eric Robert's new biography, and how Mr. Beast and Jake Paul want to feed the children

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Skips:

• 'The Sims' Movie Officially In the Works at Amazon MGM, Margot Robbie to Produce [JJ]
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be held without bail after sex trafficking, racketeering arrest [Page Six]
• Julia Fox sets record straight on pregnancy rumors after baby bump photo [Page Six]
• 'Incapacitated' Wendy Williams was only paid $82K for doc while creators likely made 'millions': suit, [Page Six]
• Blake Lively Addresses Domestic Violence Plot In 'It Ends With Us' Amid Rumored Feud With Justin Baldoni, [ET]

Main Stories:

• Pharrell Williams 'annoyed' by celebrities like Taylor Swift endorsing political candidates: 'Shut up. Nobody asked you', [Page Six] / [THR]
• Eric Roberts Issues Public Apology to Sister Julia Roberts In New Memoir 'Runaway Train' [JJ]
• How Ben Affleck Is Celebrating His 52nd Birthday, [ET]
• MrBeast Hits Back at Backlash After Launching Lunchables Competitor, [Newsweek]
• Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, Faces Class-Action Lawsuit From Contestants On Upcoming Prime Video Series 'Beast Games' [JJ]
• MrBeast Sued by Reality Show Contestants Who Allege 'Chronic Mistreatment' Including Lack of 'Access to Hygienic Products': Complaint, [People]

In which we talk about our personal 9/11s, for Joan: the Rachel Zoe divorce, for Matt: Dr. Nicole leaving RHOM. We also talk JLo and Matt Damon, JT's DUI plea deal, Taylor Swift and Kamala Harris, as well as Chappell Roan's interview in Rolling Stone.

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Skips:

• Elon Musk offers to give Taylor Swift a baby after 'childless' star endorses Kamala Harris for president [PageSix]
• 'RHOSLC' star Lisa Barlow loses $100k ring dancing at NYFW party [PageSix]
• Patti LuPone bashes Kim Kardashian and Madonna's acting AGAIN: 'There's just some things people can't do' [DM]
• Alexia and Todd Nepola enjoy PDA-packed getaway amid divorce: 'They were all over each other' [PageSix]

Main Stories:

• Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman Announce 'Mutual Decision' to Split After 26 Years of Marriage [People]
• Dr. Nicole Martin not filming 'Real Housewives of Miami' as questions about Season 7 return loom [PageSix]
• Jennifer Lopez 'enjoyed spending time' with Matt Damon at TIFF amid Ben Affleck divorce [PageSix]
• Justin Timberlake let off in Hamptons DUI arrest in exchange for $500 fine and PSA video for Mothers Against Drunk Driving [DM]
• Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris After Presidential Debate, Proudly Signs Note 'Childless Cat Lady' [People]
• Chappell Roan Is a Pop Supernova. Nothing About It Has Been Easy [RS]

In which we recount the (multiple) attempts Ben Affleck has orchestrated over the years to rehab his image, just to fall back into Bennifer 2.0 and likely, do the same again.

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cut off in certain apps]:

• Jennifer Lopez's $20 Million Gamble: Why the Superstar Spent Her Own Money and Defied Skeptics to Tell Her Ben Affleck Love Story, 02/13/24 [Variety]
• JENNIFER LOPEZ 'THIS IS ME... NOW' #1 ON CHARTS ... Tops Amazon, iTunes, 02/17/24 [TMZ]
• Jennifer Lopez's 'This Is Me… Now' Bows at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart, 03/02/24 [Billboard]
• Jennifer Lopez's New Album Is The Lowest-Charting Of Her Career, 03/01/24 [Forbes]
• Jennifer Lopez Is 'Devastated' by 'This Is Me … Now' Album Response: Why Did It Flop?, 03/29/24 [Yahoo]
• Jennifer Lopez cancels 2024 tour This Is Me: 'Completely heartsick and devastated', 05/31/24 [USAToday]
• In defense of Ben Affleck, 09/07/06, [EW]
• Redemption Hunting, 10/14/07 [NYT]
• Does falling in love with Jennifer Lopez curse your career?, 03/17/10 [Page Six]
• THR Cover: Confessions of Ben Affleck, 10/12/12 [THR]
• Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Divorcing After 10 Years of Marriage, 06/30/15 [People]
• Jennifer Lopez Says There Was 'Genuine Love' Between Her and Ben Affleck, 03/25/19 [People]
• Exclusive: Jennifer Garner's Frank Talk About Kids, Men, and Ben Affleck, 02/26/16 [VF]
• J-Rod! Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez on Love, Beauty, and Redemption, 07/01/17 [VF]
• Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain. Now He's Trying Honesty, 02/18/20 [NYT]
• Ben Affleck on the Gift of Second Chances, 12/01/21 [WSJ]
• Ben Affleck, at the top of his game, (MATT DAMON) 01/11/22 [EW]

The episode where we dive deep into the origins of 'Bennifer' and the 20 years it has taken to do the same thing, twice!

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson

Sources:

1. FAKE: Did Jennifer Lopez donate $4.5 million to Palestinians for food and medical supplies?, 07/31/24 [MM]
2. J-Lo celebrates 50 with an adoring, dancing crowd in Tel Aviv, [Times of Israel]
3. Jennifer Lopez did more for Israel's image than any politician ever could, 08/04/19 [YNET]
4. Jennifer Lopez's friends claim singer tried to salvage failed relationship — but Ben Affleck 'has a darkness to him', 08/24/24 [Page Six]
5. Jennifer Lopez seemingly SNAPS at Ben Affleck at the Grammy awards - before recovering after realizing the moment was caught on camera, 02/07/23 [Daily Mail]
6. That Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Grammy fight: What really happened, 02/09/23 [NYP]
7. 'Stressed' Ben Affleck goes viral for 'slamming' car door behind Jennifer Lopez while out for coffee run in LA, 05/11/23 [Daily Mail]
8. What J-Lo and Ben Affleck REALLY said on the red carpet: Lip reader reveals couple's exchange after they were spotted having an apparently tense conversation, 05/11/23 [DM]
9. Ben Affleck has 'come to his senses' about 'fever dream' Jennifer Lopez marriage: 'There is just no way this is going to work', 05/20/24 [Page Six]
10. Ben Affleck 'Has Not Been in Touch' with Jennifer Lopez's Kids (Exclusive Source), 08/25/24 [People]
11. Ben Affleck has been hanging out with RFK Jr.'s daughter Kick Kennedy amid Jennifer Lopez split: source [PageSix]
12. BEN AFFLECK NOT DATING RFK JR.'S DAUGHTER KICK!! Despite Post-Divorce Buzz, 08/26/24 [TMZ]
13. Ben Affleck 'Had Control' Over Documentary About Marriage to Jennifer Lopez: 'It Was His Idea' (Exclusive), 08/25/24 [People]
14. Let's Try It Ben's Way, Evgenia Peretz, 10/99 [VF]
15. BEN'S OPEN ROAD, 03/03 [VF]
16. Ben Affleck sobered by public bellyflop, 12/31/03, [SF Gate]
17. Jennifer Lopez dumps Ben Affleck, 01/22/2004 [EW]
18. Ben Affleck's Hollywood Ending, 04/01/04, [RS]

In which we discuss Chappell Roan "discourse".

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson

Sources:

• Chappell Roan calls out 'weird' and 'entitled' fans for requesting photos with her [PageSix]
• Chappell Roan Is Taking It [PAPER]
• Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom [Interview]
• Chappell Roan breaks down on stage, pauses concert to address crowd: 'Having a hard time today', [EW]
• Lady Gaga Says Her Public Persona Is a 'Separate Entity' From Her True Self, [Variety]
• In Lady Gaga's Haus, All Are Welcome, 11/06/19 [ELLE]
• EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga opens up about mental heath issues as she reveals superstardom left her "traumatised", 09/11/16 [Mirror]
• A message from me about GAGA: FIVE FOOT TWO, 09/17/17 [X]
• Lady Gaga, lost ... and found, 09/20/20 [CBS]
• HOW LADY GAGA NAVIGATED A YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER 09/18/20 [Billboard]
• WATCH: Lady Gaga Was in a 'Dark Place' Before Making Latest Album: 'I Didn't Want to Be Myself', [People]
• Battle Sounds Introduction [YouTube]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

• Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cut off in certain apps]:

• President Bush Addresses the Nation [George W. Bush - White House Archives]
• 30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30, 03/06/19 [Elle]
• Taylor Swift shows in Vienna canceled after 2 arrested for planning ISIS-inspired terror plot, [ABC]
• Taylor Swift terrorist threat suspect confessed he intended to kill fans: Officials, [USA]
• Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say, [AP]
• US confirms role in identifying alleged terrorist plot for Taylor Swift shows, [USA]
• Swifties rally in Vienna after three Taylor Swift concerts cancelled over planned terror attack, [PinkNews]
• Blake Lively Reacts to Terror Plot Planned for Friend Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Shows in Austria: 'How Terrifying', [People]
• Alleged Taylor Swift terror plot fits a worrying trend as ISIS targets teens online, [CNN]
• Taylor Swift terror suspects part of terrifying rise in teens radicalized online — account for two-thirds of ISIS-related arrests in Europe, [NY Post]
• SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN PFLUGER INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS TERROR THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH FOREIGN, CLOUD-BASED APPS LIKE TIKTOK, 08/7/24, [HOMELAND SECURITY]
• We Were Supposed to See Taylor Swift in Vienna. We Learned a Surprising Lesson About Human Nature Instead. [Slate]
• Taylor Swift Cancels Vienna Shows Over Foiled Terror Attack Plot, [FP]
• The Biden-Harris failure in Afghanistan is making world a more dangerous place, even at Taylor Swift concerts, JOHN BOLTON [NY Post]
• Did George W. Bush Create ISIS?, Dexter Filkins [NYer]
• Key Controversies and Missteps of the Postwar Period [PBS]
• Ahmed Chalabi: A proud pawn for a big American lie, 11/04/15 [Al Jazeera]
• Iraq's de-Baathification still haunts the country, 03/12/13 [Al Jazeera]
• Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests, [Washington Post]