I firmly believe that a big reason a lot of relationships fail is because a lot of people put on a show in the beginning. What I mean by this is that, in the beginning, both members of a relationship are on their best behavior – they’re making a concrete effort to be funny, cool, laid-back, sexy, confident, go-with-the-flow partners who warrant a serious commitment. As the months go by, however, they slowly start to transform into their real selves, and the “I’m the cool partner” vibe starts to disappear.
Controversy is bubbling in the wake of Taylor Swift giving Kesha $250,000–a show of support after a court verdict that upheld a Sony contract which requires Kesha to work with Dr. Luke, a music producer she alleges sexually assaulted her multiple times. After the news of Swift’s financial contribution broke, Demi Lovato, a #FreeKesha supporter, tweeted, “Take something to Capitol Hill or actually speak out about something and then I’ll be impressed.” It was suspiciously timed, so much so that it reads as a straight up subtweet about Swift, but Lovato denied that allegation...
If you haven’t yet heard, yesterday, during the Yeezy Season Three show, Kanye West premiered his new album, called The Life Of Pablo (for now at least). This might have been vaguely newsworthy in and of itself, but there was one song in particular, called “Famous,” that made quite the splash. In it, West proclaims, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex /I made that bitch famous.” The “Taylor” in this situation is, of course, Taylor Swift–who, you might recall, already had a fairly tumultuous relationship with West.