Either I'm older than I thought and out of touch to an absurd level, or David Brinkley would never waste his time with what passes as for-profit news these days (actually, I think it's both).




Malarkey, I'm not old. We go out to the motion picture show and make monkey-shines at least once a month!

David Brinkley, Chet Huntley, Howard K. Smith, and certainly not Walter Cronkite

And I am old!

I bailed on Top 40 back in the mid-’80s and have been rewinding backwards ever since (just hit my Gershwin/Goodman phase this year). If it came out in the past 40 years and isn’t an electronic gadget or a tool for the garage, there’s a good chance I’ve never heard of it.

She has tried very hard to use her massive influence to support Democratic candidates. She's also an incredible songwriter, who puts on a fantastic show. Taylor Swift is both culturally and politically significant, whether you listen to her music or not.

Called it!

It ain't easy being rich, famous, all that and more and coping with it. Wish them the best.

Kelce and Swift are very generous and left-leaning, despite their wealth. Swift especially has funded food banks and showered her employees with bonuses. She successfully sued a promoter for harrassment as well bought her catalog from her former producers. She is a shining star. He plays football, well.

Good for them.

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"He's not the man I married!"

(Which is also the title of a bit on Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief album, but I digress.)

Link: https://www.forbes.com/self-made-women/

The OP link has an interactive list, below is a partial screenshot:



According to Forbes Magazine, Taylor Swift is the #21 wealthiest self-made woman in America. AND she's the highest ranking musical performer to make this list. Among the female performing artists, Taylor Swift is only outranked by one other woman - namely Oprah Winfrey.

I'd say yes this is important news and it belongs on the LBN, at least on a "slow news day" like today.

Yes, old fart here. Her music just isn't my thing. And I'm not a football fan.

That said, I am happy for them both. She has been the brunt of Trump's stupidity, and she has done a lot to get young people engaged in voting.

I wish them both all the happiness they can find!

"Geezerette" here, and I'm with you on every point you make. (And you said it so well I don't need to repeat it😊.)

Cha-ching!