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After going on a series of (even more) bizarre tirades (than usual), the rapper played a three-song set, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l6Q90diEfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared distressed\u003c/a> onstage, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kanye-walks-west-s-saint-pablo-tour-cancelled-following-beyonc-n686856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canceled the rest of his tour\u003c/a> and wound up \u003ca href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2016/11/21/kanye-west-hospitalized/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">handcuffed\u003c/a> in an ambulance, à la Britney circa 2007.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, #PrayForKanye has trended on Twitter and stars—including Janelle Monae, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, Marlon Wayans and many more—have rallied online with best wishes for Yeezy. In addition, much of the country seems to have temporarily forgotten about the chaotic state of our country, and is more concerned with saving one man and one man only: Kanye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cause of West’s ill health is, so far, a little unclear. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/kris-jenner-kanye-west-hospitalization-angel-ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kris Jenner told \u003cem>Vanity Fair\u003c/em>\u003c/a> her son-in-law was “exhausted”, another source told \u003ca href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-kanyewest-idUSKBN13H1WK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>People\u003c/em> magazine\u003c/a> that Kanye felt “under spiritual attack”, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7587830/kanye-west-hospital-sleep-deprivation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Billboard\u003c/em>\u003c/a> was told it was “temporary psychosis due to sleep deprivation.” Whatever the problem is, Mr West is definitely not having a good week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which brings us to one of the most surprising elements of this entire story: less than two months after his wife was \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/10/03/you-dont-have-to-like-kim-kardashian-but-at-least-respect-her-humanity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dismissed, ridiculed and victim-blamed\u003c/a> for having the audacity of getting robbed at gunpoint, in what was surely a traumatic and terrifying experience, the world is rallying around Kanye, as if his life is infinitely more valuable than his wife’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-800x146.png\" alt=\"good-news\" width=\"800\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-800x146.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-160x29.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-768x140.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-1020x186.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-1920x351.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-1180x216.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-960x175.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-240x44.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-375x69.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-520x95.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an even stranger state of affairs if one considers how inextricably intertwined Kim and Kanye's careers and public lives have become since the couple married in 2014. Kim has been referenced in Kanye’s songs repeatedly; she appeared strapped to him for (the most unintentionally hilarious video of all time) \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAtAM7vtgc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Bound 2”\u003c/a>; he sporadically pops up on her E! reality show \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9lNF9bhYU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Keeping Up With the Kardashians\u003c/em>\u003c/a>; there’s a cartoon version of him in her super-popular phone app, and they pose for \u003ca href=\"http://www.vogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img-apriltest_104557289055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">magazine covers\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3068388/Kanye-West-t-tear-gaze-away-wife-Kim-Kardashian-s-famous-curves-Met-Gala-red-carpet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red carpet events\u003c/a> together on the regular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's more, these two have a happy marriage precisely because they are such similar humans. Kanye is as ostentatious as Kim. They both earn an exorbitant amount of money and live lavishly in properties around the globe. They are both unabashedly shallow (Kim: \"Stretch marks are my biggest fear of life”; Kanye: \"My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in\"). They are both unashamedly egotistical (Kim: \"If I was a man, I would want to know what it’s like to have sex with myself\"; Kanye: \"My greatest pain in life is that I'll never be able to see myself perform\"). Both enjoy spouting absolute nonsense from time to time (Kim: \"Well, a bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he’s talented, but he’s not famous. Do you know what I mean?\"; Kanye: \"I hate when I'm on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me, like, oh great, now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle\").\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So why do we #PrayForKanye now, when some Tweets about Kim’s robbery declared her suffering “good news” and others openly wished she had been killed in the heist? An opportunistic company even turned the worst night of Kardashian's life into a Halloween costume:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49145\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-800x394.png\" alt=\"costumekk\" width=\"800\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-800x394.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-160x79.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-768x378.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-1020x502.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-1920x945.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-1180x581.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-960x472.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-240x118.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-375x184.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-520x256.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The answer to why we treat these two similar people so differently is of course a little complicated, but at least partially rooted in sexism. Somehow, it's okay for Kanye to talk extensively about the designer clothing he likes, because the perception is that he's earned it. When Kim does it—even though she has been in the business of fashion since before either of them were famous—it's often perceived as frivolous and selfish; the rich girl rubbing her wealth in our faces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, if you ask Kim-haters what they dislike about her, the most common complaint is that she is talentless, an accusation that willfully ignores the fact that Kardashian is a marketing genius with a sharp mind for business. The other reasons given for hating on Kim—the shallowness, the ego, the self-indulgence—are all personality elements that Kanye is just as guilty of, but that the public has no problem turning a blind eye to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49147\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-800x147.png\" alt=\"messedhimup\" width=\"800\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-800x147.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-160x29.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-768x141.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-1020x187.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-1920x352.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-1180x216.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-960x176.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-240x44.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-375x69.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-520x95.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps Kim also garners less sympathy because she is less inclined to show vulnerability than Kanye. He recently \u003ca href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/09/kanye-west-cried-fan-tattoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cried on stage\u003c/a> over a fan's tribute to his mother, and his \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugawzLjLb2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sad, public embrace\u003c/a> with Kid Cudi last week has gone viral. Kim, on the other hand, has said that crying is for the end of the day, \"not with fresh makeup.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the public love for Kanye and vocal hatred of Kim has to do with our national pastime of cheering for the underdog; Kardashian was born into privilege, Kanye's background is significantly scrappier. It also has to do with product; we place an infinitely higher cultural value on Kanye's music than we do on Kim's apps, books and TV shows, even though their popularity is comparable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of the root cause, the way Kim and Kanye have been treated during their respective crises in the last two months has held a mirror up to the nature of social media and how we use it to build up and tear down public figures, depending on our mood. Further, if we compare Kanye's treatment this week to how Britney Spears' mental breakdown was publicly discussed in 2007, the picture becomes even more stark. It suggests that a higher value is, at least sometimes, placed on famous men than it is on famous women, and that men can get away with more while living in the public eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I, along with the rest of the country, wish Kanye a speedy recovery, but I sincerely hope Kim is on the mend too. Because assigning value to the lives of celebrities, based on whether we like what they sell us or not, is a hideous reflection of how we dehumanize famous people.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>You may have noticed that everyone is very worried about Kanye West right now. After going on a series of (even more) bizarre tirades (than usual), the rapper played a three-song set, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l6Q90diEfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared distressed\u003c/a> onstage, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kanye-walks-west-s-saint-pablo-tour-cancelled-following-beyonc-n686856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canceled the rest of his tour\u003c/a> and wound up \u003ca href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2016/11/21/kanye-west-hospitalized/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">handcuffed\u003c/a> in an ambulance, à la Britney circa 2007.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, #PrayForKanye has trended on Twitter and stars—including Janelle Monae, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, Marlon Wayans and many more—have rallied online with best wishes for Yeezy. In addition, much of the country seems to have temporarily forgotten about the chaotic state of our country, and is more concerned with saving one man and one man only: Kanye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cause of West’s ill health is, so far, a little unclear. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/kris-jenner-kanye-west-hospitalization-angel-ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kris Jenner told \u003cem>Vanity Fair\u003c/em>\u003c/a> her son-in-law was “exhausted”, another source told \u003ca href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-kanyewest-idUSKBN13H1WK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>People\u003c/em> magazine\u003c/a> that Kanye felt “under spiritual attack”, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7587830/kanye-west-hospital-sleep-deprivation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Billboard\u003c/em>\u003c/a> was told it was “temporary psychosis due to sleep deprivation.” Whatever the problem is, Mr West is definitely not having a good week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which brings us to one of the most surprising elements of this entire story: less than two months after his wife was \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/10/03/you-dont-have-to-like-kim-kardashian-but-at-least-respect-her-humanity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dismissed, ridiculed and victim-blamed\u003c/a> for having the audacity of getting robbed at gunpoint, in what was surely a traumatic and terrifying experience, the world is rallying around Kanye, as if his life is infinitely more valuable than his wife’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-800x146.png\" alt=\"good-news\" width=\"800\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-800x146.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-160x29.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-768x140.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-1020x186.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-1920x351.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-1180x216.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-960x175.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-240x44.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-375x69.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/good-news-1-520x95.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an even stranger state of affairs if one considers how inextricably intertwined Kim and Kanye's careers and public lives have become since the couple married in 2014. Kim has been referenced in Kanye’s songs repeatedly; she appeared strapped to him for (the most unintentionally hilarious video of all time) \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAtAM7vtgc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Bound 2”\u003c/a>; he sporadically pops up on her E! reality show \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9lNF9bhYU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Keeping Up With the Kardashians\u003c/em>\u003c/a>; there’s a cartoon version of him in her super-popular phone app, and they pose for \u003ca href=\"http://www.vogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img-apriltest_104557289055.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">magazine covers\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3068388/Kanye-West-t-tear-gaze-away-wife-Kim-Kardashian-s-famous-curves-Met-Gala-red-carpet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red carpet events\u003c/a> together on the regular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's more, these two have a happy marriage precisely because they are such similar humans. Kanye is as ostentatious as Kim. They both earn an exorbitant amount of money and live lavishly in properties around the globe. They are both unabashedly shallow (Kim: \"Stretch marks are my biggest fear of life”; Kanye: \"My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in\"). They are both unashamedly egotistical (Kim: \"If I was a man, I would want to know what it’s like to have sex with myself\"; Kanye: \"My greatest pain in life is that I'll never be able to see myself perform\"). Both enjoy spouting absolute nonsense from time to time (Kim: \"Well, a bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he’s talented, but he’s not famous. Do you know what I mean?\"; Kanye: \"I hate when I'm on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me, like, oh great, now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle\").\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So why do we #PrayForKanye now, when some Tweets about Kim’s robbery declared her suffering “good news” and others openly wished she had been killed in the heist? An opportunistic company even turned the worst night of Kardashian's life into a Halloween costume:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49145\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-800x394.png\" alt=\"costumekk\" width=\"800\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-800x394.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-160x79.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-768x378.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-1020x502.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-1920x945.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-1180x581.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-960x472.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-240x118.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-375x184.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/costumeKK-520x256.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The answer to why we treat these two similar people so differently is of course a little complicated, but at least partially rooted in sexism. Somehow, it's okay for Kanye to talk extensively about the designer clothing he likes, because the perception is that he's earned it. When Kim does it—even though she has been in the business of fashion since before either of them were famous—it's often perceived as frivolous and selfish; the rich girl rubbing her wealth in our faces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, if you ask Kim-haters what they dislike about her, the most common complaint is that she is talentless, an accusation that willfully ignores the fact that Kardashian is a marketing genius with a sharp mind for business. The other reasons given for hating on Kim—the shallowness, the ego, the self-indulgence—are all personality elements that Kanye is just as guilty of, but that the public has no problem turning a blind eye to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49147\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-800x147.png\" alt=\"messedhimup\" width=\"800\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-800x147.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-160x29.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-768x141.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-1020x187.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-1920x352.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-1180x216.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-960x176.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-240x44.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-375x69.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/11/messedhimup-1-520x95.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps Kim also garners less sympathy because she is less inclined to show vulnerability than Kanye. He recently \u003ca href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/09/kanye-west-cried-fan-tattoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cried on stage\u003c/a> over a fan's tribute to his mother, and his \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugawzLjLb2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sad, public embrace\u003c/a> with Kid Cudi last week has gone viral. Kim, on the other hand, has said that crying is for the end of the day, \"not with fresh makeup.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the public love for Kanye and vocal hatred of Kim has to do with our national pastime of cheering for the underdog; Kardashian was born into privilege, Kanye's background is significantly scrappier. It also has to do with product; we place an infinitely higher cultural value on Kanye's music than we do on Kim's apps, books and TV shows, even though their popularity is comparable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of the root cause, the way Kim and Kanye have been treated during their respective crises in the last two months has held a mirror up to the nature of social media and how we use it to build up and tear down public figures, depending on our mood. Further, if we compare Kanye's treatment this week to how Britney Spears' mental breakdown was publicly discussed in 2007, the picture becomes even more stark. It suggests that a higher value is, at least sometimes, placed on famous men than it is on famous women, and that men can get away with more while living in the public eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I, along with the rest of the country, wish Kanye a speedy recovery, but I sincerely hope Kim is on the mend too. Because assigning value to the lives of celebrities, based on whether we like what they sell us or not, is a hideous reflection of how we dehumanize famous people.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The music video is dead; long live the music video -- as long as by \"music video\" you mean visual album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was one (admittedly clunky) proclamation that hung in the air last week, as \u003ca href=\"http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/tv-ratings-vmas-plummet-mtv-1201846812/\" target=\"_blank\">MTV reported dismal ratings\u003c/a> for its big annual celebration of music set to film and scripted celebrity drama set to aggressively \u003ca href=\"http://www.refinery29.com/2016/08/121573/dj-khaled-snapchat-vma-commercial\" target=\"_blank\">sponsored content starring DJ Khaled and Nikes and Snapchat\u003c/a>. Are those things still called commercials? Let’s call them commercials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, you don’t have to be an industry insider to understand why the Video Music Awards, an exaltation of the year’s best stand-alone music videos and a onetime cash cow for the cable network, no longer constitute must-see TV. 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What was up with the hat? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, you can look up 20 years of repeated, detailed explanations for the (still impressive) single-shot trickery. Director Jonathan Glazer has basically spent his entire life explaining how he made this music video. He should probably just print business cards with a paragraph about it on the back and hand them out to everyone he meets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzwY7ii582Y\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's not just an understanding of the analog magic that makes this video so compelling, such a charmer, 20 years down the line. What is it that makes \"Virtual Insanity\" so watchable?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's stark and minimalist without feeling cold, yes. It's intimate -- a cousin to\u003ca href=\"http://grantland.com/features/with-new-video-jack-white-look-back-career-music-video-director-hype-williams/\" target=\"_blank\"> Hype Williams' signature fish-eye\u003c/a>, perhaps, but sillier, less self-consciously stylish. There's Jay Kay's delightfully playful way of moving, a Beck-meets-\u003cem>The Jetsons\u003c/em> update on the moonwalk. And then there's the fact that he's literally \u003cem>dancing over a rapidly changing landscape \u003c/em>as he sings about misgivings with an uncertain, tech-centric future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Per the song's lyrics, we hear concerns that a preoccupation with newfangled toys and virtual escapism is at odds with humans doing right by each other (keep in mind most Americans didn't even have the internet in their homes in 1996). Per the video, it's up to Jay to move deftly, gracefully enough to make way for the inevitable shifts in the furniture -- to maintain some humanity and humor among the right angles and bright, unthinking lights. Altogether, it's knowing, it's wry, and it's completely of its time: hopeful, but wary about what's to come. As though the medium of the music video itself has become sentient, prescient, and is attempting to shout through the screen about what lies ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What lay ahead, in 1996, was a massive shift in the way we consume music, and videos had to follow suit. Today, \"Virtual Insanity\" might be released on YouTube, and we would call it a viral video; we know, because \u003ca href=\"http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/why-ok-go-went-facebook-only-debut-its-buzzy-zero-gravity-music-video-169599\" target=\"_blank\">OK Go followed the breadcrumbs\u003c/a> it left behind -- \"make videos people want to talk about and the fascination will transfer to your music\" -- to great success. (I would argue that while that band's videos are technically impressive, \"Virtual Insanity\" holds up better as it ages partially because it's a great song and partially because the video is in service of its message, whereas OK Go videos seem to be 90 percent unrelated yet cool-looking gimmicks, but whatever. People love 'em, understandably.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twenty years later, we don't need MTV to get our music videos anymore. We don't need \u003cem>nobody, \u003c/em>right guys?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Except when we kind of do: the market tells us that as one type of corporation-dictated scarcity is eliminated, new ones must take its place (that is, if anyone is going to make any money). Enter Beyoncé's \u003cem>Lemonade\u003c/em>, a visual album that will go down in the pop culture textbooks as an archetype for how \"big\" records can still be sold to a streaming-happy public -- that is, with a (somewhat disingenuous) element of surprise; after a handful of carefully timed teasers for viewers to parse; and as a multimedia, cross-genre rollout on at least two different platforms defined by varying degrees of exclusivity, in her case HBO and Tidal. (Pro tip for would-be superstars: bonus $$$ for literally owning one of those platforms.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distribution aside, there's obviously no shortage of expensive, highly skilled filmmaking going on in \u003cem>Lemonade\u003c/em>. It's a beautiful collection of videos, sweeping in scope yet raw and urgent throughout. That said, 20 years after we were all kids sitting around at lunch asking each other \u003cem>Did you see that new crazy music video with the floor moving?!\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Do you know how they did it?, \u003c/em>I'd argue the core magnet that draws people in about \u003cem>Lemonade \u003c/em>is the same simple and thoroughly human sense of wonder: \"Hold Up,\" which rightfully won 2016's Video of the Year, is essentially \u003cem>Did you see her smash up those cars with that baseball bat?! \u003c/em>(\u003cstrong>Update:\u003c/strong> a reader has pointed out that \"Hold Up\" did not win Video of the Year. It won Best Female Video. \"Formation\" won Video of the Year.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeonBmeFR8o\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It helps, of course, that she's one of the most beautiful women in the world, and that she's essentially baring her soul -- ugly parts and all. It's joyful, it's liberating, it feels like we're trespassing. Watch her break that first window and tell me it doesn't release a primal, childlike kind of glee you generally keep pretty buried, maybe by necessity, in adult life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one actually knows what's next in the evolution of the music video, or of music consumption, for that matter. It's safe to say that the country's collective attention will never be quite so easy to focus as it was when \"Virtual Insanity\" had us hooked. On balance, I'm of the opinion that that's probably a good thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some things don't change. A good music video thrills by eliminating the distance between the artist and his or her audience. It removes our power to resist entering the artist's world, and then it surprises us with our own ability to still be surprised by what's there. And if there's an argument for scarcity, that's maybe where it lives: when we don't have that world at our fingertips, when we're not able to conjure that portal nor control when we get to tumble down it, it retains some mysticism, some sense of being unknowable. When we can't Google the reasons behind the magic, the act of being a music fan is just that much more of a thrill ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Call it nostalgia for simpler times, sure. But in some ways, I think we're all still that 13-year-old kid sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of MTV, waiting for the split-second rush we get from the start of our favorite video -- from the sight of Jay Kay on one foot, just before the first piano notes hit, as he glides inexplicably toward us to prophesize about the \u003ca href=\"http://www.stereogum.com/1801800/jamiroquais-virtual-insanity-video-is-now-a-video-game/video/\" target=\"_blank\">weird, terrifying, beautiful technological future that awaits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The music video is dead; long live the music video -- as long as by \"music video\" you mean visual album.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was one (admittedly clunky) proclamation that hung in the air last week, as \u003ca href=\"http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/tv-ratings-vmas-plummet-mtv-1201846812/\" target=\"_blank\">MTV reported dismal ratings\u003c/a> for its big annual celebration of music set to film and scripted celebrity drama set to aggressively \u003ca href=\"http://www.refinery29.com/2016/08/121573/dj-khaled-snapchat-vma-commercial\" target=\"_blank\">sponsored content starring DJ Khaled and Nikes and Snapchat\u003c/a>. Are those things still called commercials? Let’s call them commercials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, you don’t have to be an industry insider to understand why the Video Music Awards, an exaltation of the year’s best stand-alone music videos and a onetime cash cow for the cable network, no longer constitute must-see TV. Sure, lots more people are watching via the internet. But our collective ambivalence toward the music video as a medium -- setting aside its place as a unit in the art film/visual album, we'll get to that in a moment -- is bigger than format. Broadly speaking, it's one arm of the story about the splintering death of the monoculture at the hands of the internet, in all its instantly gratifying, personally curated glory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you view this as awesome or sad or both probably depends on the year you were born. But it's undeniable: when most people are carrying a powerful, fully customizable computer around in their pockets, the idea of 13-year-olds rushing home from school to catch their favorite videos on \u003cem>TRL\u003c/em> -- because that was the only way to see them -- sounds as endearingly sepia-toned as suburban families gathering around the radio for the next installment of \u003cem>Hopalong Cassidy\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pause for a moment, if you will, and watch the music video for Jamiroquai's \"Virtual Insanity,\" which was released 20 years ago this month. Go on. If you're at work, find some headphones. Watch it start to finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Et9b7LWfnxQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Et9b7LWfnxQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\"Virtual Insanity\" won Best Video at the VMAs in 1997, beating out the videos for Beck's \"The New Pollution,\" Nine Inch Nails' \"The Perfect Drug,\" No Doubt's \"Don't Speak,\" and Jewel's \"You Were Meant for Me.\" (Which: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGj77BrEgj4\" target=\"_blank\">what\u003c/a>. She's a babe, but still.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps more memorably, if you are a person who was between the ages of, say, eight and 30 in 1996, it was the video that launched a thousand awed conversations. Google was quietly being birthed by young dorks at Stanford in 1996, but regular people sure didn't have it yet. So we asked each other questions instead: \u003cem>How did they make this thing? How did it look so cool? What was up with the hat? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, you can look up 20 years of repeated, detailed explanations for the (still impressive) single-shot trickery. Director Jonathan Glazer has basically spent his entire life explaining how he made this music video. He should probably just print business cards with a paragraph about it on the back and hand them out to everyone he meets.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/MzwY7ii582Y'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/MzwY7ii582Y'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>But it's not just an understanding of the analog magic that makes this video so compelling, such a charmer, 20 years down the line. What is it that makes \"Virtual Insanity\" so watchable?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's stark and minimalist without feeling cold, yes. It's intimate -- a cousin to\u003ca href=\"http://grantland.com/features/with-new-video-jack-white-look-back-career-music-video-director-hype-williams/\" target=\"_blank\"> Hype Williams' signature fish-eye\u003c/a>, perhaps, but sillier, less self-consciously stylish. There's Jay Kay's delightfully playful way of moving, a Beck-meets-\u003cem>The Jetsons\u003c/em> update on the moonwalk. And then there's the fact that he's literally \u003cem>dancing over a rapidly changing landscape \u003c/em>as he sings about misgivings with an uncertain, tech-centric future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Per the song's lyrics, we hear concerns that a preoccupation with newfangled toys and virtual escapism is at odds with humans doing right by each other (keep in mind most Americans didn't even have the internet in their homes in 1996). Per the video, it's up to Jay to move deftly, gracefully enough to make way for the inevitable shifts in the furniture -- to maintain some humanity and humor among the right angles and bright, unthinking lights. Altogether, it's knowing, it's wry, and it's completely of its time: hopeful, but wary about what's to come. As though the medium of the music video itself has become sentient, prescient, and is attempting to shout through the screen about what lies ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What lay ahead, in 1996, was a massive shift in the way we consume music, and videos had to follow suit. Today, \"Virtual Insanity\" might be released on YouTube, and we would call it a viral video; we know, because \u003ca href=\"http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/why-ok-go-went-facebook-only-debut-its-buzzy-zero-gravity-music-video-169599\" target=\"_blank\">OK Go followed the breadcrumbs\u003c/a> it left behind -- \"make videos people want to talk about and the fascination will transfer to your music\" -- to great success. (I would argue that while that band's videos are technically impressive, \"Virtual Insanity\" holds up better as it ages partially because it's a great song and partially because the video is in service of its message, whereas OK Go videos seem to be 90 percent unrelated yet cool-looking gimmicks, but whatever. People love 'em, understandably.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/dTAAsCNK7RA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/dTAAsCNK7RA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Twenty years later, we don't need MTV to get our music videos anymore. We don't need \u003cem>nobody, \u003c/em>right guys?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Except when we kind of do: the market tells us that as one type of corporation-dictated scarcity is eliminated, new ones must take its place (that is, if anyone is going to make any money). Enter Beyoncé's \u003cem>Lemonade\u003c/em>, a visual album that will go down in the pop culture textbooks as an archetype for how \"big\" records can still be sold to a streaming-happy public -- that is, with a (somewhat disingenuous) element of surprise; after a handful of carefully timed teasers for viewers to parse; and as a multimedia, cross-genre rollout on at least two different platforms defined by varying degrees of exclusivity, in her case HBO and Tidal. (Pro tip for would-be superstars: bonus $$$ for literally owning one of those platforms.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distribution aside, there's obviously no shortage of expensive, highly skilled filmmaking going on in \u003cem>Lemonade\u003c/em>. It's a beautiful collection of videos, sweeping in scope yet raw and urgent throughout. That said, 20 years after we were all kids sitting around at lunch asking each other \u003cem>Did you see that new crazy music video with the floor moving?!\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Do you know how they did it?, \u003c/em>I'd argue the core magnet that draws people in about \u003cem>Lemonade \u003c/em>is the same simple and thoroughly human sense of wonder: \"Hold Up,\" which rightfully won 2016's Video of the Year, is essentially \u003cem>Did you see her smash up those cars with that baseball bat?! \u003c/em>(\u003cstrong>Update:\u003c/strong> a reader has pointed out that \"Hold Up\" did not win Video of the Year. It won Best Female Video. \"Formation\" won Video of the Year.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/PeonBmeFR8o'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/PeonBmeFR8o'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>It helps, of course, that she's one of the most beautiful women in the world, and that she's essentially baring her soul -- ugly parts and all. It's joyful, it's liberating, it feels like we're trespassing. Watch her break that first window and tell me it doesn't release a primal, childlike kind of glee you generally keep pretty buried, maybe by necessity, in adult life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one actually knows what's next in the evolution of the music video, or of music consumption, for that matter. It's safe to say that the country's collective attention will never be quite so easy to focus as it was when \"Virtual Insanity\" had us hooked. On balance, I'm of the opinion that that's probably a good thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some things don't change. A good music video thrills by eliminating the distance between the artist and his or her audience. It removes our power to resist entering the artist's world, and then it surprises us with our own ability to still be surprised by what's there. And if there's an argument for scarcity, that's maybe where it lives: when we don't have that world at our fingertips, when we're not able to conjure that portal nor control when we get to tumble down it, it retains some mysticism, some sense of being unknowable. When we can't Google the reasons behind the magic, the act of being a music fan is just that much more of a thrill ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Call it nostalgia for simpler times, sure. But in some ways, I think we're all still that 13-year-old kid sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of MTV, waiting for the split-second rush we get from the start of our favorite video -- from the sight of Jay Kay on one foot, just before the first piano notes hit, as he glides inexplicably toward us to prophesize about the \u003ca href=\"http://www.stereogum.com/1801800/jamiroquais-virtual-insanity-video-is-now-a-video-game/video/\" target=\"_blank\">weird, terrifying, beautiful technological future that awaits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>And just like that, Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's whirlwind romance is \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/usweekly/status/773251961772732416\">dunzo\u003c/a>. Did she tire of his at-first-charming, at-second-glance-mortifying dance moves? Did he side with Kanye? We'll have to wait for Tay's next album to get all the dirty details (CANNOT WAIT). Until then, can we take a moment to appreciate how \"Summer Nights\" from the \u003cem>Grease\u003c/em> soundtrack predicted every detail of their zero-chill, PDA-packed courtship? Let's analyze the lyrics:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer lovin', had me a blast\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Summer lovin', happened so fast\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35540\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-800x593.jpg\" alt=\"rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt.061816\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-800x593.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-400x296.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-768x569.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-960x712.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor and Tom got hot and heavy on those Rhode Island rock formations in June. A season later, and they're on the rocks in a different sense. August's dead body isn't even cold yet!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Met a girl crazy for me\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Met a boy cute as can be\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-crazy-gif.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35516\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-crazy-gif.gif\" alt=\"taylor-crazy-gif\" width=\"270\" height=\"184\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor played a \"crazy\" girlfriend in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/11/10/taylor-swift-gets-even-with-ex-the-media-and-katy-perry-in-blank-space/\">her music video for \"Blank Space\"\u003c/a> as a nod to the media's portrayal of her dating habits. Tom is cute, according to some people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer days drifting away\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>To, uh oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35523\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc\" width=\"245\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc.gif 245w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc-32x32.gif 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere, out there, Taylor is in a kitchen at this moment singing \"Don't let the sun go down on meeee\" while baking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Did you get very far?\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Like does he have a car?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Answer #1:\u003c/strong> I would hope so.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Answer #2:\u003c/strong> No idea if he has a car, but you can bet she got into it sideways:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDGKqWyzuRs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>She swam by me, she got a cramp\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He ran by me, got my suit damp\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Saved her life, she nearly drowned\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He showed off splashing around\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Summer sun, something's begun\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>But, uh oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35508\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"taylor tom hiddleston\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lest we forget this iconic dip (how could we?).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Was it love at first sight?\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Did she put up a fight?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ink on the \u003cem>US Weekly\u003c/em> announcing her breakup with Calvin Harris wasn't even dry yet before Taylor and Tom started globe-trotting so sure, I'd say it was love at first sight. And I won't dignify the last line with a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Took her bowling in the arcade\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>We went strolling; drank lemonade\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/mgid-ao-image-mtv.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35524\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/mgid-ao-image-mtv.gif\" alt=\"mgid-ao-image-mtv\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are obvious references to the arcade featured in Beyonce's \"XO\" music video and the title of Beyonce's new album. Both Taylor and Tom are presumably big BeyHive members, as we all are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>We made out under the dock\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35509\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb.jpg 700w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>We stayed out till ten o'clock\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35510\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax\" width=\"450\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax.jpg 450w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax-400x572.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He got friendly holding my hand\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Well, she got friendly down in the sand\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35511\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns.jpg\" alt=\"101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_trans++gsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He was sweet, just turned \u003cdel>eighteen\u003c/del> thirty-five\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Well, she was good, you know what I mean\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom \u003cem>is\u003c/em> a human that is in the process of aging and Taylor is regarded by many as a goodie goodie (yes, I realize that's not what John Travolta meant, but I'm choosing to ignore the actual meaning).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer heat, boy and girl meet\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/UUzDHTk.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35512\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/UUzDHTk.gif\" alt=\"UUzDHTk\" width=\"217\" height=\"180\">\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>But, uh oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_589x578-160503144049-TomTay4.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35525\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_589x578-160503144049-TomTay4.gif\" alt=\"rs_589x578-160503144049-TomTay4\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How much dough did he spend?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He rode around the world on \u003cem>her\u003c/em> private jet, so: not much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Could she get me a friend?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/giphy-6.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35513\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/giphy-6.gif\" alt=\"giphy (6)\" width=\"598\" height=\"330\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She could. #squad\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>It turned colder; that's where it ends\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>So I told her we'd still be friends\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summer heat comes and goes, just like the promise to keep in touch with your exes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Then we made our true love vow\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Wonder what she's doin' now\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Writing her next hit single all about you and how you kept her scarf at your sister's house, duh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer dreams ripped at the seams\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/blankspace21-1415666421.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35514\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/blankspace21-1415666421.gif\" alt=\"blankspace21-1415666421\" width=\"700\" height=\"279\">\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>But, oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35515\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM.png\" alt=\"taylor tom hiddleston\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM.png 568w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM-400x321.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I rest my case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My thoughts and prayers go out to Taylor, Tom, his mom who was dragged out of her house for a photo-op, and everyone else involved (mainly Tay's two adorable cats) during this difficult time.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>And just like that, Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's whirlwind romance is \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/usweekly/status/773251961772732416\">dunzo\u003c/a>. Did she tire of his at-first-charming, at-second-glance-mortifying dance moves? Did he side with Kanye? We'll have to wait for Tay's next album to get all the dirty details (CANNOT WAIT). Until then, can we take a moment to appreciate how \"Summer Nights\" from the \u003cem>Grease\u003c/em> soundtrack predicted every detail of their zero-chill, PDA-packed courtship? Let's analyze the lyrics:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer lovin', had me a blast\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Summer lovin', happened so fast\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35540\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-800x593.jpg\" alt=\"rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt.061816\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-800x593.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-400x296.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-768x569.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816-960x712.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_1024x759-160618144035-1024.Tom-Hiddleston-Taylor-Swift-Beach-kiss.tt_.061816.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor and Tom got hot and heavy on those Rhode Island rock formations in June. A season later, and they're on the rocks in a different sense. August's dead body isn't even cold yet!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Met a girl crazy for me\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Met a boy cute as can be\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-crazy-gif.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35516\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-crazy-gif.gif\" alt=\"taylor-crazy-gif\" width=\"270\" height=\"184\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taylor played a \"crazy\" girlfriend in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/11/10/taylor-swift-gets-even-with-ex-the-media-and-katy-perry-in-blank-space/\">her music video for \"Blank Space\"\u003c/a> as a nod to the media's portrayal of her dating habits. Tom is cute, according to some people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer days drifting away\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>To, uh oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35523\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc\" width=\"245\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc.gif 245w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_static_f0alz8y017kkcko0okw0kswcc-32x32.gif 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere, out there, Taylor is in a kitchen at this moment singing \"Don't let the sun go down on meeee\" while baking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Did you get very far?\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Like does he have a car?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Answer #1:\u003c/strong> I would hope so.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Answer #2:\u003c/strong> No idea if he has a car, but you can bet she got into it sideways:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/UDGKqWyzuRs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/UDGKqWyzuRs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>She swam by me, she got a cramp\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He ran by me, got my suit damp\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Saved her life, she nearly drowned\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He showed off splashing around\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Summer sun, something's begun\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>But, uh oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35508\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"taylor tom hiddleston\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/tumblr_inline_o9tqd2VNA11r15z1r_1280-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lest we forget this iconic dip (how could we?).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Was it love at first sight?\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Did she put up a fight?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ink on the \u003cem>US Weekly\u003c/em> announcing her breakup with Calvin Harris wasn't even dry yet before Taylor and Tom started globe-trotting so sure, I'd say it was love at first sight. And I won't dignify the last line with a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Took her bowling in the arcade\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>We went strolling; drank lemonade\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/mgid-ao-image-mtv.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35524\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/mgid-ao-image-mtv.gif\" alt=\"mgid-ao-image-mtv\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are obvious references to the arcade featured in Beyonce's \"XO\" music video and the title of Beyonce's new album. Both Taylor and Tom are presumably big BeyHive members, as we all are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>We made out under the dock\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35509\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb.jpg 700w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-kissing-e317e0b3-d4dd-4921-ab49-9318283da8cb-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>We stayed out till ten o'clock\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35510\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax\" width=\"450\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax.jpg 450w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-lax-400x572.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He got friendly holding my hand\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Well, she got friendly down in the sand\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35511\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns.jpg\" alt=\"101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_trans++gsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/101803936_Taylor-Swift-Tom-Hiddleston-beach-NEWS-large_transgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdGcv5yZLmao6LolmWYJrXns-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>He was sweet, just turned \u003cdel>eighteen\u003c/del> thirty-five\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Well, she was good, you know what I mean\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom \u003cem>is\u003c/em> a human that is in the process of aging and Taylor is regarded by many as a goodie goodie (yes, I realize that's not what John Travolta meant, but I'm choosing to ignore the actual meaning).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer heat, boy and girl meet\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/UUzDHTk.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35512\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/UUzDHTk.gif\" alt=\"UUzDHTk\" width=\"217\" height=\"180\">\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>But, uh oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_589x578-160503144049-TomTay4.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35525\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/rs_589x578-160503144049-TomTay4.gif\" alt=\"rs_589x578-160503144049-TomTay4\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How much dough did he spend?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He rode around the world on \u003cem>her\u003c/em> private jet, so: not much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Tell me more, tell me more\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Could she get me a friend?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/giphy-6.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35513\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/giphy-6.gif\" alt=\"giphy (6)\" width=\"598\" height=\"330\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She could. #squad\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>It turned colder; that's where it ends\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>So I told her we'd still be friends\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summer heat comes and goes, just like the promise to keep in touch with your exes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Then we made our true love vow\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Wonder what she's doin' now\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Writing her next hit single all about you and how you kept her scarf at your sister's house, duh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Summer dreams ripped at the seams\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/blankspace21-1415666421.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35514\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/blankspace21-1415666421.gif\" alt=\"blankspace21-1415666421\" width=\"700\" height=\"279\">\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>But, oh, those summer nights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35515\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM.png\" alt=\"taylor tom hiddleston\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM.png 568w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-06-at-3.05.18-PM-400x321.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I rest my case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My thoughts and prayers go out to Taylor, Tom, his mom who was dragged out of her house for a photo-op, and everyone else involved (mainly Tay's two adorable cats) during this difficult time.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"disqusTitle": "More Than Just a Pet Cause: Demi Lovato Shines a Spotlight on Mental Health",
"title": "More Than Just a Pet Cause: Demi Lovato Shines a Spotlight on Mental Health",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tori Tatum is a Demi Lovato superfan. The twentysomething has been to a dozen or so of Lovato’s shows, including two on the pop star's current tour, “Future Now,” with Nick Jonas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Her voice is just amazing,” says Tatum. It's a couple hours before Lovato and Jonas take the stage at the SAP Center in San Jose on August 18. “I love her shows. You never know what she is going to sing. She does a lot of surprises on her tours.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tatum's hardly alone. More than 200 others like her have lined up in front of the venue today for a chance of glimpsing the former Disney Channel stars.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Tatum and her line of friends haven't shown up just for the spectacle. They've been handpicked to attend a “wellness workshop” before the show, a session led by the personal development coach -- Mike Bayer, CEO of the Southern California-based CAST Centers -- who helped Lovato through her battle with eating disorders, drug addiction, and the day-to-day trials that come with bipolar disorder. CAST Centers is a counseling and rehabilitation organization that works with people on personal development, addiction and psychiatric disorders.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I first met [Mike Bayer] under circumstances where I had asked for help, but I didn’t really want it,” Lovato tells me after the workshop, surrounded by her hair and makeup team. “We’ve gotten in so many heated arguments and debates over the years, but he ultimately knew what was right for me. Because of that I was able to get sober.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lovato wants to remove the stigma around discussing mental health. And it must be said: For a pop star who's come out of perhaps the shiniest pop star-generating machine in the business, the pairing doesn't feel quite like the usual \"celebrity with a cause.\" The campaign’s marketing materials feature neither starving children nor malnourished animals with compelling music in the background\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">-- just a group of young people admitting they have issues.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-33567\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees line up for the pre-concert workshop. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees line up for the pre-concert workshop. \u003ccite>(Ezra Romero)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In short, it feels personal, with good reason: Lovato, at 24, has lived through the same self-deprecation, pain and anxiety that many young people\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">deal with.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“This was something that helped me get sober... it's one of the reasons why I’m alive today,\" Lovato tells me. \"So [CAST counselors] being on tour, I knew it would provide an opportunity for other people to get resources so they can get the help that they need.” \u003c/span>CAST is paying for all the workshops. Even still, the benefit is clear; with Lovato endorsing the events, the company is getting boatloads of advertising.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two hours before the concert, this gaggle of fans files into a side room at the stadium. The workshop starts out high-energy: The MC pumps the crowd up with audio from Lovato’s album, \u003cem>Confident\u003c/em>, and questions like “How many of you spend an hour a day working out your body?” A majority of the hands in the room shoot up.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But then he asks “How many of you spend an hour a day working on your mental health?” Only a few hands go up, including mine.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the MC leads a breathing exercise, Lovato walks into the room and the attendees cheer. Lovato waves, smiles and then sits down on a leather couch with her band. She's there to take part in the workshop, just like the fans behind her.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s when Kevin Hines takes the stage. He is, to be blunt, the guy who didn't die after \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizzwarner/this-guy-jumped-off-the-golden-gate-bridge-and-survived-to-t?utm_term=.vjKy9VDlb#.uqlVwOBKR\" target=\"_blank\">attempting suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000\u003c/a>. Hines recounts what went through his mind before he jumped, and how a number of what seemed like divine moments kept him alive, including a sea lion circling him and bobbing him up every time he sank.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I was 19 and my life changed dramatically in four seconds,” says Hines, remembering that day. “It was the four seconds it took me to fall from the Golden Gate Bridge.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There's something in these testimonials that calls to mind my high school days at Christian bible camp. But when I look around at the fans, they're getting the message. This isn't a place for irony, nor cynicism.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I feel like him sharing that with everybody opened our eyes,\" participant and San Ramon native Kylie Prentice tells me afterward. “I didn’t expect it to be so deep.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-33569\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees (and Demi Lovato fans) Tori Tatum and Kylie Prentice.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees (and Demi Lovato fans) Tori Tatum and Kylie Prentice. \u003ccite>(Ezra Romero)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This avenue of encouraging young people to address their personal needs is, to be sure, not entirely perfect. 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She’s taking what she learned home.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’ve never had [mental health] conversations at home. It’s like taboo,” Tatum tells\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">me, as attendees file out. “You can talk about physical pain or whatever, but, every time something mental comes up, the conversation is just shut off.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later, in Lovato’s dressing room, the singer says it's just that attitude she's hoping to turn around.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-583778170.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-33575\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-583778170-800x533.jpg\" alt='Demi Lovato performs at the Boston stop of her \"Future Now\" tour. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tori Tatum is a Demi Lovato superfan. The twentysomething has been to a dozen or so of Lovato’s shows, including two on the pop star's current tour, “Future Now,” with Nick Jonas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Her voice is just amazing,” says Tatum. It's a couple hours before Lovato and Jonas take the stage at the SAP Center in San Jose on August 18. “I love her shows. You never know what she is going to sing. She does a lot of surprises on her tours.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tatum's hardly alone. More than 200 others like her have lined up in front of the venue today for a chance of glimpsing the former Disney Channel stars.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Tatum and her line of friends haven't shown up just for the spectacle. They've been handpicked to attend a “wellness workshop” before the show, a session led by the personal development coach -- Mike Bayer, CEO of the Southern California-based CAST Centers -- who helped Lovato through her battle with eating disorders, drug addiction, and the day-to-day trials that come with bipolar disorder. CAST Centers is a counseling and rehabilitation organization that works with people on personal development, addiction and psychiatric disorders.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I first met [Mike Bayer] under circumstances where I had asked for help, but I didn’t really want it,” Lovato tells me after the workshop, surrounded by her hair and makeup team. “We’ve gotten in so many heated arguments and debates over the years, but he ultimately knew what was right for me. Because of that I was able to get sober.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lovato wants to remove the stigma around discussing mental health. And it must be said: For a pop star who's come out of perhaps the shiniest pop star-generating machine in the business, the pairing doesn't feel quite like the usual \"celebrity with a cause.\" The campaign’s marketing materials feature neither starving children nor malnourished animals with compelling music in the background\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">-- just a group of young people admitting they have issues.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-33567\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees line up for the pre-concert workshop. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees line up for the pre-concert workshop. \u003ccite>(Ezra Romero)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In short, it feels personal, with good reason: Lovato, at 24, has lived through the same self-deprecation, pain and anxiety that many young people\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">deal with.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“This was something that helped me get sober... it's one of the reasons why I’m alive today,\" Lovato tells me. \"So [CAST counselors] being on tour, I knew it would provide an opportunity for other people to get resources so they can get the help that they need.” \u003c/span>CAST is paying for all the workshops. Even still, the benefit is clear; with Lovato endorsing the events, the company is getting boatloads of advertising.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two hours before the concert, this gaggle of fans files into a side room at the stadium. The workshop starts out high-energy: The MC pumps the crowd up with audio from Lovato’s album, \u003cem>Confident\u003c/em>, and questions like “How many of you spend an hour a day working out your body?” A majority of the hands in the room shoot up.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But then he asks “How many of you spend an hour a day working on your mental health?” Only a few hands go up, including mine.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the MC leads a breathing exercise, Lovato walks into the room and the attendees cheer. Lovato waves, smiles and then sits down on a leather couch with her band. She's there to take part in the workshop, just like the fans behind her.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s when Kevin Hines takes the stage. He is, to be blunt, the guy who didn't die after \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizzwarner/this-guy-jumped-off-the-golden-gate-bridge-and-survived-to-t?utm_term=.vjKy9VDlb#.uqlVwOBKR\" target=\"_blank\">attempting suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000\u003c/a>. Hines recounts what went through his mind before he jumped, and how a number of what seemed like divine moments kept him alive, including a sea lion circling him and bobbing him up every time he sank.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I was 19 and my life changed dramatically in four seconds,” says Hines, remembering that day. “It was the four seconds it took me to fall from the Golden Gate Bridge.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There's something in these testimonials that calls to mind my high school days at Christian bible camp. But when I look around at the fans, they're getting the message. This isn't a place for irony, nor cynicism.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I feel like him sharing that with everybody opened our eyes,\" participant and San Ramon native Kylie Prentice tells me afterward. “I didn’t expect it to be so deep.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-33569\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees (and Demi Lovato fans) Tori Tatum and Kylie Prentice.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/Demi-Lovato-7.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees (and Demi Lovato fans) Tori Tatum and Kylie Prentice. \u003ccite>(Ezra Romero)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This avenue of encouraging young people to address their personal needs is, to be sure, not entirely perfect. It’s debatable whether the youth who really need mental health care the most can be adequately reached by a short two hour large-group session tied to a pop show. 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She’s taking what she learned home.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’ve never had [mental health] conversations at home. It’s like taboo,” Tatum tells\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">me, as attendees file out. “You can talk about physical pain or whatever, but, every time something mental comes up, the conversation is just shut off.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later, in Lovato’s dressing room, the singer says it's just that attitude she's hoping to turn around.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-583778170.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-33575\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/08/GettyImages-583778170-800x533.jpg\" alt='Demi Lovato performs at the Boston stop of her \"Future Now\" tour. 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