Nielsen released its numbers for the most-streamed shows of 2025 so far, and six out of the top 20 shows are animated. Why do you think animation is so popular? It's not just kids — "Family Guy" is No. 4, "Bob's Burgers" is No. 5, "American Dad!" is No. 12 and "South Park" is No. 20. Is it that it's easy to make, easy to watch and even easier to re-watch casually? Does it make us feel a certain way and remind us of our childhoods? Is there just more of it because it's easier to make? What do you think?
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Taylor Swift doesn't go away like she used to. Now that she has her masters back and is engaged to a guy who isn't embarrassed about her astronomical level of fame, she's dominating headlines at a more aggressive rate than before — the album, the podcast, the engagement, the album covers that make headlines every single time they're released. She wrote this album while on her WORLD TOUR!
Is this a strategy, or her personality? Is it what made her so successful in the first place? Does the fact Travis Kelce is obsessed with his brand as well come into play? Will she lose her charm if she doesn't disappear for a while, or is "flooding the zone" just the best way for our icons of pop culture to share information now? Will we start tuning her out, or will she become even more of a villain than some people already see her as?
I would love to hear from a Swift expert about what this latest album rollout says about where Swift is in her career — and what culture wants from her. Is this business as usual? Is she writing the playbook others should follow? Help me explain the Taylor Swift attention economy!