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Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” will be released on Friday. Over the past few weeks, Swift and her team have planted “Easter eggs” and crafted puzzles for fans around the world to discover, encouraging them to dissect, decode and connect with one another in hopes of learning more about the album.
Melissa Kirsch, the deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle, talks to Madison Malone Kircher, an internet culture reporter for The Times who has been following the rollout from the beginning.
Melissa Kirsch, the deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle for The Times and the writer of The Morning newsletter on Saturdays.
Madison Malone Kircher, an internet culture reporter for The Times.
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Melissa Kirsch is the deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle at The Times and writes The Morning newsletter on Saturdays. More about Melissa Kirsch
Madison Malone Kircher is a Times reporter covering internet culture. More about Madison Malone Kircher
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