Many years ago, The Kansas City Star sent me to Las Vegas to write several tourism stories. For one I drove alone into the Mojave Desert to interview UFO believers. Another story put me in the ...

Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl pays homage to the rip-roaring lifestyle of showgirls. “Sequins are forever,” she croons in the titular song and the album’s last track, “The ...

The USA TODAY Network is shining a spotlight on Taylor Swift's dazzling new era with a half-hour live stream dedicated to dissecting "The Life of a Showgirl." Tune in at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT on Oct.

As Showgirls celebrates its 30th anniversary and popular culture reckons—once again—with fame, femininity, and spectacle, ...

If you’ve ever wondered what the life of a showgirl is actually like, it starts a little something like this. You slip on a wire-frame backpack hidden beneath a flurry of feathers, which is ...

Taylor Swift is returning to late-night television tonight, Monday, October 6, with a special appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to promote her record-breaking 12th studio album, ...

The artist's 12th album, co-produced by Max Martin and Shellback, features a dozen tracks. Swift described it on social media as "an album that just feels so right." "And, baby, that’s show business ...