Celebrity culture was a mistake

Published July 26, 2026 6:15am ET



First, let me say that I think it is great that Taylor Swift finally got married. Any time a beautiful and successful woman marries a handsome man and makes the institution of marriage look glamorous, it is a win for American culture.

That said, I was alarmed by reports that bags of trash collected outside her wedding were being sold online for $100 apiece. Apparently, some people are so obsessed with Swift that even garbage can be sanctified as long as it was recently adjacent to Tay-Tay.

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