Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Taylor Swift Lyric Sends Interest in Italian Town Soaring

Internet searches for the Italian town of Portofino soared by 271% within days of the release of the Taylor Swift album The Life of a Showgirl.  In the song “Elizabeth Taylor,” Swift opens with the lyric, “That view of Portofino was on my mind when you called me at the Plaza Athénée.” Booking.com noted the … Continued

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