Some were surprised that Time magazine made Taylor Swift their person of the year for 2023. A pop star? Are you serious? Last year’s choice for this prestigious accolade was Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, honoured as a wartime leader because “courage is contagious”. The year before it was Elon Musk for “reshaping life on Earth” while other past recipients include John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II, and Nelson Mandela. An entertainer has never been so honoured – but there has never been an entertainer quite like Taylor Swift. Not even Madonna in her pomp nor Michael Jackson at his peak come…
