Ilana Kaplan

Ilana Kaplan is a music and culture writer. She has contributed to The New York Times, Vulture, ELLE, GQ, Rolling Stone, and more.

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ Reckons With Her Younger Self

LONG LIVE

On the re-recorded version of her third album, Swift reckons with her younger self while confronting the complexity of celebrity.

Ilana Kaplan | Published Jul 07, 2023

American Girl Doll Memes Are Peak Nihilist Art

THROWBACK

The expensive dolls of our childhoods are everywhere on Twitter and Instagram lately, and they’ve become the funniest, best expression of millennial angst.

Ilana Kaplan | Published Jul 13, 2022