Today we're farewelling the truly irreplaceable Dolly Parton, and celebrating the parts of her legacy that don't always get the spotlight: the songwriting, the philanthropy, and the doors she kicked open for every female artist who came after her.

Plus, Taylor Swift just sat down for a rare, heavily-controlled interview, and if you listen closely, she's quietly told us exactly what's coming next. We're decoding the looking-back, the throughline she keeps returning to, and the very deliberate play she's making for one final piece of her legacy.

And for the obsessives: the Season 3 teaser for The Pitt has dropped, and the eagle-eyed clues buried in it - a changed timeline, a missing wedding ring, and one very welcome return have us spiralling ahead of January.

Read the celebrity tributes flowing in for Dolly Parton here. 

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