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Summer Nobel Inspiration Tour

After a decade of hosting NSHSS members on the Nobel Week Tour in December, we're thrilled to announce its expansion to the summer season, promising extended daylight and warmer weather! Join us for a captivating week in Stockholm, Sweden, to explore the legacy of Alfred Nobel, the visionary inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize, and his profound influence on the city.

It includes meetings with a member of the Nobel committee, visits to renowned Stockholm museums and universities, and exploration of the innovation and creativity in Sweden! During the Summer Nobel Inspiration Tour, you can experience Stockholm during Midsummer, learn about the Nobel legacy and Swedish culture, and expand your horizons and independence through international travel!

This program runs in the summer when the days are long, and Stockholm is getting ready for its Midsummer celebrations! Ages 16+ are welcome!

Check back soon for Summer 2025 tour dates to be announced!

Summer Nobel Inspiration Tour Prices

*Prices are per person

*Parents may accompany their student on tour by registering individually with a separate enrollment form. Please see the FAQ section for more information

What's included in this price?

• Hotel accommodations 
• Ground Transportation
• 2 Meals Per Day
• Guided Tours and Activities
• Full-time Tour Director
• Traditional Swedish Souvenir

Tentative Tour Itinerary

Important note: this itinerary is  not final and is subject to change. the final itinerary will be sent via email to registered participants before the tour date..

- Start your journey to Stockholm, Sweden!

Due to the time difference, travelers from the U.S. will likely have to book their flight departing on Thursday, 6/6, to arrive on Friday, 6/7. The preferred arrival time on 6/7 is before 5 PM

- Reach out to your fellow travelers in the tour group chat to get to know them and meet up along your journey!

Arrival Day!

- Arrive in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholm Arlanda Airport!

- Hosts will meet arriving students at the international terminal.  Details will be confirmed when participants’ flights are known. Hosts will guide participants on transportation by speed train to Stockholm city center and check-in at Generator Hostel, Stockholm.

- Early arrivals will have free time to explore, grab some lunch, and rest before the evening meeting.

- "Welcome to Stockholm" orientation meeting and dinner at the Generator Hostel

Stockholm Day!

- Breakfast at the hostel

- Guided visit to Stockholm City Hall, where the famous Nobel Prize Banquet with 1.300 guests takes place every year on Nobel Day, December 10.

- Guided visit to the Stockholm Concert Hall, where the Nobel Prize Ceremony occurs, and the Swedish king hands the Nobel medals to the Laureates

- Lunch at the Vasa Museum

- Lecture and guided tour at the Vasa Museum, which holds the unique wreckage of the mighty Vasa warship from the 17th century that was pulled out of the ocean after 333 years underwater. It is one of Scandinavia's most visited attractions.

- Free time for dinner

- Meet at the hostel for curfew

Uppsala Day!

- Leave by coach bus to Uppsala, one hour north of Stockholm. Here, find the oldest university of Scandinavia (Uppsala Universitet, 1477), a lively university town with active student life, and the grand Cathedral, built 750 years ago, home to the archbishop of Sweden.

- Lunch at a student nation. This is a student-run restaurant inside what is somewhat similar to a university co-ed Greek house in the U.S.

- Guided walking tour of Uppsala

- Return to Stockholm on the coach bus

- Evening workshop at the hostel, “make your own Sweden souvenir,” including dinner.

Stockholm University Day!

- Take the subway to Stockholm University.

- Welcome to Stockholm University. Here, the Nobel laureates in Physics, Chemistry, and Economic Sciences hold their prize-winning lectures on December 8 every year.

- Lecture: Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize, and the annual Nobel festivities.

- Lecture: A professor on the Nobel Committee for Chemistry presents the process of selecting a Nobel laureate

- Lunch on campus in the student canteen (dining hall). 

- Stockholm University campus tour and a visit to the university gift shop.

- Lecture: “Contemporary Sweden”: politics, welfare and creativity that makes Sweden internationally famous

- Enjoy an outdoor activity: Kubb, a traditional lawn game. “Play Chess like a Viking!”

- Return to Stockholm on the subway

KI, KTH, and Gamla Stan Day!

- Visit Karolinska Institutet, the medical university, and/or The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), the engineering university.  Professors at both universities are active in the Nobel Prize process.

- University campus tour and lunch on campus.

- Take the subway to Gamla Stan, Stockholm's Old Town, where you will find the Royal Palace, Parliament, and the iconic colored Swedish homes in Stotorget (the square).

- Guided visit at Nobel Prize Museum located in the Old Town Square.

- After the visit, we'll have time for a walk around Gamla Stan, where you'll find tons of souvenir shopping!

Museum day! 

- Reception at the U.S. Embassy residence in Stockholm for presentations, refreshments, and Q&A. Meeting with embassy staff to discuss careers in the Foreign Service.

- Break off into smaller groups to visit museums. 

Participants can choose the museum(s) of their interest that they would like to visit (museum admission is not included, but most are free for students!)

Museum options:

• Nordic Museum (Culture)
• National Museum (Art)
• Museum of Technology
• Viking Museum
• ABBA Museum
• Royal Palace/Royal Armory 

- Lunch on your own at the museum cafe

- Continue on to visit another museum or release for free time

- Meet at the hostel for curfew 

Midsummer Day!

- A day visit to Skansen. 

Skansen is the world’s oldest open-air museum, showcasing the whole of Sweden with houses and farmsteads from every part of the country. Festive occasions are celebrated throughout the year; in June, it will focus on the summer solstice and the Midsummer traditions.

- Lunch on your own in Skansen

- Take the tram back to Stockholm to get ready for dinner

- Take the subway to Stockholm University to visit the faculty club

- Evening farewell dinner with a buffet of traditional Swedish Midsummer dishes.

- Return to the hostel & pack your bags!

Departure Day!

Travel back home – or extend your stay in Sweden and Europe

No program activities this day. Breakfast is available at the hostel for those with later flights. Hosts will coordinate departure groups to take the speed train back to the airport.

Important Notes

Please read prior to registration.

Student age limit

All travelers on this tour MUST be 16 years of age or older.

Adults can register for this tour to attend with their students but cannot attend alone. 

Booking terms

All NSHSS travelers must agree to the official Booking Conditions  and  NSHSS Academic Tour Code of Conduct  before departing on tour.

All travelers must have a valid passport. Travelers are responsible for their own flight arrangements to and from Stockholm Arlanda International Airport.

Flight Pickups

NSHSS Tours staff will coordinate pickups at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and transportation options back to the airport on the listed dates only.

Any tour participants who would like to arrive early or extend their stay will be responsible for booking their own additional accommodations.

The $500 deposit is non-refundable but will be applied to the total tour fee.

Flights are not included in the program fee and are the traveler's responsibility.

Covid Testing

Participants are strongly encouraged to take a COVID test on their own and ensure they are negative prior to traveling internationally to the tour's starting point to prevent a situation where they may not be able to participate in the tour.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find the answers to all of your tour questions here!

What do QUAD, TWIN, & SINGLE mean, and how does it affect tour pricing?

These terms refer to hotel room occupancy. All aspects of the tour are the exact same for each attendee, so we base the tour price on the attendee's hostel room preference. If you select QUAD, you reserve ONE SPOT for yourself in a hostel room with 3 other tour participants. The hostel room will have two bunk beds, with one person in each bunk and 4 students in the room in total. If you select TWIN, you reserve ONE SPOT for yourself in a hostel room with 1 other tour participant. The hostel room will have two beds, with one person in each bed and 2 students in the room in total. If you select SINGLE, you reserve an entire hostel room for yourself. All tour pricing is per person.

Do I have to purchase a second tour for my parent to attend?

Yes! To attend the Summer Nobel Inspiration Tour, each attendee (including parents) must purchase a tour by filling out an enrollment form individually with their personal information. Parents are allowed to accompany their students on this tour, and they would participate in all aspects of the tour just as every other member does. Adults are only allowed to register for this tour if their student is also registered as adults cannot attend alone. 

If a parent and/or guest wants to attend the tour with their member, which room option should we select as a group?

Each attendee (parents and guests included) must complete their own enrollment form to attend the tour. Please note tour prices are per person regardless of group size. Adults can only be placed in a room with students they are attending the tour with. If a parent and a student would like to attend the tour and room together, the student would fill out an enrollment form and select TWIN, and the parent would fill out their own enrollment form (with their information as both the traveler and payment contact) and select TWIN. If the student does not want to room with their parent and would like to be paired with other students attending the tour, the parent must select SINGLE, and then the student can select any rooming option. For a group of 4 attending the tour (any combination of parents, students, siblings, or guests), ALL attendees would fill out their own individual enrollment form with their personal information, and ALL select QUAD.

If a parent and/or guest wants to attend the tour with their member, do they have to use Non-Member pricing?

No! As an NSHSS member benefit, members and their guests can use the NSHSS member tour pricing. Please note tour prices are per person. Non-member pricing is reserved for high school students unaffiliated with NSHSS who want to attend the tour.

Does NSHSS provide transportation to Sweden?

Each attendee is responsible for their transportation arrangements to and from the tour start and end points in Stockholm, Sweden. NSHSS does not assist with airfare, and flights are not included in this tour price. With NSHSS members nationwide, it would be difficult to facilitate flights for every member from different airports at different times. Some members also choose to extend their trip in Europe past the tour dates, so we can offer a lower price for everyone without flights included.

What is included in the tour package?

The package includes hostel accommodations for the week, ground transportation, breakfasts on program days, one dinner OR lunch per program day, guided tours and activities within the programming, a full-time tour director, NSHSS swag, a Swedish souvenir, and all gratuities.

Can I not stay in the hostel and have that cost subtracted from the tour fee?

The NSHSS Summer Nobel Inspiration Tour is only sold as an all-inclusive tour package, so, unfortunately, we cannot remove the hostel cost from the tour price as that is a part of the package. Keeping all tour participants at the same hostel makes it easier to keep everyone accounted for overnight so we don't run into logistical issues in transportation to and from the hotel and daily activities.

Will there be meals provided during the tour?

NSHSS will provide a welcome dinner reception upon attendees' arrival in Stockholm on Day 1. On each full tour day, breakfast will be provided at the hostel. Either lunch or dinner will be provided each day with the exception of one day, including both lunch and dinner, and one day not including either because of this. For the meals not included, tour participants will be given free time to eat independently with their peers. Be sure to bring a global credit card and plan to provide yourself with one meal per day, as tour participants are welcome to eat at an eatery of their choosing. This is always a great opportunity for students to make friends with other participants, shop for souvenirs, and have some freedom to explore the area a little. On departure day, attendees can enjoy breakfast at the hostel before arriving at the airport. 

Is there a vaccine mandate for this academic tour in place?

NSHSS has decided not to implement a vaccine mandate for our Nobel Week tours as the World Health Organization no longer defines COVID-19 as a pandemic. However, participants are strongly encouraged to take a COVID test on their own and ensure they are negative prior to traveling internationally to the tour's starting point to prevent a situation where they may not be able to participate in the tour.

Do you offer financial assistance for this tour?

As NSHSS tours are entirely optional to our members, we currently do not have any financial assistance programs for our tours at this time. However, payment arrangements are very flexible, allowing participants to create their own payment plan and pay the tour fee in increments of their choosing at any time and as many times as they would like up until the final due date. Please be sure to check out our   NSHSS Scholarships page  for multiple scholarship opportunities where many of the scholarships are open to both high school and college students. Keep an eye out as new scholarships are always being added!

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Extended programme 2023

Teachers travelling from abroad to Sweden to attend the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit 2023 will have the possibility to partake in a four-day programme arranged by the Nobel Prize Museum. When you register for 28 September you can also register to attend the extended programme on 26 - 29 September.

• 26-29 September 2023
• Click here to download the programme and some handy tips for your visit

The extended programme is exclusive for participants travelling from abroad to Sweden to attend the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit. Get to know the Swedish school system from within, meet colleagues for deeper discussions and take the opportunity to see more of Stockholm when visiting the conference.

Tuesday, 26 September 14:00-16:00 A welcome address and introduction at the Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm

Wednesday, 27 September 8:30-18:30 The democracy mission in the Swedish schools Introduction, school visits and workshop at Nobel Prize Museum Reception at Stockholm City Hall

Thursday, 28 September 8:30-16:30 Nobel Prize Teacher Summit 2023 at Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm

Friday, 29 September 9:00-12:00 Workshop and guided tour at the Nobel Prize Museum.

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How do i work out my curriculum pathway and which subjects can i choose.

If you are going to enjoy your Sixth Form experience and be successful it is important that you choose the right courses for you.  To help you with this process we have created KS5 pathways to help you choose the most appropriate subjects.

Click on the KS5 curriculum pathways document below to work out your Average Points Score and see which courses you are able to study.

As well as thinking about which subjects you want to take you also need to consider how they fit together on the blocking system.  You can only choose one subject from each block.  These blocks are still in draft so if you would like to study a combination of subjects which is currently not possible please let us know when you attend your post-16 options, or application, interview, as we may be able to alter the blocking slightly before September.

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Boris Pasternak's museum house

Pasternak’s “important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition" was honored with a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. For many readers outside Russia, Pasternak is known mainly as the author of the touching historical novel Doctor Zhivago written in 1957. The novel as a whole communicates the haphazard, uncertain and chaotic quality of life caused by the Russian Revolution and the heroic case of quiet humanism demonstrated by a single person.

Pasternak’s translations of Georgian poets favored by Joseph Stalin probably saved his life during the purges of the 1930’s. However, the individualistic Pasternak was not suited to the Soviet artistic climate when art was required to have a clear socialism-inspired agenda and so Russian publishers were unwilling to print Pasternak’s novel. In fact, Doctor Zhivago first appeared in Italy in 1957.

Pasternak won his Nobel Prize the following year. Despite Pasternak politely declining his Nobel Prize quoting: “because of the significance given to this award in the society to which I belong”, the award nevertheless spread his fame well beyond Russia. He ended his life in virtual exile in an artist's community in Peredelkino village. His last poems are devoted to love, to freedom and to reconciliation with God.

Pasternak was rehabilitated posthumously in 1987. In 1988, after being banned for three decades, "Doctor Zhivago" was published in the USSR. In 1989 Pasternak's son accepted his father's Nobel medal in Stockholm.

Pastenak loved his house in Peredelkino, the house and surrounding nature featuring in his poetry. The poet considered the cycle of poems "Peredelkino", which he completed in the spring of 1941, to be his best work. The poet spent the first difficult months of the war in Peredelkino; he completed the novel "Doctor Zhivago" here, wrote the Lara poems and translated Shakespeare and Goethe. It was in this house that he learned he was to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 23rd 1958. He died here on May 30 1960.

The house in Peredelkino only acquired the status of a museum in 1990, thirty years after the poet's death and a century after his birth. The museum has fully preserved the environment and atmosphere of the house where Boris Pasternak lived and worked. The director of the museum is Elena Pasternak, grandaughter of Boris Pasternak.

Pasternak’s grave can be found in Peredelkino cemetery which is situated 20 minutes walk from the poet’s house.

Tour duration: 6-7 hours

Tour cost: English -  150 USD, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese - 180 USD

Additional expenses: car - 150 USD, or train - 10 USD

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Medical Students Select 2024 Golden Apple Award Winners

Medical students at Duke University School of Medicine have selected selected Jamie Fox, MD ; Erica Odukoya, MD; and Jenny Van Kirk, MD ; for the annual Golden Apple Awards.    

The Golden Apple Awards are the highest teaching awards presented by the Duke University School of Medicine student body to recognize outstanding dedication to medical student education. Recipients are selected by the entire School of Medicine student body, and only one recipient is chosen in each of three categories each year. 

• Jamie Fox , MD, professor of pediatrics, won the preclinical faculty award.  
• Erica Odukoya , MD,  resident in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, won the house staff award. 
• Jenny Van Kirk , MD, assistant professor of medicine, won the clinical faculty award. 

Schedule announced for 2024 DP World Tour Qualifying School

The 2 024 DP World Tour Qualifying School schedule has been announced and includes five new venues, an increase in First Stage opportunities and a return to INFINITUM for its dramatic conclusion, as professionals and amateurs from across the world look to secure their place on golf’s Global Tour.

Hopefuls will compete through three stages, as they look to add their name to a growing list of Major Champions, World Number Ones and Ryder Cup stars that have been produced at Qualifying School since its inception in 1976.

The Qualifying School will visit 15 venues from August to November and will once again conclude with Final Stage at Costa Dorada’s award-winning INFINITUM resort.

All five venues making their Qualifying School debuts will act as First Stage hosts, as the number of First Stage opportunities increases from nine to ten, giving additional players the chance to earn one of the DP World Tour cards on offer.

Golf Nazionale in Italy will make its Qualifying School bow fresh from hosting the Junior Ryder Cup last year, while Moonah Links is also a new venue and sees Qualifying School return to Australia for a third successive year. There are debuts on the schedule too for Golf de Léry Poses in France, Huddersfield Golf Club in England and Horsens Golfklub in Denmark.

Second Stage will take place across Spain, with the same four venues returning to the schedule; Desert Springs Resort in Almeria, Isla Canela Links in Huelva, Golf Las Pinaillas in Albacete and Fontanals Golf Club in Girona.

Mike Stewart, DP World Tour Qualifying School Director, said: “We’re excited to be able to share the full schedule for the 2024 DP World Tour Qualifying School, and we’re delighted to welcome our five new host venues.

“Increasing First Stage opportunities from nine to ten is an important change for 2024, as we hope to give more players the opportunity to clinch one of the coveted DP World Tour cards that are up for grabs.

“All 15 venues will provide a true test to those teeing it up and those that do come through the three-stage process will be ready to compete on the DP World Tour in 2025.

“INFINITUM has provided the perfect setting for Final Stage over the past five years, and we’re looking forward to returning there for a sixth time. It is a truly first-class venue and we’re grateful for their continued help and hospitality. It is a true highlight of our schedule.”

Joaquín Mora Bertrán, Deputy General Manager of Golf, Beach Club and F&B at INFINITUM, said: “We are delighted to welcome one of golf’s most exciting events back to INFINITUM.

“This is a very exciting time for INFINITUM, with major investment across the entire resort making the experience for visiting players, DP World Tour hopefuls and our members and residents even better.

“Earlier this year, we announced major improvements to the Lakes, and we are excited to see how the players react when they take on the renovated course – along with the equally enjoyable Hills - in November.

“Part of what makes INFINITUM the perfect stage for Qualifying School is the line-up of amenities on offer for golfers of all levels, from the new Callaway Fitting Studio to the nine-hole Ruins course where players can hone their skills.

“We look forward to working with the DP World Tour once again to make sure this unique event is as unforgettable as ever.”

The Final Stage of Qualifying School will take place at INFINITUM from November 8-13, 2024, where 156 players will compete over six rounds.

Each player will play two rounds at the Lakes Course and the Hills Course at INFINITUM, before the top 65 and ties play the final two rounds at the Lakes Course.

After six rounds, the leading 20 players and ties will earn DP World Tour playing privileges for 2025. This number has been reduced from the leading 25 players and ties that were awarded playing privileges last year as part of an overall review of DP World Tour playing categories.

Entries for the DP World Tour Qualifying School will open in June, with an official date yet to be confirmed.

A full list of this year’s dates and locations are as follows:

FIRST STAGE

August 27-30

The Players Club, Bristol, England

Golf Nazionale, Sutri, Italy

September 3-6

Millennium Golf, Paal, Beringen, Belgium

Huddersfield Golf Club, Huddersfield, England

September 10-13

Arlandastad Golf (Masters Course), Rosersberg, Sweden

September 11-14

Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf, Ebreichsdorf, Austria

September 17-20

Donnington Grove Golf Club, Newbury, England

September 24-27

Horsens Golfklub, Horsens, Denmark

Golf de Léry Poses, Poses, France

October 1-4

Moonah Links Resort (Open Course), Victoria, Australia

SECOND STAGE

October 31 – November 3

Desert Springs Resort, Almeria, Spain

Isla Canela Links, Huelva, Spain

Golf Las Pinaillas, Albacete, Spain

Fontanals Golf Club, Girona, Spain

FINAL STAGE

November 8-13

INFINITUM Golf Resort (Lakes & Hills Courses), Tarragona, Spain

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Travis Kelce Attends Girlfriend Taylor Swift’s 4th Eras Tour Show in Paris — and Dances in the Stands!

The NFL star was spotted supporting his girlfriend, who performed her new song about him — “So High School” — for the first time in front of him on tour

Travis Kelce took a trip to the city of love to support his superstar girlfriend!

On Sunday, May 12, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, was spotted at the Paris La Défense Arena for the fourth and final night of Taylor Swift ’s sold-out Eras Tour run in Paris, France.

Swift, 34, performed her new song about him — “So High School” — for the first time in front of him on tour. The love song, a track from The Tortured Poets Department album, includes pointed lyrics about their relationship.

“You know how to ball, I know Aristotle,” Swift sings in “So High School,” referring to her NFL boyfriend’s talents and her songwriting prowess.

The song’s lyrics also hint at him making her a friendship bracelet with his jersey number on it and attending one of her concerts last year as he tried to woo her before they started dating: “You knew what you wanted and, boy, you got her.”

Swift noted that this Paris concert was her 87th concert on the Eras Tour, which is notable because Kelce’s jersey number is 87.

Later in the show, Swift performed “The Alchemy,” which also has football puns, including, “So when I touch down, call the amateurs and cut ’em from the team.”

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This offseason has been a busy one for the multi-talented athlete, whose new contract extension with the Chiefs makes him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.

On April 29, Kelce inked a deal worth more than $17 million a year to stay with Kansas City for an additional two years,  NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported .

Before his return to the football field, Kelce spent time in Los Angeles to wrap up his latest projects in Hollywood, including hosting Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? , a new game show spinoff of  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?  that's set to stream on Prime Video.

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And on Tuesday, May 7, a source told PEOPLE that the three-time Super Bowl champion  was joining the cast of  Ryan Murphy 's new FX series,  Grotesquerie . His new co-star, Niecy Nash-Betts, shared videos with Kelce on the set of the new series.

Before he was seen on the set of Grotesquerie, Kelce was seen at several A-list events, including the  Kentucky Derby  and the  Formula One Grand Prix , where he supported the F1 team he invested in alongside Chiefs quarterback  Patrick Mahomes .

In October 2023, the Chiefs stars became lead  investors in the Formula 1 team  Alpine Racing. Through Kelce's management company A&A Management, he and Mahomes, 28, joined golf champion  Rory McIlroy  and Olympic boxing gold medalist Anthony Joshua to secure a $218 million investment in the team.

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Kelce's most recent sightings with Swift came just before his trips to Kentucky and Miami.

The record-breaking songstress accompanied Kelce to Mahomes' charity event in Las Vegas, where they shared sweet kisses caught on video and auctioned off tickets to Swift's Eras Tour .

When Kelce appeared onstage during the auction at the gala, he revealed that he and  his “significant other”  had decided to put four tickets up for bidding. “I think, um, I was just talking to my significant other,” he said in a video posted  on TikTok . “And uh, we might have one other auction item that wasn’t on the docket.”

“Has anyone heard of the Eras Tour?,” he asked as guests in the room cheered.

In a video montage  from the April 27 Mahomies Foundation Golf Classic and Gala shared by the Chiefs quarterback on Instagram, Swift and Kelce were seen holding hands as they made their entrance into the gala.

The couple were also spotted hand in hand in  footage  shared on X as they walked to their table at the event.

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What Pope Francis Said to Mayor Eric Adams in Rome

The meeting was a highlight for the mayor, who is in Rome to speak at a conference about world peace and often talks about how his Christian faith informs his leadership.

By Jeffery C. Mays

Reporting from Rome

Mayor Eric Adams, who talks often about his faith, acknowledged on Saturday that he had felt some uncertainty — if not anxiety — about meeting Pope Francis.

But at the Vatican, as Mr. Adams stooped before the pope, he felt any disquiet he had wash away. Pope Francis placed his hand on the mayor’s right arm. Then, the two shook hands.

“I think that some people have a level of aura and energy and the ability to just calm people,” said Mr. Adams, who is Christian but not Catholic. “I think that’s what he possessed. In my prayers, I thank God for having the opportunity this morning.”

The meeting came on the second day of a three-day trip to Italy for Mr. Adams, who said he is trying to better understand the global conflicts that touch New York. The visit came as the mayor, who is up for re-election next year, faces difficulties in New York City, including lagging poll numbers and a federal investigation into his campaign fund-raising.

There was no specific agenda for the meeting between the mayor and the pope, which came as the pope met with participants of a conference about peace. But after the meeting, Mr. Adams said the two spoke about conflicts in Haiti, Africa and the Middle East. They talked about the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, a nonprofit created by Robert Kraft, the owner of the N.F.L.’s New England Patriots.

“He responded affirmatively and said: ‘Eric, please pray for me as well,’” the mayor said.

Mr. Adams and the pope took part in the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, a conference organized by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation, which was founded by Pope Francis, that brought Nobel laureates and celebrities to Rome to promote peace.

“War is a deception, as is the idea of international security based on the deterrent of fear,” Pope Francis told people attending the conference, who gathered at the Vatican on Saturday. “Ensuring lasting peace requires a return to a recognition of common humanity and to place fraternity at the center of peoples’ lives.”

Mr. Adams said it was a “sacred moment for me just to have an opportunity to hear from Pope Francis as he leads the world on the most important issues of our time, from the global refugee crisis to climate change, to the journey toward peace.”

The mayor often speaks publicly about how his Christian faith informs the way he governs. He has said he does not believe in the separation of church and state and has described himself as a “prayer warrior.” He has even criticized the removal of prayer in schools.

On Saturday, the mayor made several stops in Rome. After the meeting, he showed up at the formerly dilapidated Piazza di San Cosimato in a New York Knicks playoff hat and a black polo shirt. Then, he went to the World Meeting on Human Fraternity conference.

Mr. Adams toured the piazza with the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, to hear about the work of Rome Cures Rome, a civic association that helps clean up the area. The two mayors also painted over graffiti on a building there.

“Government can’t do it all,” Mr. Adams said as he painted, speaking in favor of the role civic groups can play.

Mr. Adams has said part of his goal on the trip is to learn how to deal with New York’s problems from a city like Rome. Both Mr. Gualtieri and Mr. Adams, in speeches before the World Meeting on Human Fraternity on Saturday, emphasized the bonds between cities and the shared crises like homelessness and helping migrants seeking asylum.

“The issues are basically the same,” Mr. Gualtieri told the audience.

Mr. Adams, addressing the crowd at the piazza, said that “New York is the Rome of America,” echoing a phrase he uses often when describing other cities.

Earlier in his trip, Mr. Adams visited the Colosseum and saw the construction site of a Metro station there. He also toured the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums.

Mr. Adams attended the closing ceremony of the conference on Saturday night at St. Peter’s Basilica. On Sunday, Mr. Adams is expected to tour a site that is providing services for migrants. He will return to New York City on Monday.

Mr. Adams’s celebration of the pope’s antiwar message provoked criticism from some in New York City, who say the mayor has not spoken out enough on ending Palestinian suffering during Israel’s war in Gaza.

“The response we need is a leader who will show up for Israeli and Jewish communities and Palestinian and Muslim communities,” said Shahana Hanif, a Muslim councilwoman from Brooklyn.

Mr. Adams said people have thanked him for his stance on Palestine and Israel.

“I’m comfortable in how I’ve taken a strong stance that children and innocent people should not die globally,” he said. “I’m not the type of person that is inconsistent in that message.”

Elisabetta Povoledo contributed reporting.

Jeffery C. Mays is a Times reporter covering politics with a focus on New York City Hall. More about Jeffery C. Mays

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Mayor Eric Adams called out sick on the third day of his weekend visit to Rome – cancelling a tour of an Italian school teaching migrants the local language to help them assimilate to society.

Adams, who left for the Eternal City on Thursday and is due back in the Big Apple on Monday, seemed the image of health earlier in his trip, but fell ill and was coughing before his visit to the school Sunday and decided to cancel.

Hizzoner was due to tour the Sant’Egidio Community, which is housed in a 1700s building in Rome’s Piazza di Santa Maria and teaches over 3,500 people Italian on a weekly basis as part of a multi-year course to teach migrants the language – vital work as fluency is a requirement to be a legal resident in Italy.

“He was not able to see that it is possible to build a multi-cultural society,” a spokesperson for the group said. “We would love to help in this also by putting him in contact with our people in New York.

Claudio Betti, who volunteers with the group Sant’Egidi, told The Post he and his colleagues were disappointed to miss the mayor. They were hoping to show him how well a cultural assimilation program can work as NYC struggles to deal with its own migrant crisis – but that they were happy to put him in touch with one of their centers in New York, he said.

“The image you have seen today in those classes is the image of the new world that we want and I’m sure that he would love that,” said Betti, who is a director at the Australian Catholic University Rome Campus.

Sant’Egidio has taught Italian to over 8,000 migrants and refugees, with most coming through the program from Syria but also 120 other countries including Peru, Georgia, Colombia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Libya, Sri Lanka, Ecuador and Paraguay.

Many live at the facility and are encouraged to interact with the local community as part of their education.

“They are hosted here in this neighborhood house and the house next to us. They are hosting you for a certain period of time. They studied Italian, they studied dining culture. In the meantime, we searched for final destination,” Betti said.

“We need to integrate languages – [it] is a crucial, crucial issue in Italy. You need to learn in order to be recognized as an as a citizen or even to ask for a restaurant. You are not allowed to be a resident here legally unless you speak [Italian],” Betti said.

Most of those 8,000 have gone on to obtain sponsorships to take up residences across Italy – which Betti believes is a vital part of keeping Italy alive as its population dwindles .

“It’s not only placing them in a place but making them a healthy part of society,” Betti said.

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Former Rutgers golfer Chris Gotterup, from Little Silver, wins on PGA Tour

Little Silver native Chris Gotterup officially introduced himself to much of the golfing world Sunday, as the former Rutgers standout and PGA Tour rookie dominated the field at the Myrtle Beach Classic for his first professional victory.

The 24-year-old former Rutgers standout, who starred at Christian Brothers Academy, made local history by becoming the first former Shore Conference player ever to win on the PGA Tour, finishing at 22-under-par 262 for a six-shot victory at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

In addition to the $720,000 top prize in the $4 million event, Gotterup gets a two-year PGA Tour exemption and earns a spot next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla, as well as events including the 2025 Players Championship and The Sentry, but not the Masters.  He picks up 300 FedEx Cup points for the victory, vaulting him into contention to finish in the top 70 and qualify for the playoffs, where a total bonus pool of $100 million will be up for grabs over three tournaments.

The event was played simultaneously with the Wells Fargo Championship, a limited field “signature event” featuring top players in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It was Gotterup’s putter that carried him through the final round, with a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 16 extending his lead to six shots, after the four-shot cushion he began the round with was trimmed to two early in the back nine.

“I felt like I had a really good gameplan all week. I just played my game,” said Gotterup in a television interview post-round.

He closed the win out with a birdie on the final green, with his parents, Mort and Kate, and brother Patrick, standing nearby, while providing the best Mother’s Day present imaginable.

“It saved me because I ordered some flowers and they weren’t supposed to come until tomorrow, but at least I gave her something today,” Gotterup said. “It’s awesome. They came down this morning.”

And Gotterup wasn’t the only former Shore Conference champion to shine on the Grand Strand.

Middletown’s Ryan McCormick, the ex-Mater Dei star who won a Big East championship at St. John’s, finished tied for fourth at 15-under-par 269, firing a 7-under-par 64 in the final round for his best finish of his rookie season. Both he and Gotterup qualified for the PGA Tour with their play on the Korn Ferry Tour last year, and were 1-2 on the leaderboard Sunday when McCormick went 6-under through his first 12 holes.

Gotterup won the New Jersey Amateur and MET Amateur titles in 2019, was the 2020 Big Ten Player of the Year at Rutgers and was named the top player in college golf during his one season at Oklahoma in 2021-22. He’s the first Shore native to win a PGA Tour event since Rumson’s Vic Ghezzi Jr. won the 1948 Dapper Dan-Alcoma Tournament in Pittsburgh, the last of his 11 PGA Tour wins.

It was a tough start for the overnight leader, three-putting the first two greens to see his lead cut in half. But he responded by going four-under over his next three holes, including an eagle at the par-5, fifth hole.

“I felt good, even better than I thought I would coming out of the gate even though I made two bogeys,” he said. “To bounce back the way I did, that’s kind of how I roll. If I make a bogey I am going to get my head screwed back on straight, or at least attempt to, and bounce back.

“No matter what I’m going to grind it out. That’s always how I’ve been. This week it happened to be that the driver wasn’t working great but my short game really saved me, getting up-and-down from some spots you shouldn’t be able to get up-and-down from.”

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Something important was happening on the city’s East Side at a time when most of the world’s attention was focused on armed conflict that had engulfed the globe.

The secret turned out to be a gift for the president being put together in a workshop at 12th Street and McKinley Avenue, where the Weber Costello Company long had manufactured school supplies such as blackboards, erasers, maps and globes.

The firm’s top mapmakers, including chief cartographer B.E. Brown, of Steger, and Chicago Heights resident Arthur Wallmeyer, head of lithography, were recruited for the effort. They oversaw “nine months of secret and sometimes feverish activity,” according to an account published a few years later, on display at Bloom Township High School library in Chicago Heights.

“The War Department placed the full resources of the government at their disposal,” including supplying “secret geographical information” from the Office of Strategic Services. “Scarce materials needed in the plate making department were rushed by plane from all parts of the country,” the account states.

By the time it was finished, they had assembled a 50-inch globe that was “unique in mapmaking history.” Weber Costello described it as “the largest ever manufactured,” with a caveat.

“Actually, larger spheres have been made, but since they were planned for display rather than the shaping of world decisions, their maps have been drawn on the surface of the finished ball and they do not present the hairline accuracy of the 50-inch map,” the company stated in a promotional booklet.

The item originally planned as a Christmas present for President Franklin Roosevelt became part of the war effort. Identical copies were made for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the U.S. War Department and other agencies. Midcentury newspaper accounts indicate Roosevelt’s model accompanied the president to a summit in Casablanca, Morocco, where world leaders plotted to drive their German and Italian enemies from North Africa.

Weber Costello made several of the 50-inch globes during the war and a few more by commission into the 1950s, marketed as The President Globe. In an advertising pamphlet from the ‘40s, the company printed an endorsement from Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, who had received the third one.

“The globe and its companion will serve a high purpose in our war effort, and I thank you again on behalf of the War Department as well as personally for your tireless work and splendid cooperation in the face of many difficulties,” Marshall wrote.

Marshall’s globe is on display at the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Roosevelt’s globe, which he initially situated prominently behind his Oval Office desk, is at his presidential library and museum in New York . Churchill’s globe is at his Chartwell estate museum in Kent, England.

Another of the 50-inch globes that had such a prominent role in World War II history was proudly housed at the Weber Costello headquarters.

Decades passed. Gradually the new-globe sheen faded and its WWII provenance became old hat. By 1964, Weber Costello’s globe had been loaned to Kline’s Department Store in Chicago Heights, which used it to promote its annual August sale of sheets, according to a Star Newspapers story from that year.

Not long after that, Weber Costello went out of business and the globe was donated to Bloom High School. By then, it had seen better days. In the early 1970s, the school threw it out, according to a 1990s newspaper story, but a social studies teacher retrieved it and placed it in his classroom. When that teacher retired, someone proposed splitting the cherry wood globe at the equator and turning it into two large planters.

Instead, a group of teachers undertook a public fundraising effort to restore the globe . Donations poured in from alumni, history buffs and community members. The School Board chipped in the remainder, and when word got out, the Chicago History Museum requested the artifact on temporary loan for a Chicago in Wartime exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of World War II in 1992. By the time it returned to Bloom, a special niche had been carved for the historic globe in the school’s library.

Tim Jacko, the school’s librarian, said it’s a great addition to the first high school in Illinois to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. Built in Art Deco style amid the Great Depression, the school also is filled with art from famous creators , some dating to the institution’s old building in the 1910s.

For many students, though, it’s just part of the backdrop of regular high school life.

“It’s kind of just there, and students are like, yeah, it’s the globe,” Jacko said.

Others, who might be more enthusiastic about its history and role in worldwide events, don’t get much of a chance to see this artifact.

“It’s a rarity that we have visitors come in and look at the globe, because we are a school,” Jacko said. “It’s not like people can come in off the street and take a look at it.”

But one of those opportunities is coming up June 22, thanks to a group of car enthusiasts who will once again drive the nearby Dixie Highway.

The Crete-based A’s R Us Model A Car Club revived the annual June event formerly known as Drivin’ the Dixie last year, though it was a last-minute effort.

Started as the Dixie Dash in 2002 as a 200-mile timed distance event from Blue Island to Danville along the historic named road, the car caravan transitioned the following year into a more relaxed touring format taking motorists from Blue Island to Momence with stops highlighting the rich history of the south suburbs.

It also became a fundraiser for efforts to promote the Dixie Highway as a destination in its own right, much like a similar national project along Lincoln Highway.

“We made it to the 100th anniversary of Dixie Highway in 2015, and that’s when we put up the story boards and signage that runs from Blue Island All the way down to Danville,” said Phillip Serviss, of Beecher, who’s coordinating the event. “By 2018, time moved on for a lot of people. People were tired and we turned it over to the Blue Island Historical Society as a keeper of the drive kind of thing.”

Drivin’ the Dixie returned for 2019 going from Momence to Blue Island, and then “the pandemic hit and destroyed lots of things,” Serviss said.

The break reenergized interest among the classic car crowd, “so we revived it last year and had about 60-65 cars,” he said. It was sort of a last-minute effort, without much publicity, but now “we have another year under our belt and we’ve refined the whole thing.”

Drivers, who can be in any sort of vehicle, will start in Markham, which “has really stepped up,” Serviss said, with breakfast at the Markham Roller Rink. And the route will extend south past Momence “along the original Dixie Highway” — now farm roads — to St. Anne, where a reception event is planned with food and live music. Details about participating are at as-r-us.com/ .

Just as in previous incarnations, Day Along the Dixie will feature stops highlighting points of interest, including a free ice cream cone in Homewood at one of the original Dairy Queen shops, and a history presentation by South Cook Explore map compiler and local history author Kevin Barron at Thornton Distillery, the oldest standing brewery in Illinois .

In Crete, a display will highlight the village’s plethora of Sears kit homes, including one street with a concentration of “six or seven of them.”

“If you didn’t know Sears had kit homes, you will after June 22,” Serviss said.

A presentation in the village of Grant Park will showcase how the grain elevator there works, and “the complexity of maintaining grain so that it doesn’t rot.”

Along with Bloom, historic buildings such as the Farm Museum in Momence, the Thornton Historical Society and the old Depot in Beecher will be open.

As in the past, the event is a fundraiser for maintenance and new signs along the Dixie Highway, a cause dear to Serviss.

“I was born in Harvey, raised in Homewood, when I got married I ended up in Glenwood and I’m back in Beecher now, so I’ve never left Dixie Highway,” he said. “It was the first north-south highway in the country, but it’s kind of a forgotten highway. We’re trying to not forget it.”

And it offers a chance to ensure other highlights of suburban history aren’t overlooked either, such as the Weber Costello globe tucked away in a corner of Bloom’s library.

“To see something like this, something that Churchill and Roosevelt used to plan the war, it’s kind of cool,” Jacko said. “Not to mention it has this link to Chicago Heights history. You get to see how this town contributed to the war. It’s a good experience.”

Landmarks is a weekly column by Paul Eisenberg exploring the people, places and things that have left an indelible mark on the Southland. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Taylor Swift fever struck Paris on Thursday as the highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived in Europe, with fans treated to the first-ever performance of songs from her latest album.

The Eras Tour began its European leg with four dates at the La Defense Arena in Paris.

"I wish I could have toured Europe more. This is a dream crowd," the 34-year-old megastar told the ecstatic audience.

There were deafening shrieks as images of typewriter sheets indicated that songs off the new album "The Tortured Poets Department" were starting late in the show.

Emerging in a lyrics-covered dress, she ran through several of the darker new tracks starting with "But Daddy I Love Him" and "Fortnight", a particularly furious rendition of "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" and an elaborate "I Can Do it with a Broken Heart," with a golden-era Hollywood dance routine.

Other "The Tortured Poets Department" songs performed included "So High School," "Down Bad" and "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived," according to ETonline .

"You were the first crowd to see songs from 'The Tortured Poets Department'," she said, before adding: "Or, as I like to call it, 'Female Rage: the Musical.'"

That was a dream come true for many in the audience.

"I've been so excited for so long, I can't believe it's actually happening," said 11-year-old Emma, who had flown in with her mother from New York.

Adding songs from "The Tortured Poets Department" wasn't the only change to the show and its 45-song setlist.

Perhaps the biggest change, according to ETonline, is the "Folklore" and "Evermore" setlists were combined, cutting four songs across the two albums: "'Tis the Damn Season," "Tolerate It," "The 1" and "The Last Great American Dynasty."

"On the Eras Tour, we have now reunited the sisters, combined them into one chapter," Swift said, according to video posted to social media. "You can call it "Folklore, Evermore" or you can call it the Sister Albums! You can call it whatever you want as long as you promise to sing 'Champagne Problems' with me."  

"The Archer" was removed from the "Lovers" portion of the show and "Long Live" was cut from the "Speak Now" era setlist, according to ETonline.

One of the secret songs was, fittingly, the "Midnights" bonus track "Paris."  

Parts of the show were also rearranged to make room for the newest era. The "Red" era was moved from the fifth to the third slot, according to ETonline, and the newest album was introduced following the "1989" set.

The venue said a fifth of the crowd were from the United States — many attracted by Europe's rules against charging huge mark-ups on resale tickets that can save Americans thousands of dollars compared with shows at home.

Georg'Ann Daly decided to celebrate her 23rd birthday with the Paris show. It meant flying from Nashville to Chicago to London and catching the Eurostar to Paris.

"I've always been obsessed with Taylor Swift," she told AFP.

A handful of superfans camped out from Tuesday in Paris to ensure they got a prime spot.

"I didn't plan to, but I came to check it out and I saw the first tents and I panicked a little," said Chris, 30.

Noah, 20, is seeing all four Paris concerts — he used 22 email addresses to get through the lottery system and secure the tickets.

After wrapping up her run in Paris, Swift will head for dates in Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland and Austria.

The Eras Tour has worked its way across North and South America and Asia since starting in March 2023.

By the end of the year, it had already become the first to sell more than $1 billion in tickets and is on track to more than double that by the time it concludes in Vancouver this December.

Swift's popularity shows no sign of dimming — the new album sold 1.4 million copies on its first day and broke every streaming record , reaching a billion streams on Spotify within five days.

Swift's tell-all dissections of her love stories have been the fuel powering her global domination, and fans have been poring over "The Tortured Poets Department" for cryptic clues about ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, her short-but-dramatic fling with Matty Healy (lead singer of The 1975), and her current partner, American football star Travis Kelce.

"Taylor talks about toxic relationships, impossible love, politics, mental health, and so much more," said Chris as she waited by her tent for the big moment. "I think we can all find a song that resonates with our experiences." 

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Blades Brown, 16, shoots 66, moves up Myrtle Beach Classic leaderboard in PGA Tour debut

Brentwood Academy golfer Blades Brown, 16, shot a bogey-free 66 and was tied for 22nd Saturday after the third round of the Myrtle Beach Classic in the sophomore's PGA Tour debut.

Brown made five birdies, including four on the back nine. He started the back nine with birdies on Nos. 10, 12 and 13 and sits at 8-under 205 heading into Sunday's final round. He moved up 26 spots on the leaderboard during Saturday's round.

"I didn't really have any expectations of myself today, and I was able to go out and play free and focused golf," Brown said. "I was pretty much on cruise control today. I wish I could have more days like this when golf just feels really easy. It was a lot of fun."

Chris Gotterup leads the tournament at 18-under.

Brown opened with a 1-over 72 on Thursday and shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to get to 3-under and make the cut, which was at 2-under.

It's been a crazy week for Brown, who has been signing autographs, including one fan's forehead.

"He took off his hat and was like, have you ever signed a forehead before?" Brown said. "I was like, no. I thought he was kidding, but I've signed like four shoes, so I'm keeping tally. But everything is awesome."

Why Blades Brown, 16, is playing in PGA Tour event at Myrtle Beach Classic

Brown  received a sponsor exemption  to play in Myrtle Beach this week while the PGA Tour’s main event, the Wells Fargo Championship, is being played in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the top-ranked golfer in the Class of 2026, No. 4 in the AJGA rankings and No. 176 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

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He became the second consecutive 16-year-old to make the cut in a PGA Tour-sponsored event.  England’s Kris Kim , 16, did so at last week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Miles Russell, 15, tied for 20th at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Lecom Suncoast Classic last month.

Brown was asked if his expectations changed after Saturday's round.

"Probably not," he said. "Yes, it would be nice to shoot another 5-under or 6-under. It could happen. But I'm 16 playing in a PGA Tour event, so I'm just stoked to be here."

Blades Brown's mother is Rhonda Blades Brown, former Vanderbilt, WNBA player

Brown's mother is Rhonda Blades Brown, a former Vanderbilt women's basketball player and WNBA New York Liberty star and she helped motivate him to make the cut before Friday's round.

His exemption at Myrtle Beach stems from his record-breaking performance in last summer’s U.S. Amateur. He broke Bobby Jones’ record as the youngest medalist in U.S. Amateur history, tying for first place in the tournament's stroke play portion. Brown was eliminated in the match play portion in the round of 32 but earned recognition as one of the nation's top rising stars.

He became a client of Sportfive sports marketing agency and now has NIL deals with Callaway and New Jersey-based Transcend Capital Advisors. 

Brown has won three consecutive TSSAA Division II-AA individual titles and last season set the Tennessee Junior Amateur Championship record for the lowest score in tournament history, finishing 22-under in 54 holes.

In 2023, he was the first to win Tennessee Boys’ Junior and Men’s Player of the Year honors in the same year. 

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Taylor Swift Plays ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Songs Live for the First Time at Paris Eras Tour Show

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Eras Tour attendees, welcome to “ The Tortured Poets Department .”

At Taylor Swift ‘s Paris concert on Thursday night — the European kickoff of the record-breaking tour and her first show since the album’s release — the pop icon debuted several of the new songs live at La Défense Arena, starting with “But Daddy I Love Him.” She then sang “So High School” and “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me” standing atop a glass-plated block that moved around the stage. “Down Bad,” “Fortnight” and “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” followed, with “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” marking the finale of the segment.

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After “1989,” new visuals incorporating clock imagery then signaled a transition into “The Tortured Poets Department.” Swift reemerged on-stage wearing a white dress with writing on it.

Taylor Swift performs "But Daddy I Love Him" at the Paris Eras Tour show. pic.twitter.com/wE6hdb4Tnm — Variety (@Variety) May 9, 2024

Taylor Swift performs "So High School" at her Paris Eras Tour show. pic.twitter.com/iOyXlGVUeA — Variety (@Variety) May 9, 2024

Taylor Swift performs "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" at the Paris Eras Tour show. pic.twitter.com/AH1MP0kRPz — Variety (@Variety) May 9, 2024

Following “The Tortured Poets Department” era, Swift performed “Paris” and “loml” as surprise songs during her acoustic set before concluding the show with her “Midnights” segment.

Ever since Swift announced that she’d be dropping a brand-new album in the middle of the Eras Tour, fans have been speculating as to how she would include it in the setlist . Some predicted the record would mark an entirely new era, while others thought she might just represent it within the surprise songs portion of the show.

“The Tortured Poets Department” earned critical praise as well, with Variety ‘s Chris Willman calling it “audacious” and “transfixing.” He wrote that the album “gives everyone a full dose of the never-getting-over-it Taylor that no one really wanted to get over. As breakup albums go, it’s a doozy, as they would have said back in Clara Bow’s day — an unapologetically dramatic (if often witty) record that will be soundtracking untold millions of tragic rifts to come.”

After three more dates in Paris, Swift continues the European leg of the Eras Tour in Stockholm, Sweden, before finishing with five dates in London in August.

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