Resolves YES if the New York Times' primary review of Taylor Swift's upcoming album ("The LIfe of a Showgirl") uses >5 em dashes (i.e. "—") within the main paragraphs of text in the review (i.e. the title, subheading, image captions, & etc do not count).
For reference, by my count, the NYT review for "The Tortured Poets Department" contains 13 em dashes:
common thread — an invisible string, if you will —
of music — five
that — surprise! —
sing in — ahem — football metaphors
lyrics — chocolate bars, first-name nods to friends, a reference to the pop songwriter Charlie Puth?! — is strangely humanizing.
"however — gauzy backdrops, gently thumping synths, drum machine rhythms that lock Swift into a clipped, chirping staccato —
album’s best — a thunderous collaboration w
strategy or even an aesthetic — it’s a whole way
The review for "Midnights" contains 12:
about Taylor Swift — she is diaristically...
about “Taylor Swift” — the idea...
superstars eventually arrive at — whether to continue ...
soft to hard — bonkers pop on...
and “Evermore” — “Midnights” feels ...
oozy stasis — it’s like the....
spider’s web — but Swift’s vocals...
ersion of herself — it’s funny, wry, ...
apply to her — the emotionally icy...
on “Midnights” — “Midnight Rain,...
“Lavender Haze” — that suggest...
“Taylor Swift” — bring her back....
And the NYT review of "Evermore" only contains 3:
musicians — primarily
toward anger — “I hope she’ll...
next to you” — but determined...
If the NYT does not review "The Life of a Showgirl", this market resolves N/A.
This market may close prior to the album release date.
LLMs killed the em dash. The Times might actively try to avoid it—at least for now.