The wedding and the World Cup as counter-programming
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2026-06-08 SURFACE
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry 13 June; the 48-team World Cup opens 11 June across three nervous host nations; Olivia Rodrigo drops an album the next day; Panini sticker fever crosses the Atlantic. *The gap: the culture is assembling a wall of warm, scheduled joy precisely as the markets convulse and the Strait stays shut. Not denial — ballast.* ---