This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Taylor Lorenz, ethics in journalism, the ad that wasn’t an ad, and the ongoing debate about kids and cell phones.

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancellation of Cracker Barrel and the company’s long history as a target of activist campaigns. Plus: Taylor Swift’s engagement, the latest Gaylor conspiracies, and her deafening silence on Gaza.

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Cracker Barrel’s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test - The New York Times

Robby Starbuck video

Old Cracker Barrel website

Opinion | Look What We Made Taylor Swift Do - The New York Times

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss an update from the trans-rationalist cult, a firing at the National Park Service, a new liberal publication, and Laverne Cox’s atonement for dating a conservative white cop.

Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent - The New York Times

Park ranger fired after helpi…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss Chris Rufo’s campaign against New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix over offensive tweets. Plus, conservative snowflakes and the Venn diagram of maskers and queers.

Brad vs Everyone

Why are so many of the young people I still see wearing masks queer? : r/NoStupidQuestions

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The Banal Provocation of Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans | The New Yorker

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescuer Mikayla Raines.

Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations | Visual Art | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper

Ed Piskor's show postponed over sexual misconduct accusations

'Lesbian goth foxes,' the story of Esmae and Mala | MPR News

Ed Piskor, ‘Hip Hop Family Tree’ Comic Book Artist, Dies at 41 - TheWrap

'Lesbian goth foxes,' the story of Esmae and Mala | MPR News

They Bullied Her to Death--And Reddit Let it Happen | POPTOPIC

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Joseph Awuah-Darko, a Ghanaian artist and influencer who announced his intention to seek assisted suicide, and invited people to dine with him in his last months.

Joseph on Instagram

Joseph Awuah-Darko's spreadsheet of emotion: 'Bipolar, colour and me’

Can Artist Kehinde Wiley Survive Sexual Assault Accu…

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a schism in the anti-feminist right, featuring influencers Sarah Stock, Pearl Davis, Emily Wilson, Morgen Ariel, and one little engagement ring.

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The engagment photo

Deranged MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Engagement Ring Size

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie wade into the melodramatic world of Harry Potter fan fiction, the early-2000s cancellation of fan fic star Cassandra Claire/Clare, and a more recent controversy in the booming subgenre of Potter–inspired romance known as “Dramione.”

Meet The College Junior Behind The Longest Fan Fiction Ever

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Terry Williams, a black dogwalker in San Francisco who was the victim of a bizarre hate crime. Plus, Sydney Sweeney’s good genesjeans.

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Meghan Daum + Lionel Shriver in NYC (use code BARPOD18)

Woman stands firm on Blue Angels cat death lawsuit

Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Jeans Ad Is Just Her Latest Controversial Project - The New York Times

The Discourse Is Broken - The Atlantic

NYT Journalist Cried Because 'None of His Friends Wanted To Talk to Him' After Tom Cotton Op-Ed Scandal

The Macaca Heard Round the World

Racist doll and noose left on doorstep investigated as hate crime

KKK flag, racist printout left at Black man's door near Alamo Square

After weeks of racist threats, a Black dog walker's home was set on fire in San Francisco

After racist attacks, peace rally brings Fillmore together

Cops hunt woman suspected of leaving threats at Alamo Square dog walker’s home

Suspect in anti-Black threats against Alamo Square dog walker is a Black woman, SFPD says

Dog walker says family stole $230K from house fire fundraiser

Several nooses found on trees at Lake Merritt prompt hate crime investigation, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf says - ABC7 Los Angeles