Ed Sheeran's Tour Implodes + Taylor's Emmys Easter Eggs + Sydney Sweeney's Ad Backlash

<p>Ed Sheeran&#39;s tour is in chaos after dropping Macklemore, and I&#39;ve got real problems with the statement he put out. </p><p><br></p><p>Then: Taylor&#39;s Emmys sketch with Mariska Hargitay had Swifties convinced they&#39;d cracked a code, Sydney Sweeney&#39;s new ad backlash, Jasmine Crockett&#39;s controversial call to honor Chris Brown, and a white news poll I need your take on. </p><p><br></p><p>Let&#39;s get into it.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes:</p><p>https://www.patreon.com/c/queenthingspod</p><p>https://queenthings.substack.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation:</p><p>TikTok -@queenthingspod⁠,⁠ @iam_kjmiller⁠</p><p>YouTube - www.youtube.com/@iamkjmiller</p><p>IG:⁠@kjmiller</p><p><br></p><p>Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/200570826-kj-miller"><u>https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/200570826-kj-miller</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>References:</p><p>Something We Said, by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor:</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Something-We-Said/Elizabeth-Stordeur-Pryor/9781982154509"><u>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Something-We-Said/Elizabeth-Stordeur-Pryor/9781982154509</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Carrie Soto Is Back, by Taylor Jenkins Reid:<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646857/carrie-soto-is-back-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/"><u>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646857/carrie-soto-is-back-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Strangers, by Belle Burden:</p><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760850/strangers-by-belle-burden/"><u>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760850/strangers-by-belle-burden/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Fruit Fly, by Josh Silver:</p><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826827/fruit-fly-by-josh-silver/"><u>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826827/fruit-fly-by-josh-silver/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Love You More, by Emily Giffin:</p><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723827/love-you-more-by-emily-giffin/"><u>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723827/love-you-more-by-emily-giffin/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Sydney Sweeny’s Novig ad:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/14/ariarne-titmus-comments-sydney-sweeney-sexualising-womens-sport"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/14/ariarne-titmus-comments-sydney-sweeney-sexualising-womens-sport</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Macklemore’s Statement:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram