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Bad Bunny's Historic Halftime Show: Exploring Latino Identity and Culture

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Bad Bunny fan or not, one cannot deny the electricity his Super Bowl Halftime performance produced. The discourse and backlash were intense and disappointing, but nevertheless, latino’s rejoiced. In a political moment shaped by immigration crackdowns, ICE raids, protests, and rising conversations about identity , watching one of the world’s biggest stages center Spanish language, Latino culture, and unapologetic pride was powerful in a way that is hard to explain unless you felt it too. Bad Bunny’s halftime performance, much like his music, is so much more than the “ perreo .” It was drenched in symbolism, and even a real-life wedding . It encompasses Puerto Rican history, culture , and politics , and sparks conversations that frankly do need to be part of U.S discourse.  Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898,  following the Spanish-American War. In the Halftime performance, Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin came out singing “ Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii, ” a song th...
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Super Bowl Week - Seahawks vs Patriots!

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Super Bowl Sunday is finally here! Not only is it a time to watch football, but it's also a time to communally stuff your face with snacks, laugh at commercials , and dance during halftime. The Seahawks vs. the Patriots matchup has everyone debating who deserves to win .  These teams have played each other many times over the years and have had some close games. They first met back in the late 1970s, and overall, the Seahawks have a slight edge in their head-to-head record. Most importantly, they last met on the biggest stage in Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, where the Patriots won a tight game 28-24 and sealed it with a goal-line interception that Seahawks fans still talk about today. While you are getting ready for Sunday, it is also a great time to revisit a show that understood the chaos of football long before sports TV became what it is today. Long before Hard Knocks, HBO’s 1st & Ten originally aired in the 1980s and early 1990s and focused on the California Bulls, a struggl...
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