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Bad Bunny used undeniable fun to defy Super Bowl halftime critics / Super Bowl ads reverted back to antiseptic neutrality / NBC’s Mike Tirico shined in boring Super Bowl

PLUS: Kid Rock-led Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show committed one of the worst sins a live performance can — it was exceptionally boring.

Norman Weiss
Feb 09, 2026
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Bad Bunny defied critics with a Super Bowl halftime show rooted in the good old-fashioned pleasure principle
“His entire performance rebuked the notion that he is some culture-war proxy being foisted …

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