Fri
Jan 23 2026
06:35 am
By: bizgrrl
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican singer, is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. MAGA outrage ensued. Some said an American should perform the halftime show. Others said being a Puerto Rican indicates you are American.
Now, the NFL has announced they have "booked Green Day to perform the Super Bowl opening ceremony ― the punk rock band that fueled our anti-imperialist teenage angst."
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