Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was an Exuberant Act of Resistance

As with everything Bad Bunny does, the imagery in his video carried a deeper meaning. He featured people harvesting sugarcane, a clear reference to Puerto Rico’s long history of colonization. Sugarcane was first brought to the island by Spain in the 1500s, leading to large plantations and the use of slave labor. Later, in the late 19th century, the United States took control of Puerto Rico and continued the profitable sugar industry, with major mainland companies benefiting the most.

Super Bowl 2026 ads, ranked from best to worst

I was watching the Super Bowl ads, and honestly, a lot of them were about AI or just typical patriotic stuff. But something really struck me – the extended versions I found online were way better than what they showed on TV! It got me thinking… what if they made the game a little shorter – maybe three quarters – and then gave us fifteen-minute commercial breaks? Now that would be a Super Bowl I could get behind! Anyone else agree?