Stabbing Vaginas Isn't A Fun Pre-Super Bowl Game, Conan O'Brien

Football's irredeemable barbarism, glorification of war, and (now conscious) habit of putting big strong men into early graves makes the whole thing thoroughly unwatchable for me. I don't like violent video games for similar reasons. So, it came as a big, huge, giant shock that I enjoyed this Conan O'Brien Show clip…
Missy Elliott Is Joining Katy Perry in the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Since Katy Perry announced she was booked for the Super Bowl's halftime show, rumors have abounded about a special secret guest. Who would show? Some had it pegged at Perry's pal Rihanna, but logically that would never fly—badgal would most certainly hold out for her own damn Super Bowl halftime. But now we know for…
M.I.A. and the NFL Are Done Fighting
M.I.A.'s legal battle with the NFL over her performance at the Super Bowl in 2012 when she quite literally flipped it to the man has been settled.
Seattle Is Suddenly a City of Winners
The Seattle I grew up in is not the type of city that wins Super Bowls. I mean that literally (it has never happened before), but also figuratively. Our last great success, grunge, was essentially the monetization of marginalization, of being a miserable white loser. Microsoft is a bunch of nerds proving their worth…
Where are the female engineers in Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad?
Volkswagen usually brings its A-game when it comes to the Super Bowl, but last night's "Wings" spot was too much of a sausage fest for an industry in which 85% of car purchases are influenced by women.
JC Penney's Drunk Super Bowl Tweet Stunt Was All About 'Narrative'
Last night, JC Penney confounded everyone who follows mid-priced retailers online with a series of tweets that seemed like they were coming from a rambling drunk person. But just like The Village, there's a terrible, totally predictable plot twist that will make you roll your eyes and wish you gone for a nice walk…
