Super Bowl LIX was a mere shadow of what the Big Game once was
SalonThe spirit of resilience was in the air at Super Bowl LIX, and I don’t just mean from the Kansas City Chiefs, who put up a decent fight against the Philadelphia Eagles, despite being met with deafening boos from Eagles fans from the moment they stepped onto the field at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome. With Donald Trump returning to office and the Big Game turning into a vacuum of trivial balderdash, there’s no better recent example of America’s massive cultural stalemate than Super Bowl LIX. In a segment recorded a few days before the game, former Super Bowl champs Tom Brady and Michael Strahan strode along Bourbon Street, telling viewers that the city’s spirit would not be shattered. In an interview with Fox News before kickoff, Trump predicted that the Chiefs would take home the Lombardi trophy given quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ Super Bowl track record. Samuel Jackson and Kendrick Lamar are seen onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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