Why the 2007 Super Bowl was an act of peak Prince
He was two decades removed from the height of his powers, but the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show may have been Prince at his Prince-iest
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Adrian Lee
Adrian Lee is the opinions editor for Maclean’s, as well as the arts and science editor. He writes on arts, culture, politics, sports, trends, urban issues, digital media, business, tech, and you, if you’ll let him. He is a Polaris Prize jury member, a Digital Publishing Award winner, and also the Maclean’s resident hip-hop expert, which is a thing, yeah, sure!
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American beauty: The outsider spirit of U.S. photography
As America debates who gets to be American, a new AGO exhibit is a reminder that America is made great by its outsiders
Five takeaways from Justin Trudeau’s 60 Minutes segment
From a near-flunking to a quote from ’Rocky,’ Trudeau’s slim 60 Minutes segment offered only a few moments of note
An exposé of the indentured servitude in the NCAA
’Indentured’ is a meticulous yet blistering book about the NCAA and its draconian laws and tactics. But can it move the needle?
Grammys 2016: One step forward, three steps back
Kendrick Lamar won the battle, but didn’t win the war. Music’s big night rejected hip-hop once more, and marked it as an outsider again
The artists to watch at the 2016 Grammy Awards
They may or may not take home the hardware. But these Grammy-nominated artists have the best storylines going into the Feb. 15 show.
Beyoncé’s daring Super Bowl statement of blackness
Beyoncé’s performance of ’Formation’ at the Super Bowl was more than just epic. It was important.
Rap’s crossroads: Why big-name rappers are daring to be religious
From Kendrick Lamar to formerly young Jeezy, more and more big-name rappers are willing to explicitly discuss their faith on the record