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Black America Web
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- Black America Web
Tupac Shakur's Influence In Rap, Movies & Hip Hop Culture
Source: Bob Berg / Getty More than 25 years after his death, Tupac Shakur's fingerprints are still all over today's music. Artists like Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and even Drake have openly cited Pac as a major influence, not just musically, but philosophically. Pac's raw, introspective storytelling set a standard for vulnerability, honesty, and social awareness in rap. Kendrick's To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN. feel like spiritual successors to Pac's Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me , tackling racial injustice, inner conflict, and legacy. J. Cole's emotionally driven lyrics and conscious approach to fame echo Pac's vision of an artist as a voice for the voiceless. Even Drake's blend of emotional introspection and mainstream appeal reflects elements of Pac's multifaceted style. Tupac was one of the first rappers to fully break into Hollywood while maintaining street credibility. Pac's iconic roles in Juice , Poetic Justice , and Above the Rim showed his range as an actor and helped pave the way for artists like Ice Cube ( Friday ), 50 Cent ( Power ), and Donald Glover ( Atlanta ). Today, many rappers pursue acting as a natural extension of their brand, a lane Tupac helped clear. His belief in expressing truth through multiple mediums made him a cultural figure beyond just music—a blueprint for the modern multi-hyphenate entertainer. Source: Mychal Watts / Getty Tupac's impact reaches far beyond the studio and the screen. He became a symbol of resilience, complexity, and rebellion. His 'Thug Life' mantra wasn't about glorifying crime—it was about survival in a system rigged against the poor and oppressed. His fearless approach to speaking truth to power still inspires artists and fans alike. As noted in a New York Times retrospective, Tupac embodied the contradictions of the American dream—hope, anger, ambition, and tragedy. Even on Reddit, fans across generations passionately debate his legacy, proving how deeply he continues to resonate. Whether through lyrics, activism, fashion, or art, Tupac's influence on hip hop is permanent. He helped shape what it means to be an artist with something real to say. How much do you think hip hop would be different without Pac's influence? SEE ALSO Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
New York Times
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Super Bowl party props: Eli beats Peyton in Manning field goal battle
Follow live reaction to Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show, which featured SZA, Serena Williams and Samuel L Jackson. Kendrick Lamar, a 22-time Grammy Award-winning artist, took center stage for this year's Super Bowl halftime show. Lamar, who was joined by frequent collaborator SZA, performed his hit diss track 'Not Like Us' amongst other songs. His set included appearances from Samuel L Jackson — who portrayed Uncle Sam — and Serena Williams. The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. Follow postgame coverage here. Getty Images We officially have our first audible of our Super Bowl party prop sheet game — which you should fill out if you haven't already! — with Eli Manning beating his brother Peyton Manning in a field goal kicking contest in a promotion for Fanduel. Since this didn't happen during the game, we won't be scoring it for official purposes for our own prop sheet game, which is still taking submissions until about 30 minutes before kickoff. That said, you all overwhelmingly picked Eli to win the 'Kick of Destiny 3,' with only about a third of quiz respondents picking Peyton. Honestly, that makes a lot of sense. Peyton got the better of their head-to-head matchups when they were NFL quarterbacks, but Eli has been better while coaching in Pro Bowl challenges. Of course, both guys missed a 25-yard field goal and then Peyton doinked his 20-yard attempt off the right upright before Eli recovered to nail his clincher. GO FURTHER Super Bowl guests love a great party game. Our ultimate prop sheet delivers the fun Connections: Sports Edition has officially launched for sports fans worldwide. If you love sports and you love puzzles, then this is the game for you. Our own Mark Cooper can teach you how to play. The goal: Find four words that are equal, like-minded, together ... "connected," even. Exactly how hard (or easy?) is Connections: Sports Edition? We asked Atlanta Falcons running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier to give it a go. Getty Images Below is The Athletic 's top five Super Bowl halftime shows of all time, compiled by The Athletic 's Levi Weaver: Prince (2007) Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem (2022) U2 (2002) Beyonce, Destiny's Child (2013) Michael Jackson (1993) Will Kendrick Lamar crack the top five after tonight's performance? Getty Images Kendrick Lamar's best-selling album of his career to date is DAMN. Released in 2017, DAMN has several notable songs, including "Humble" and "DNA." The album sold over a million copies in the U.S. and in 2017, it was the best-selling album of the year. It will be interesting to see if Lamar performs any songs from that album tonight. Getty Images Many music fans consider Kendrick Lamar's first massive success to be Good Kid, M.A.A.D City in 2012. It remains the hip-hop album to spend the most number of weeks on the Billboard 200 in the genre's history. But Lamar's first studio album released a year earlier in 2011 called Section.80. The album had positive reviews from critics but didn't get widespread acclaim compared to his future releases. It sold approximately 130,000 copies in the U.S. Getty Images While Swift has not explained this explicitly, the most likely answer is: She's busy! For years, Swift reportedly declined a Halftime Show spot because in 2013, she began a long-term partnership with Diet Coke, a rival of the former Halftime Show sponsor, Pepsi. (Swift's Diet Coke partnership ended around 2019 and Apple Music became the Halftime Show sponsor in 2023.) TMZ reported that Swift was offered the gig when Apple Music took over, but that she declined in order to focus on re-recording her albums and completing the Eras Tour. Getty Images It seems some of the "Taylor Swift effect" suspected in last year's ticket sales has worn off. This year's Super Bowl ticket sales are down compared to last year, and prices have decreased in the days leading up to the game. Gametime, a site for last-minute tickets, reported Friday that its lowest-priced tickets to get into the Caesars Superdome have fallen about 40 percent since a week ago. What's that "low' price? Still $3,500, including taxes and fees. But that's 60 percent lower than a similar ticket went days before Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas ($8,764). Ticket reseller sites are seeing a bump in ticket sales from this "discount," with StubHub reporting a 12 percent increase in the number of tickets sold vs. last year, but a 16 percent decrease in per-ticket price. Getty Images Taylor is in New Orleans! Swift was spotted in the city Friday night having dinner with Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes at French restaurant Lilette. Unlike last year when Swift performed a concert in Tokyo the night before the Super Bowl (prompting our newsroom to whiteboard possible schedules and routes for her arrival in Las Vegas), her schedule in 2025 is comparatively wide open. She wrapped her 21-month-long Eras Tour on December 8, 2024, and appeared at the Grammys last Sunday, February 2. With all that behind her, Swift is in New Orleans to cheer on the Chiefs. The questions on fans' minds now are what she will wear, who she'll sit with, if she'll make a Halftime Show appearance or if she'll get engaged. We broke down why both of those latter questions are highly unlikely. Getty Images Watch below what The Athletic 's Jake Ciely thinks is the No. 1 Super Bowl LIX commercial, which features Stella Artois and stars soccer sensation David Beckham. Getty Images The Super Bowl LIX halftime show producer is Jesse Collins. Collins joined forces with Roc Nation during Super Bowl LV when The Weeknd performed in Tampa and has been at the helm for producing the halftime show ever since. Collins became the first Black executive producer of the Super Bowl halftime show. Collins has produced several major television events in entertainment, from the Grammy and BET Awards to the CBS special "John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero." His company, Jesse Collins Entertainment, has blossomed into being one of the most successful video production companies in Hollywood. "Jesse Collins is innovative, creative and one of the only executive producers that speak fluent 'artist vision.' He's a true artist,' said Roc Nation founder Jay-Z in a statement. Getty Images Super Bowl halftime shows began with marching bands as the headlining acts. To get a bigger television audience, the halftime show went with more popular artists to perform in the 1990s, including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder. There was the rock era of halftime shows, with U2, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and The Who as the most notable acts. Now, Roc Nation — an entertainment company founded by Jay-Z — picked the halftime show entertainment since 2019. The first year of the Roc Nation halftime show was Shakira and Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show. Roc Nation's influence paved the way for hip-hop to gain more visibility at the Super Bowl halftime show, with choices like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and now Kendrick Lamar for Super Bowl LIX. Getty Images Per BetMGM, the over/under for songs performed during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show is 10.5. Last year, Usher had 12 songs on his setlist. During Lamar's appearance with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and 50 Cent, the artists performed nine songs. Lamar has a lot of hits to choose from. Getty Images The first Super Bowl halftime show occurred during the inaugural Super Bowl I in 1967 featuring the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. The musical act was very different from what fans will see tonight with Kendrick Lamar. The University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band and the Grambling State Marching Band were the performers for the first Super Bowl halftime show. For the first few Super Bowl halftime shows, marching bands were the headlining performers. Grambling State holds the record with six halftime show appearances. Getty Images Kendrick Lamar, similar to artists in the past, won't receive a massive paycheck for performing in the Super Bowl halftime show. Brian McCarthy, the NFL's vice president of communications, told Newsweek in 2022: 'The NFL covers all costs associated with the show and does pay the performers union scale. There is not an appearance fee, but the artists are indeed paid union scale.' That 'union scale,' which is the minimum wage guaranteed by a union contract, figures to amount to more than $1,000 per day, according to People. Although that amount is minor compared to what performers might earn for other shows, the league is still footing a big bill, as production costs can be steep. For example, the 13-minute show performed by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020 cost approximately $1 million dollars a minute, according to Reuters. The league also pays artists' travel expenses. But if the performers are only paid union scale, why do they agree to the gig? Exposure is a major factor. Artists who have performed at past Super Bowl halftime shows, such as Shakira, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars, have seen boosts in either their music streams or sales, according to reports. Let's see if Lamar experiences a similar trend. GO FURTHER Why artists perform at the Super Bowl halftime show if they barely get paid Getty Images On Sunday, get ready for the halftime crews to rapidly set the stage for what has become one of the most high-profile music performances of each year: Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show. Lamar has had himself a year. Fresh off five Grammy Award wins for 'Not Like Us,' Lamar is a consummate showman with a keen eye for detail. Can his show rank among the greatest of all time? GO FURTHER Super Bowl halftime shows ranked: Prince, Beyoncé, U2 — and Kendrick Lamar on deck Getty Images The NFL has confirmed a report from The Athletic 's Michael Silver that the league won't be stenciling an 'End Racism' message behind either end zone for Sunday's Super Bowl LIX matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. 'End Racism' will be absent from Super Bowl LIX. In its place will be 'Choose Love.' According to Silver, this will be the first time the 'End Racism' slogan hasn't been featured at a Super Bowl since 2021. What did our Steve Buckley think about the decision? GO FURTHER As Super Bowl end zone messages go, 'Choose Love' is no 'End Racism' Getty Images In the dusty, crinkling California sunlight during the early 2000s, on the Centennial High School campus in Compton, Calif., an upperclassman sold a bootleg CD to a younger, eager rap fan. The seller? Arron Afflalo, who would become an All-American basketball player at UCLA and play 11 seasons in the NBA. The buyer? Kendrick Duckworth, who would later be known to the world as Kendrick Lamar, a singular presence in hip-hop who will headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans on Sunday. GO FURTHER Before Kendrick Lamar eyed Super Bowl shows, Compton basketball was an inspiration Getty Images New Orleans will host its 11th Super Bowl on Sunday ... but did you know the city also has a storied soccer history? The first documented mention of a soccer game in Louisiana is from Jan. 25, 1859. But it is not in a local newspaper and pre-dates the era of radio or television. Instead, it was filed in a police report.
New York Times
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
How Kendrick Lamar earned a Pulitzer prize
Follow live reaction to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show, which featured SZA, Serena Williams and Samuel L Jackson Kendrick Lamar, a 22-time Grammy Award-winning artist, took centre stage for this year's Super Bowl half-time show. Lamar, who was joined by frequent collaborator SZA, performed his hit diss track 'Not Like Us' amongst other songs. His set included appearances from Samuel L Jackson — who portrayed Uncle Sam — and Serena Williams. The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. Follow postgame coverage here. Getty Images Kendrick Lamar made history in 2018 when he became the first non-classical or jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music. His groundbreaking album DAMN . earned the prestigious award, marking a major moment for both hip-hop and mainstream recognition of the genre's artistic depth. Released in 2017, DAMN . was praised for its raw storytelling, intricate lyricism, and social commentary. The album explored themes of race, faith, identity, and the struggles of Black America, all while blending Lamar's signature poetic style with hard-hitting beats. Songs like 'DNA,' 'HUMBLE', and 'FEAR' showcased his ability to weave personal narratives with larger societal issues, making DAMN both a critical and commercial success. The Pulitzer Committee described the album as 'a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African American life.' In other words, DAMN . was more than just an album—it was a cultural statement. Lamar's win shattered barriers, proving that hip-hop deserved the same artistic respect as classical compositions. It wasn't just a win for him; it was a victory for the genre, legitimizing rap's place in high art and setting a new precedent for future artists. Getty Images Last year alone, Swift's relationship with Kelce and her subsequent appearances at Chiefs games generated an estimated $331.5 million in brand value for both the team and the NFL. By the time the season had reached the Super Bowl, the Swift conversation had reached a fever pitch. Super Bowl LVIII drew a record 123.7 million average viewers, thanks to a 24 percent jump in 18- to 24-year-old women tuning in. Overall, 58.8 million women watched on Super Sunday last year, comprising 47.5 percent of the game's total audience, which is the highest figure ever. 'There are very few people on the planet — maybe not any — who have the type of influence that Taylor Swift has right now,' Ian Trombetta, the NFL's SVP of social, influencer and content marketing, said last year. 'So yeah, it'd be kind of ridiculous for us not to lean into it and have some fun, right?' Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift collaborated in 2015 on the remix of Swift's hit song 'Bad Blood.' The track was originally released as part of her 1989 album, but the remixed version featuring Lamar dropped alongside an action-packed music video at the height of Swift's transition into pop superstardom. The collaboration was a major crossover moment in music, merging Swift's mainstream appeal with Lamar's elite lyricism and credibility in the hip-hop world. At the time, Lamar had just released his critically acclaimed album To Pimp a Butterfly. The 'Bad Blood' remix was a massive success, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and further cementing Swift's dominance. The video, filled with celebrity cameos and blockbuster-level production, won the Grammy for Best Music Video and was one of the biggest pop culture moments of the decade. While Lamar and Swift haven't collaborated again, their link-up remains one of the more unexpected and commercially successful genre-crossing moments of the 2010s. Nearly a decade later, 'Bad Blood (Remix)' still stands as a testament to their respective cultural influence and ability to push musical boundaries. Getty Images Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning record "Not Like Us" contains plenty of language that will likely be edited for a national broadcast, which is common enough for such performances. But "Not Like Us" has drawn more interest than usual, with speculation around its explicit allegations against Drake, including the line "Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles" and the viral lyric "Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minorrrrrrrrr." Drake is suing Universal Music Group (which represents both of the artists) for defamation. The suit claims that the allegations in the song (and specifically 'certified pedophile') have put Drake and his family in danger. Some legal experts say that Fox and the NFL may be vulnerable to a similar lawsuit if they are seen as "promoting" those lyrics. Two clues as to what might happen? The lyric was played on the CBS broadcast of the Grammys (with celebrities like Taylor Swift singing along) and at the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Press Conference. Getty Images The ongoing rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has reignited a classic hip-hop tradition—lyrical warfare at the highest level. What started as subliminal shots over the past decade escalated into full-blown diss tracks in 2024, culminating in Kendrick's 'Not Like Us,' a song that has transcended rap beef to become a cultural moment. Their rivalry has always been a matter of contrast—Drake, the commercial machine, effortlessly blending hip-hop and pop to dominate charts, versus Kendrick, the Pulitzer-winning lyricist whose pen and storytelling have always cut deeper than most. The feud boiled over when Kendrick, J. Cole, and Drake were looped into a debate over rap's hierarchy. 'The Big Three' was a title and sentiment that the three of them had been included in, with the pinnacle coming on 'First Person Shooter,' a Cole and Drake collaboration this summer. After months of tension and shots on tracks like Future & Metro Boomin's 'Like That' and Drake's 'Push Ups,' Kendrick delivered 'Not Like Us,' a scathing takedown of Drake that captured the internet's imagination and took the world by storm. What makes 'Not Like Us' such a big deal? For one, it's more than just a diss track—it's an anthem. Produced by West Coast legend DJ Mustard, the beat is infectious, turning an attack on Drake into a club banger, something the pop star had built his rap battle success on. It's rare for a diss song to have this level of mainstream appeal, and even rarer for it to unite hip-hop in a near-unanimous declaration of victory. The song's brutal directness, accusing Drake of industry manipulation and questionable affiliations, resonated in a way that shifted public perception. In an era where beefs often fizzle out in social media discourse, 'Not Like Us' brought back the raw energy of rap battles that define legacies. Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime performance, Kendrick Lamar has already delivered one of the most impactful diss tracks in hip-hop history—one that's not just being heard, but celebrated with five Grammy wins. The Super Bowl LIX halftime show was star-studded. Not only did Kendrick Lamar speak and Usher make an appearance, but Hollywood actor Will Smith also made a cameo. Smith, an Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning artist, was born and raised in West Philadelphia. He is a die-hard Eagles fan. So it wasn't hard to predict who he was leaning toward in the Super Bowl! "I just can't see how the Eagles lose," Smith said in a pre-recorded video. The deluge began about 30 seconds before Prince took the stage, and organizers asked Prince if he wanted to cancel it to safety concerns. Prince, per Super Bowl halftime show producer Don Mischer, answered the question with a question: 'Can you make it rain harder?' When he launched into the guitar solo of 'Purple Rain' as the heavens poured forth, it was one of those moments that nobody ever could have planned. Not just an all-time halftime show, but an all-time rock and roll performance. It was transcendent, and it's the one halftime show I've watched on multiple occasions since. Read more about the phenomenal experience below. GO FURTHER Super Bowl halftime shows ranked: Where does Usher rank with Prince, U2, Rihanna? Usher and Kendrick Lamar have something in common. Last year, it was Usher performing solo at the first time at the Super Bowl. This year, it's Kendrick. And Usher shared the advice he gave Lamar about the halftime show. "Savor the moment," Usher said. Getty Images Usher was asked during the Super Bowl halftime show news conference who is going to win the big game. The artist gave a simple answer. Hint: He didn't pick either the Chiefs or the Eagles. "I gotta pick Kendrick Lamar," Usher said. Usher dazzled fans last year with his halftime show performance at Super Bowl LVIII. Before Kendrick Lamar appeared for his news conference, Usher spoke about his experience last year. The award-winning artist said the Super Bowl halftime show was one of the benchmark moments of his career, along with going on tour and hearing himself on the radio. Wonder what it will mean for Kendrick. Kendrick Lamar went on to discuss mentorship during his Super Bowl LIX halftime show news conference, admitting it's been "everything." "To be around individuals who experienced every little thing, that you think you're the first person to go through... "A couple mentors have given me affirmation, to believe in who I am even when I wasn't actually feeling it," Lamar said. At this point in Kendrick Lamar's career, it's about being real. He wants to be authentic as a person and an artist. The 22-time Grammy award winner says he hopes his authenticity shines in his performance during the Super Bowl halftime show. "I'm Black," Lamar said. "It's gonna come out every time; I can't sugarcoat it, I can't downplay, I'm at a point in my life I can't necessarily fake for nothing. "I have to be who I am authentically and if the world can't accept that then so be it — but who rockin' with it, I'm going to put it all the way out there." Kendrick Lamar opened up during his halftime show news conference about his childhood. For the acclaimed hip-hop artist, the Super Bowl wasn't on the horizon. It was about the rap and making mixtapes. "I wasn't thinking about no Super Bowl," Lamar said. "We was thinking about the best verse and how we're gonna split this five dollars at Church's Chicken. There wasn't no Super Bowl." There is now, Kendrick! Kendrick Lamar is sharing the stage with SZA during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Lamar and SZA collaborated in 2018 for their hit song, "All the Stars." In Lamar's new album GNX, the two artists teamed up again for "Luther," and the rapper had high praise for SZA during his media availability last week. "She always had it, man, she always had it," Lamar said. "I'm honored just to be next to her talent." Last weekend, Kendrick Lamar won five Grammy awards for his song "Not Like Us," taking his total to 22. In the Super Bowl halftime show performance, Lamar insisted he wants to highlight rap as an art form. 'I just think about the culture," Lamar said. 'It's always that for me, first, I'm not even bulls***ing. When people talk about rap, the conversations I hear they think 'it's just rap', it's not an actual art form. 'So when you put records like ("Not Like Us") at the forefront, it reminds people… This is just as big of an art form and a genre as any other genre." During the halftime show news conference, Kendrick Lamar was asked about his public beef with Drake in 2024. This led to several diss tracks between the artists, most notable being Lamar's "Not Like Us" which gained critical acclaim. The song earned Lamar five Grammy awards last weekend. Of his past year with a highly public rap battle with Drake and his new album GNX, Kendrick said "I love when artists grit they teeth, like I still watch battle raps… "This has always been the core definition of who I am and it's been there since day one... I think a lot of people was putting rap to the back, you didn't see that grit, you didn't see that bite anymore." Punchy! Kendrick Lamar, who becomes the first solo hip-hop artist to perform at the Super Bowl, spoke to the media ahead of headlining the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. "My intent from day one was to keep the nature of it as a sport," Lamar said. We'll bring you more of his quotes over the next hour or so, so stick with us. During the Apple Music halftime show press conference, Kendrick Lamar said fans should expect 'storytelling' during the Super Bowl halftime show. But what does that mean? If 'heart pt. 6' on Lamar's latest album "GNX" is any indication — some of the lyrics below — I can see the West Coast rapper being brash and flashy on stage, showing a newer side of him which has helped him ascend into the rap game's highest echelon. Kendrick may even bring a prop Buick Grand National Regal with him to New Orleans. 'Now it's about Kendrick, I wanna evolve, place my skill set as a Black exec' 'I jog my memory, knowin' Black Hippy didn't work 'cause of me 'Creatively, I moved on with new concepts in reach'... Ahead of becoming the first solo hip-hop artist to headline a Super Bowl halftime show, Kendrick Lamar said the honor has made him reflect on the work it took to reach this milestone in his career. 'It made me think about the grind of it,' Lamar said Thursday. 'A lot of people don't see the story before the glory. Shuffling out your mixtapes and going to neighborhoods for parties and performing at hole in the wall spots.' Lamar sat with Apple Music's Ebro Darden and Nadeska Alexis for an interview leading up to his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Lamar had a big 2024. His rap battle with rival Drake made headlines and culminated Sunday when his song 'Not Like Us' won five Grammys, including Record and Song of the Year. Lamar has won 22 Grammys in his career and is the only non-classical or jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize in 2018, which he did for his album, 'DAMN.' He has already announced R&B star SZA will be a special guest and he's promised 'storytelling' as part of the show. Read more below. GO FURTHER Kendrick Lamar reflects on 'grind' that preceded headlining Super Bowl halftime show
New York Times
08-02-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Corrections: Feb. 8, 2025
An article on Friday about efforts by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to learn about a project to screen elite Navy fighter pilots for signs of brain injuries caused by flying misstated the month of Capt. William Catlett's death. It was in December 2024, not January 2025. An article on Friday about a lawsuit that could potentially place the administrative state under the complete control of the president misidentified the party that had authority to remove the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for 'inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.' It is the president, not Congress. An article on Tuesday about the use of MDMA-assisted treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder misstated the year that Psymposia became a nonprofit. It registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2020, not when it was founded in 2014. The article also omitted Beatriz Labate's affiliation with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS. Dr. Labate works part-time for MAPS as a public education and culture specialist. A Critic's Notebook article on Friday about the rapper Kendrick Lamar misstated the place the album 'DAMN' occupies in Mr. Lamar's discography. It is his fourth studio album, not his third. An Overlooked obituary on Tuesday about the NASA computer scientist Annie Easley misidentified one of the computer languages Easley used while working at NASA. It is Symbolic Optimal Assembly Program, not Simple Object Access Protocol. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions.
