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A Super Bowl Holiday? – Philadelphia Sports Nation
Super Bowl Hangover? The NFL has You Covered.
If you are lucky in your lifetime, you’ll see your NFL Team play in a Super Bowl. If you are fortunate, you’ll see them win it.
If you are nearly overcome with the emotions of the mere mention of that thought, Roger Goodell and the NFL are here to help. This week, Goodell floated the idea that eliminating one prepreseasonL game combined with an eighteen-week NFL regular season schedule would allow the Super Bowl to be scheduled on President’s week, thus creating a long holiday weekend for many.
In short, the NFL PrePreseasonhedule is in a ton of trouble.
Three NFL teams in the modern era haven’t yet been to a Super Bowl — The Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans. The Lions were one onside kick away from making the list only two.
It had been 25 years since the Eagles first played the Patriots in 2005 and lost 27–24 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXIX. I remember fearing that I’d never see it again. I was two years old when the Eagles played the Raiders in the Super Bowl in 1981. My Dad would forever describe that particular game as one that Philly should have won. The Eagles and Raiders played earlier in the year, right before Thanksgiving, and the Eagles narrowly won 10–7.
When I attended a Super Bowl Party in 2005, I remember the excitement early in the day, with one question looming.
Do you have to work tomorrow?
Already earlier in the week, Philadelphia and New England area businesses were taxed with workers trying to take the day off in the event that the euphoric feeling of a World Championship had overtaken your soul, making it nearly impossible to function at work the following day.
I still remember the excitement on my Dad’s face in 2018 when the Eagles won it all. I thought to myself, better enjoy this one, not sure it will happen again. And crap, I have to work tomorrow.
Dedicated in loving memory of my father Thomas J. Leibrandt — author, historian, Eagles fan, and a true Philadelphian.
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14 strip clubs and adult cabarets in metro Phoenix (NSFW)
Bottle service, VIP rooms, body glitter, Thirsty Thursdays – the perks of visiting the Valley’s many strip clubs don’t seem to dry up. There are dozens of topless and full nude clubs locally that are ready to receive patrons ranging from throngs of rowdy bachelors — or bachelorettes — to straight-laced business types to folks who are just in town for a special event…
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Letters: Russell Wilson wasn’t the problem. Here’s who should have been sacked.
Russell Wilson wasn’t the problem
Re: “Broncos releasing QB Russell Wilson, team announces, making expected move official after disappointing two-year run,” March 4 news story
From the sidelines – in sacking Russell Wilson — the Broncos and Denver lost not only a great QB, but very decent and genuine human beings, both he and his family. The fault lies not with Wilson but with Sean Payton and his inability to coach the talent he had at his disposal. And quality talent it was. They should have dumped Payton. The very best to Wilson and his family. Would it not be the height of irony if he lands with a team that knocks Denver out of Super Bowl competition?
Steven Turner, Aurora
Transition to renewables is more than fast enough
Re: “Colorado’s renewable energy transition too slow,” March 2 letter to the editor
I disagree with the letter writer’s opinion that Colorado’s clean energy transition is too slow. I don’t believe the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s data support his argument.
Yes, Iowa produces more wind power than Colorado. It also operates a fleet of coal plants. In November 2023, Iowa’s coal power consumption per capita equaled Colorado’s. In 2022, Iowa’s and Colorado’s power sectors produced roughly the same amount of CO2 emissions, but Colorado has twice the population.
Colorado’s coal plants are slated for shutdown within the next 7 years. Iowa’s are not. The accelerated closures are a direct result of climate policy led by Gov. Polis in 2019. If the letter writer feels that Colorado’s coal transition is “dangerously slow”, he should talk with folks in Moffat County where Craig Station will close within four years, eliminating half the county’s tax base and most of the good-paying jobs.
How about grid reliability? Colorado’s coal-powered generation ends within 7 years. Within that timeframe, our utilities must build and deploy new assets to replace the energy coal supplied, balance out intermittent renewables, reform the grid to handle new sources and connect all that new renewable generation. The letter writer should pitch his faster-faster theory to the utilities that keep our lights on and our EVs charged.
We need clean, reliable energy and healthy economies in rural Colorado. “Move fast and break things” may be a viable strategy for tech start-ups. It’s a dangerous strategy for state-wide energy transition and the economic disruption that can bring.
Kathy Fackler, Durango
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Detroit Lions release short film recapping wild 2023 season
Determination, resilience, and love is on display throughout the 2023 Detroit Lions Mini Movie, released on Tuesday to highlight the team’s historic year.
The video begins with the Lions’ first game of the season, where the team beat the Kansas City Chiefs, the previous year’s Super Bowl champions. The epic game kicked off a great season for the team, resulting in the Lions’ first playoff game win in 30 years, and coming short just one win away from the 2024 Super Bowl.
At the forefront of the film is the team’s head coach Dan Campbell, hyping up the players and speaking about how far they’ve come and how much more the Lions still have to offer. “We’re gonna do something special, gentlemen,” Campbell says in the beginning of the film. “We will never forget this season, ever.”
That 100% became the truth, as this season brought back belief in the Lions to not only Detroit, but the entire country. During the playoffs, over half the country was rooting for the former underdogs, according to social media data.
While the Lions unfortunately lost to the San Francisco 49ers at the NFC Championship, Detroit’s season was unforgettable nonetheless. “We’re not perfect, we still got a lot of work to do, we understand that, we know that, we embrace it, but we’re not done yet,” Lions general manager Brad Holmes says at the end of the movie.
The energy displayed throughout the mini film shows that while this year may not have been the year for Detroit to win its first Super Bowl, without a doubt, our time is coming soon.
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‘My house ain’t for sale’: Russell Wilson says he hopes to return to Broncos
DENVER — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson said he would love to come back to Denver and win a Super Bowl with the Broncos. Wilson appeared on the “I Am Athlete” podcast and YouTube show, hosted by former Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall. Marshall asked Wilson about his future and where he would like to play next season.
“I hope it’s in Denver. I want to finish there,” Wilson told him. “I committed there and I want to be there. I love the city and everything else. I’ve got amazing teammates. But for me, it’s about winning.”
Marshall asked Wilson if he could go back and play with coach Sean Payton again. Wilson responded with a yes. Marshall then asked Wilson about his home, and if it will be sold.
“My house ain’t for sale,” Wilson responded. “It’s not on the market. People think I’m out of there, and maybe I am, but I’d love to go back.”
The 35-year-old quarterback said he’s “got more fire than ever” and want to win two Super Bowls in the next five years. Wilson said he hasn’t thought about where else he would like to play, but he would want to go to a team that has a chance to win.
The Broncos are expected to release Wilson before March 17, when his $37 million salary for 2025 would become fully guaranteed. When they release him, the Broncos will be on the hook for about $85 million in dead money against the salary cap for the next two years.
Where is Wilson most likely to go if he hits the free agent market? Lionel and Troy break it down:
The Broncos will likely cut Russell Wilson. Where could he go next?
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Your Weekend Playlist: New Music To Listen To This Friday
When commuting to work, I do a lot of people watching. Call me creepy, but in New York City, there’s not much else you can do besides be hyper-aware of your surroundings. And that includes taking note of the three main different types of commuters.
There’s the insufferable worker: has a classic novel folded as they lean against the subway rails, barely cognizant of the fact that they could be launched onto their neighbor at any moment. Yes, they’re waiting for someone to ask them if they truly enjoy the discourse of the Charles Dickens book they’re toting.
Then there’s the head down, hating-the-world commuter who just needs to get to their destination in one piece. Do not make eye contact, you’ll turn to stone.
…And then there’s me: the off-duty DJ. At any moment, I’m hoping someone stops and asks me what song I’m listening to for their TikTok’s. I’m bobbing my head, there’s a little skip to my step, and I’m rocking out at all times. I like to think of myself as the pedestrian version of Baby Driver.
Music gets me out of bed and helps me hype myself up for work. It’s the background noise as I get ready to go out each weekend. It’s also part of my job. I should have a black card Spotify membership at this point.
So, as we know, I spend the week gathering up all the new music that’s released every Friday and compiling a playlist that is so irresistible you’ll spend the weekend replaying it. If you’re looking for new music, well, you’ve come to the right place.
We’ve got another week filled with fresh tracks you won’t wanna miss. Without further ado, let’s get listening!
“Saturn” – SZA
GRAMMY award winner, SZA, is fresh off her SOS album: a thrilling sophomore addition to her no-skips, no-miss collection of music. She’s gearing up to release the deluxe reissue of the album titled, Lana, and “Saturn” is her first submission. It’s your classic, dreamy SZA sound with ethereal beats and longing vocals.Singing about how she doesn’t belong on this planet, how life is better on Saturn – where none of this matters. It’s about the sheer feeling of escapism that overwhelms you from time to time…and it gets us excited for what comes next.
“Planet” – Aidan Bissett
Aidan Bissett has a unique way of combining rock and pop to create an earworm-worthy single. Alongside his EP, Supernova, Bissett releases “Planet” – a song about finding inspiration in the most unlikely places. Written after being ghosted, he touches on real-life experience to produce yet another banger in his already impressive discography.
Begging for someone to “come back down to this earth”, Bissett bursts into the chorus lamenting how he’s wasting his time and unable to understand his partner…so she must be from another planet. It’s a softer edge to Bissett that works just as well as his upbeat songs.
“Proud” – SERGIO
When interviewing SERGIO a while ago, you could tell he was someone who had two things figured out: his sound, and how he wants to stay true to making music he loves. You can see this reflected in his new song, “Proud”, which emphasizes all the hard work he has put in to get to where he is now.
SERGIO’s voice is smooth, clean-cut, and soothing, gently guiding you throughout the song filled with catchy pop sounds and passionate lyrics. “Proud” is a perfect example of how SERGIO can make a song both relatable and unique all in one.
“All I Want” – Simi
Simi is a star in her own right: an actress, a songwriter, a singer, and a performer. She owns her own label, Studio Brat, which is where she’s releasing her next single, “All I Want” – and it’s every bit as fulfilling as the rest. An upbeat, encouraging song that is dedicated to finding love, Simi makes it all feel possible with this new single.
“All I Want” is her follow up to last year’s ballad, “Stranger”, which is an exemplification of her vocal range and songwriting ability. It’s rare to have someone who can do it all, but Simi seemingly does it with ease.
“Believe” – USHER
Fresh off a Super Bowl Halftime performance, USHER has had himself a year. An extended Vegas residency that draws A-list crowds (my roommate sat next to the Kardashian’s table), and now new music as the cherry on top of it all. “Believe” is everything you love about USHER: his traditional R&B sound, littered with vocal runs and sensual sounds.
“Believe” is your reminder that USHER isn’t going anywhere, any time soon. He looks as good as he did when he was performing “Somebody To Love” with Justin Bieber, and he sounds even better.
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Pro Athletes Defend Taylor Swift Attending Travis Kelce’s NFL Games
Getty Images (3) Many professional athletes do not agree with the “dads, Brads and Chads” hating on Taylor Swift’s attendance at NFL games.
Swift has been a fixture at boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs games since September 2023, with the NFL occasionally showing her on the Jumbotron and on the broadcast when Kelce has a big play. The coverage outraged some diehard football supporters, lamenting that Swift is prioritized onscreen over the actual game. Swift and Kelce, meanwhile, haven’t let the haters faze them (and reports have confirmed the league has toned down how often they show the pop star).
“I don’t know how they know what suite I’m in. There’s a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don’t know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don’t know if I’m being shown 17 times or once,” Swift told TIME in a December 2023 profile. “I’m just there to support Travis. I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads and Chads.”
Kelce later marveled at how his “amazing” girlfriend handled the backlash. “I’ll say this, they showed Taylor at the game and you don’t see an entire home team fanbase go insane for somebody wearing the opposite team’s colors,” he said during an episode of his “New Heights” podcast that month. “Just shows you how amazing that girl is.”
Taylor Swift is sparking the interest of the NFL’s biggest stars — and we’re not just talking about Travis Kelce. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, for one, attended multiple dates of Swift’s Eras Tour when the show came through East Rutherford, NJ in May 2023. “I’m very proud of my dancing skills finally being […]
He added at the time, “They went absolutely insane when they showed Taylor on the screen. … Might have been a few Brads and Chads that were booing, but for the most part, everybody was f—king screaming at Taylor.”
Swift and Kelce, a tight end for the Chiefs since 2013, aren’t the only ones in favor of her game day attendance. Keep scrolling to see what the stars have said in defense of Swift joining Chiefs Kingdom:
Patrick Mahomes
Mahomes, the Chiefs starting quarterback, is a close friend of Kelce’s and doesn’t see Swift as a game day distraction.
“I don’t think it feels any different. People see the whole Taylor Swift and Travis [thing] and they make it a huge deal because it is a huge deal,” Mahomes said in an ESPN sit-down in November 2023. “I think it becomes a bigger deal to the fanbases than it does to the guys who are actually in the building. … I think you can understand why it’s not become a distraction or anything like that because everybody cares about being the best they can be every day.”
Jason Kelce
Travis’ older brother, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, is all-in on the NFL’s coverage of Swift since she’s an “unbelievable role model.”
“The attention’s there because the audience wants to see it. If people didn’t want to see it, they wouldn’t be showing it, I know that,” Jason quipped during an interview with Cincinnati’s ABC affiliate WCPO 9 in February 2024. “She’s a world star and the quintessential artist right now in the world.”
He continued: “[She’s] immensely talented, an unbelievable role model for young women across the globe, so I think that the NFL would probably be foolish not to show her and show her be a role model for all the young girls out there.”
Robert Griffin III
“Taylor Swift has done great things for the NFL this year just from who she’s bringing to watch the broadcast,” Griffin said in a February 2024 video via Twitter. “But I also believe that the NFL and Travis have done monumental things for Taylor Swift as well. I think it’s humanized her even more.”
Former quarterback and ESPN analyst pointed out that sporting events have brought out a different side of the singer. “Her fans love her, but I feel like chugging a beer on the jumbotron is not something you associate with the woman who’s singing ‘Sweeter Than Fiction,’ you know what I’m saying?” he explained. “But now you see that and you see her and Travis on the field together … she’s flying to the game, you know, hours from different countries just to be there for her boo. That’s support. I saw them on the field. From what I saw, as far as I can tell, that’s real love, man. I think it’s a great thing.”
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images J.J. Watt
The retired football star confessed to Us Weekly that he “can’t understand” why football fans have been “so upset” about Swift supporting Kelce’s career.
“I mean, they show celebrities at games all the time. Don’t act like we don’t show male celebrities at games all the time,” he exclusively told Us in January 2024. “I don’t really understand why it’s caused such an uproar. I mean, she’s literally there supporting her significant other, and that’s what you should do as a significant other.”
Shannon Sharpe
“They lose a game, [some will say] it’s because of her. And they win a game, [some will ask], ‘Why [are] the cameras on her?’ But I like it,” Sharpe, a retired tight end, exclusively told Us in January 2024. “I like it for him. I like her being at the game. She brings a different set of eyeballs to the game. There are a lot of young girls and women that are watching the NFL football that could care less about that. And so the NFL’s, like, ‘Hey, if we get new eyeballs, we get new customers, we’re onboard.’”
Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce has made her the talk of the NFL, but football players aren’t the only athletes to show the singer love. New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo changed his walk-up song to Swift’s Reputation hit “Ready for It?” during a July 2023 game, instantly reversing his batting slump. Rizzo […]
Dan Marino
The retired Miami Dolphins quarterback told Us in January 2024 that Swift “hasn’t affected any games” from her perch in the stadium crowd.
“She might as well have fun and enjoy it while she’s dating one of the stars in the NFL. And what’s wrong with that? Nothing,” Marino quipped.
Kirk Cousins
Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins also sees Swift’s presence as a “positive for the league” despite certain fans booing her whenever the Chiefs lost a game.
“I mean, fans are going to be fans [and] maybe they blame her,” Cousins told Us in January 2024. “I don’t know if the blame is well placed, but I think a lot of the games she’s attended, they played really well and they won.”
Megan Briggs/Getty Images Charles Barkley
“If you’re screaming at Taylor Swift saying she ruined [football], you’re just a loser,” the retired NBA All Star quipped during a February 2024 episode of his King Charles show. “You’re just a loser or a jackass. You’re either A or B. You’re one of the two.”
Drue Tranquill
“They’ve got really, really something going and we enjoy having her at our games,” the Chiefs linebacker said on the “Zach Gelb Show” in January 2024. “It brings a lot of energy and a lot of fun to our fans. And so that’s good for business, good for football and good for the NFL.”
Taylor Swift has loved being the girl in the bleachers amid her blossoming romance with Travis Kelce. Swift made her first appearance at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023, watching them defeat the Chicago Bears from the Kelce family’s private suite. After cheering alongside the tight end’s mom, Donna Kelce, she and Travis […]
Christian Okoye
The retired Chiefs running back stressed to TMZ Sports in December 2023 that Swift has “nothing to do” with the team’s game record.
“Taylor Swift is not on the field. Travis is playing like he always plays,” Okoye said. “Teams are just doubling up on him now knowing that our receivers are dropping the balls. When you’re doing bad, people have to find excuses and they have to point fingers. Especially those who don’t like the situation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.”
Eli Manning
After news broke that Kelce was planning to spend his November 2023 bye week in Argentina to see Swift on her Eras Tour, the former Giants quarterback defended the vacation.
“I think the bye week is a great time to get away from football and I think that’s the idea,” Manning told People at the time. “It is the time to rest the body, rest the mind a little bit, recharge yourself to get ready for that second half of the season.”
He continued, “I think for him to travel, there’s nothing wrong with traveling, going somewhere. Hey, if he wants to go and support his girlfriend and see her play a concert, I’ve got no problem with that.”
Carl Banks
The retired linebacker dismissed the backlash during a February 2024 interview with Page Six.
“I’m not down with the negative energy. I’m loving all of what they’re doing. I’m here for it,” Banks said. “[Their relationship] is one of the great moments of this NFL season and anybody that’s got a problem with it, they need to cope harder. If you can show my good friend Spike Lee at every Knicks game and every opponent’s game, then why not Taylor?”
Dale Moss
The Bachelorette alum, who was drafted as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers in 2012, opened up to Us in February 2024 about the NFL’s game-day coverage of Swift.
“There’s no getting away from the coverage that they have, but I will say, I think that they can balance it pretty well, maintain a little privacy but if Kelce gets the Super Bowl title, then she’s a really good, good luck charm for the Chiefs,” Moss quipped to Us at Rob Gronkowski’s pre-Super Bowl party.
Moss added, “[Their romance has] taken over sports, but also, people love love, so I think it’s a fun relationship. I don’t envy the amount of attention they have to deal with, but it’s a love story. People love it.”
Justin Ford/Getty Images Stephen A. Smith
The sportscaster has become one of the most vocal members of Tayvis Nation (the fan-appointed nickname for Swift and Kelce’s supporters) — and frequently defends the Grammy winner’s game day outings.
“I have to take a moment to come to the defense of Taylor Swift,” Smith said during a January 2024 ESPN broadcast. “Everybody’s sitting up there and acting like she’s some kind of impediment. … She’s going to support her dude. To show up at a football game and the cameras are on her — that ain’t her fault! And excuse me, by the way, she went to the games after the concerts. It’s not like she used the games to bump up the concerts.”
Colin Cowherd
Cowherd went on an impassioned rant about the “really weird, lonely, insecure men” hating on Swift’s NFL presence during a January 2024 episode of his The Herd radio show.
“The fact that a pop star — the world’s biggest pop star — [is] dating a star tight end, who had one of his greatest games ever, and the network puts them on the air briefly, that bothers you. What does that say about your life?” Cowherd, a sportscaster, quipped. “Did you know, statistically, in a three-hour NFL broadcast … just 18 minutes are actual football, and we have the data, you don’t turn away. There’s coach cutaways, they show fans in Buffalo on fire, commercials, reviews. [It’s] 18 minutes of real football, [which] for the record [is] about the length of five Taylor Swift songs.”
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Elle Duncan
Duncan, an ESPN commentator, also called out the double standard during a December 2023 episode of her“Elle Duncan Show” podcast.
“It is not her fault. I am so tired of us doing this. And we do this to women,” Duncan lamented. “It’s Jessica Simpson’s fault [that] Tony Romo spit the bit. Remember Kim Kardashian and Miles Austin for a hot second? It’s her fault. It’s always the woman’s fault for ‘distracting.’ Nobody’s asking if Travis Kelce is distracting her from a world tour. No one’s saying that. And I don’t like that.”
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Taylor Swift Donates $100,000 to Kansas City Shooting Victim’s Family
After Kansas City welcomed Taylor Swift during the football season, it’s her turn to support Kansas City. The star donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in a shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade. “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift,” Swift wrote on a GoFundMe for Lopez-Galvan, where she left two $50,000 donations. Lopez-Galvan, a DJ at local radio station KKFI, died in the February 14 shooting, which also injured over 20 people. Swift’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, also spoke out after the shooting dimmed his team’s celebrations. “I am heartbroken over the tragedy that took place today,” he wrote on Twitter afterward. “My heart is with all who came out to celebrate with us and have been affected. KC, you mean the world to me.” Through his Eighty-Seven & Running charity, Kelce later donated $100,000 to a separate GoFundMe for the family of Lopez-Galvan’s cousin Erika Reyes, whose 8-year-old daughter and 10-year-old daughter were injured in the shooting.
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5 Brands That Had Monster Super Bowl Marketing Parties | Entrepreneur
Brands looking to make a splash at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas turned the weekend into a larger-than-life three days filled with parties and pure chaos.
The marketing started the moment travelers stepped off the plane at Harry Reid International Airport, as they were greeted by the Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee handing out pins, stickers, mini footballs, and loud cheers as guests arrived at baggage claim.
Entrepreneur attended Taco Bell’s Live Más Live event to see what brands were up to for the Super Bowl festivities. While it was clear from the get-go that it would be a weekend of over-the-top branding ploys, the grandiose displays might have just changed the Super Bowl experience forever.
It’s estimated that over 500,000 visitors came to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl, and brands were eager to get their merch in the hands of social media-sharing fans.
Related: Record-Breaking Super Bowl LVIII Was the Most Streamed Single Broadcast Since the 1969 Moon Landing
“These kinds of events are so much bigger than concerts or shows,” said Joe Silberzweig, co-CEO of Medium Rare production company, which put on four star-studded events over the weekend. “They’re really media properties that attract all sorts of different people, celebrities, athletes, and we use them as business development opportunities to bring in and meet our new partners and all of our brands.”
And sometimes, companies end up spending almost as much as a Super Bowl commercial to put on these mega-marketing events.
“The events vary in audience and scale of build, but generally speaking they can range from $2 million to $5 million to put on,” Medium Rare co-founder Adam Richman tells Entrepreneur.
Here are five brands that went all out.
Uber
Uber had a strong presence on the Strip — and not just people using the ride-share service to get around. In addition to its celebrity-filled Super Bowl commercials, Uber created a “Get Almost Almost Anything Experience” — a fake grocery store with different rooms showcasing what you can get on Uber Eats, from food and beverages to frozen face masks and flowers.
Guests enter the “Get Almost Almost Anything on Uber Eats” Market at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (Uber)
“Experiential activations are a powerful vehicle to land brand campaign narratives in the hearts and minds of the consumer. Bringing our Super Bowl ad to life IRL was the ultimate way to let our customers touch and feel what we mean when we say ‘Get Almost Almost Anything,” Molly Spychalski, Head of Global Brand Partnership Marketing at Uber told Entrepreneur. “Throughout this activation, it was critically important for us to not only tell consumers that they can ‘Get Almost Almost Anything on Uber Eats’, but for us to show them too.”
The brand also threw a party for select Uber One members, which included a performance by Post Malone (who opened up the Super Bowl with a performance of “America the Beautiful”) and food from top Uber Eats picks in the area.
Gronk Beach
This year’s iteration of Gronk Beach was a bit of a challenge weather-wise, as the unusually cold Vegas temperatures prevented even Gronk himself from taking his shirt off.
But that didn’t stop the hoodie-clad former NFL tight end from partying poolside.
Gronk Beach played to its audience — party-loving frat boy types and their counterparts — by partnering with brands that would speak to them, namely Pit Viper, a sunglass brand known for their signature shield shape, and Safety Shot, a new beverage that claims to cut blood alcohol down after consumption.
Rob Gronkowski fires up the Gronk Beach crowd at Encore Beach Club (Medium Rare)The music was loud, the crowd was hyped, and if Gronk Beach sponsors and guests did one thing right, it was that they all collectively read the room.
Shaq’s Fun House
Deejaying your own party is a bold move, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s Shaq.
And a little rain in the desert couldn’t keep the party-hopping hopefuls from hearing Shaq (a.k.a. DJ Diesel) perform in a carnival-themed fun house that featured pop-up games, merchandise tents, and, of course, a dance floor.
Shaq aka Dj Diesel warms up the Shaq’s Fun House crowd at XS Nightclub (Medium Rare)At the event, Flo Rida was seen enjoying the Celsius energy drinks, which were stationed in buckets around the venue, free of charge for guests. He even asked us to get him one, perhaps thinking we were staff.
Guy Fieri’s Flavortown BBQ
Guy Fieri is his own brand, and his pre-Super Bowl Sunday tailgate certainly had no shortage of branded signage and products. From Fieri-branded cigars to featuring his food in the VIP section, there was zero doubt whose event it was — there were even Fieri quotes hanging up around the venue.
And perhaps that was the strongest play — people came to the tailgate party because they love Guy Fieri and what he represents — high-energy inclusivity while rooting for the underdog with an unpretentious demeanor.
Guy Fieri and Gordon Ramsay have a moment onstage at Guy’s Flavortown Tailgate (Medium Rare)“If you want to interact with Guy Fieri and try his food, he curated over 30 restaurants, he’ll be there on stage for hours, he’ll come on down to Flavortown,” Silberzweig said of the event, noting that it was double the size of last year’s. “Whether you’re meeting a celebrity or not, you’re entering their world and their mind in a really fun way.”
Fieri personally thanked attendees on the red carpet for spending their gameday with him and offered to bring out food and drinks for everyone working the event — genuine and on-brand.
h.wood Homecoming
On Saturday, the h.wood Group and Uncommon Entertainment hosted night two of the third annual h.wood Homecoming party in partnership with online retailer Revolve, which featured a performance by Jack Harlow and a Taco Bell lounge for guests to hang out in should they need a breather from the music and madness inside the main tent.
The timing of the party was earlier than most (it began at 9 p.m. and ended promptly at 1 a.m.), and while whisky may not be a typical dance club drink of choice, Crown Royal stole the show with free merchandise in the form of long-sleeve t-shirts — genius for a crowd that was shivering in party dresses in sub-40-degree temperatures sans coats.
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Usher Marries Girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea In Vegas After Super Bowl Performance
Representatives for Usher confirmed that the the star and longtime girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea, a senior vice president at Epic Records, tied the knot at the Vegas Weddings chapel after the Super Bowl where Usher headlined the halftime show, with the couple stating that they “look forward to continuing to raise their children together surrounded by love.” What do you think?
“Hold on, let me see if I placed on prop bet on that.”
Marshall Bouvet, Subpoena Filer
“I guess women really dig halftime performers.”
Ezekiel Barrett, Rock Climbing Guide
“Lord forgive me, for I have unwittingly lusted over the dripping-wet abs of a man betrothed to another.”
Regina Cousins, Unemployed
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A Potential Haason Reddick Trade? – Philadelphia Sports Nation
While the Super Bowl was the perfect way to kick off the week, Eagles fans received some frightening news on Sunday.
Sources: #Eagles All-Pro edge rusher Haason Reddick has received permission to seek a trade following another disruptive season featuring double digit sacks. The 29-year old with 27 sacks over two seasons in Philly could land elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/WxIGTac24M
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 11, 2024
A panic was set in before the big game had even started. Would the Eagles really end up trading their star Defensive End?
Thankfully on Wednesday, some more information came out on this catastrophic situation.
Just spoke to #Eagles All-Pro pass-rusher Haason Reddick, who tells me he never requested a trade and he wants to stay in Philadelphia. “I would like to get an extension done here at home. At no point did I ever tell the organization I want to be traded.”
Reddick has one year… pic.twitter.com/qLsJpWYrG9
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) February 13, 2024
Reddick himself confirmed that HE was not the one to ask for the trade request. Which asks the question, where did the trade request come from?
Nothing New From Howie Roseman
There was more than enough reason to panic. Nothing like hearing your Defensive Player of the Year Finalist could be on a new team soon. But after the news was confirmed that Reddick wasn’t seeking the trade himself. Things began to make more sense, as this isn’t the first time the Eagles have gone about contract negotiations with a potential trade.
Just days before free agency of the 2023 season started. The Eagles and Darius Slay were in a similar situation. While the Eagles eventually cut Slay at the start of free agency. Only 1 day later, and Slay was back with Philly on a brand new 3 Year, $42 million deal.
Hopefully if this situation unfolds the same way. Reddick will find himself with a new contract, and a lengthy stay in Philadelphia.
On The Other Side Of The Coin
But what if the Eagles DID trade Haason Reddick? Currently, Reddick is the 21st highest paid edge rusher(per spotrac). Since joining the Eagles in 2022, let’s see how Reddick compares to some of the highest paid edge rushers.
- ($34M) Nick Bosa, 33 Games Played, 30 Sacks
- ($28M) T.J. Watt, 27 Games Played, 24.5 Sacks
- ($27M) Joey Bosa, 14 Games Played, 9 Sacks
- ($25M) Myles Garrett, 32 Games Played, 33 Sacks
- ($24.5M) Montez Sweat, 34 Games Played, 20.5 Sacks
- ($24M) Rashan Gary, 26 Games Played, 15 Sacks
- ($23.5M) Maxx Crosby, 34 Games Played, 27 Sacks
- ($23.5M) Khalil Mack, 34 Games Played, 25 Sacks
With 27.5 Sacks of his own, it’s clear enough that the contract Howie Roseman was able to get Reddick on was a highlight of the 2022 Off-season. Expecting to see an extension somewhere above the $25 Million average, the Eagles could be in an even longer off-season next year with Reddick, Sweat, Smith and Dickerson all due for large contracts.
The Last Huge Edge To Get Traded
It’s been almost 6 years since the Raiders traded Khalil Mack to the Bears. In his debut season with Chicago he put up 12.5 Sacks in only 14 games! The price to pay for a 27-year old Khalil Mack? Not only was it a 6-year, $141M contract. The Bears also received a 2020 2nd round pick (TE Cole Kmet) and a 2020 7th (OL Arlington Hambright) in the trade. However, Chicago sent 4 draft picks to the then Oakland Raiders which ended up becoming:
- 2019 1st (RB Josh Jacobs)
- 2019 6th (CB Blessuan Austin) – This pick was traded to the Jets, which resulted in a 2019 5th (WR Hunter Renfrow)
- 2020 1st (CB Damon Arnette)
- 2020 3rd (WR Bryan Edwards)
At the time of this trade, Mack was 27. However 4 years later, the Bears would get the following when they traded a 30-year old Mack to the Chargers:
- 2022 2nd (S Jaquan Brisker)
- 2023 6th (DL Scott Matlock) – This pick was traded back to the Chargers, which resulted in 2 2022 7th’s (S Elijah Hicks & P Trenton Gill)
With 1 season left on Reddick’s contract, the Eagles could end up with a 1st round pick and more. While losing the star edge rusher would leave 862 defensive snaps to fill, the Eagles could stock up on more draft picks and attempt to make a splash on upcoming free agents like Danielle Hunter, Chase Young or Marcus Davenport.
For the record, I’d love to keep Reddick as long as we can. However with him and Josh Sweat due in 2025, sometimes tough choices have to be made.
What would you do with this situation if you were in Howie Roseman’s shoes?
Go Birds!
Photo Credit: AP Photo / Chris Szagola
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Kansas City parade shooting: What we know, what we don’t know
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade turned a massive party into a tragedy Wednesday, with one person killed and 21 others hurt amid the chaos.
A mother of two who was at the parade with several of her family members was shot in the stomach and died later in surgery, according to multiple reports. Video shows brave Chiefs fans reportedly tackling one of the suspects.
Police are scheduled to give another update at 10:30 a.m. Central time Thursday. You can watch it live in the video player above.
A day after the shooting at Union Station, here’s what we know and don’t know about the suspects, victims and motive that marred a city’s celebration of back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Who are the victims in the Kansas City parade shooting?
Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: 22 people injured from gun shots, 1 confirmed dead, 3 detained
Officials held a news conference in Kansas City, Missouri, after a shooting right after the Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade ended. At least one person has died at least 22 others were injured by gun shots and three people are currently detained.
Radio station KKFI said in a Facebook post Wednesday evening that DJ Lisa Lopez, host of “Taste of Tejano,” was killed in the shooting.
“This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community,” KKFI said in a statement.
Lopez-Galvan, whose DJ name was “Lisa G,” was an extrovert and devoted mother from a prominent Latino family in the area, said Rosa Izurieta and Martha Ramirez, two childhood friends who worked with her at a staffing company. Izurieta said Lopez-Galvan had attended the parade with her husband and her adult son, a die-hard Kansas City sports fan who also was shot.
“She’s the type of person who would jump in front of a bullet for anybody — that would be Lisa,” Izurieta said.
Several reports say a second person has died, but police have not confirmed those reports.
Officials at one hospital said they were treating eight gunshot victims, two of them critically injured, and another four hurt in the chaos after the shooting. An official at a second hospital said they received one gunshot patient in critical condition. At a children’s hospital, an official said they were treating 12 patients from the celebration, including 11 children between 6 and 15, many with gunshot wounds. All were expected to recover.
Who are the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters?
A man is detained by law enforcement following a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Police said three people were detained in connection with the shooting, but their names and potential charges have not been released.
Videos on social media appear to show fans of the Kansas City Chiefs helping tackle at least one of the suspected gunmen.
Footage shared by Fantasy Fanatics on X (formerly Twitter) shows a distant person sprinting through the crowd before being pounced on by parade-goers. They hold the person down until, moments later, police arrive and take the person into custody.
Video: Chiefs fans tackle suspected gunman
After a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, fans said they tackled someone with a gun. Here’s the aftermath of that scene as recorded by Alyssa Marsh-Contreras.
Another video, shared by Alyssa Marsh-Contreras, shows a much closer view of the immediate aftermath of that scene.
“We tackled him,” someone can be heard telling officers in that video. “When we tackled him, the gun came out.”
“We’re good, we’re good,” the officers respond as someone continues to yell, “Hey, hey, I got the guy!”
RELATED: Chiefs parade shooting suspect tackled by fans, videos show: “I got the guy!”
Police Chief Stacey Graves said she’d heard that fans may have been involved in apprehending a suspect but couldn’t confirm details.
What was the motive for the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting?
Police have not said what led to the shooting that left nearly two dozen people hurt.
They haven’t said whether it appeared to be random or targeted, only that three people were detained and firearms were recovered from the scene.
Authorities held two news conferences Wednesday to give updates and are having another one Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Central.
How did the Chiefs react?
KC security expert talks Chiefs parade shooting
Gregory Vecchi, a Retired Unit Chief of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and targeted violence expert, joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to discuss the response effort after Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Kansas City.
According to The Kansas City Star, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid comforted terrified fans after the shooting, including a high school sophomore who had been separated from his friend.
“Andy Reid was trying to comfort me, which was nice,” the teen told the news outlet, shortly before his voice broke and tears filled his eyes. “… He was kind of hugging me, just like, ‘Are you OK, man? Are you OK? Just please breathe.’ He was being real nice and everything. He left to check on other people, I’m pretty sure.”
Donna Kelce, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s mom, returned to Union Station hours after the shooting. Donna Kelce rode in the victory parade with her son. She said the Chiefs were quickly removed from the area and taken to safety, The Star reports.
Several Chiefs players, including Kelce, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and more, posted on social media about the shooting, as did the Chiefs organization and the NFL.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Kansas City Radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shooting Victim, Remembered As “Amazing Woman”
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a DJ at Kansas City’s KKFI radio station, died Wednesday after a shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. A total of 21 others were wounded, including three Lopez-Galvan family members. The mother of two was in her mid-40s.
The host of KKFI’s Taste of Tejano was one of hundreds of thousands who attended the rally in the city celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win when multiple gunmen opened fire. Three people have been detained and are under investigation.
Lopez-Galvan’s devastated family remembered her as an “amazing woman.”
“She was so well loved in the Kansas City community,” said her niece, Deadline’s social media manager Natalie Sitek, adding that he aunt DJ’d for many weddings, quinceañeras, and events.
“She lit up any room she walked into,” Sitek continued. “She brought joy to all those around her. She was always the life of the party.”
Lopez-Galvan was also a big supporter of local sports teams.
“She loved to cheer on the Bishop Miege Stags, where she attended high school and her children attended,” Sitek said. “And she, of course, was a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.”
It was Lopez-Galvan’s love for the Chiefs that brought her to the victory parade Wednesday.
“What was supposed to be a day of celebration turned into a tragedy as we lost a beautiful soul to another senseless act of gun violence,” Sitek said. “She will be missed dearly.”
Sitek’s three cousins injured in the shooting are expected to recover.
The radio station also put out a statement after the shooting, saying its “hearts and prayers are with her family,” and that the “senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC community.”
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1 killed in shooting after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade near Union Station
At least one person was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, at the conclusion of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday, police said.
The shooting happened west of Union Station, Kansas City Police Department Chief Stacey Graves said in a news conference. Graves confirmed one victim was dead and said 10 to 15 people might have been injured but that it was not clear yet how many were gunshot victims. Officials said all Chiefs players and coaches had been accounted for.
Two people were taken into custody shortly after the shooting, Graves said. One suspect was arrested after being chased by police shortly after the shots were fired, Graves said. She said she was aware of reports that bystanders had helped subdue the suspects, but she could not confirm those reports.
Graves said police are still investigating the motive for the shooting. A law enforcement source told CBS News the shooting may have been the result of an argument or dispute that turned violent and did not initially appear to be the result of terrorism or extremism at this time. The source noted nothing had been ruled out yet, however.
The police chief said the investigation was still active and in the very initial stages. Graves said officials were still waiting to find out more information about the condition of the victims.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Saint Luke’s Hospital told CBS News it was treating one gunshot patient who was in critical condition. An official from Children’s Mercy Hospital said the medical center was “receiving patients from the rally,” but did not give an exact number or their conditions.
University Health hospital in Kansas City said it was treating eight gunshot victims and that two were in critical condition. The hospital also said it was treating four other injured victims who were not shot.
“I’m angry at what happened today,” Graves said at the news conference. “The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment.”
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he had run to safety when he heard the shots. He thanked law enforcement officers for their quick response and for “running towards danger.” He said more than 800 police officers were deployed for the parade.
“I’m heartbroken,” Lucas said at the news conference. “I don’t want us to have to, in our country, for every big event, think about a concern of being shot”
Images and videos shared on social media showed people in Chiefs jerseys and hats running away from Union Station as police officers and first responders rushed to the scene. Other images showed several people receiving medical attention and being carried away on stretchers.
Police posted a message on social media asking “witnesses to the shooting” to meet with officers at a nearby intersection. The Kansas City Police Department also said several children had been separated from their parents or chaperones and it had set up a child reunification location near Union Station.
Reed Hoffmann / AP
The office of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson posted a statement on social media saying Parson and his wife were at the parade when the shots were fired. “They are safe and secure,” the statement said. “State law enforcement personnel are assisting local authorities in response efforts.”
“As we wait to learn more, our hearts go out to the victims,” the statement added. “We also want to thank the Missouri State Highway Patrol, KCPD, and other first responders for their quick and professional actions.”
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly posted on social media that she was also at the parade but had “been evacuated and am out of harm’s way.”
“I encourage everyone to follow instructions and updates” from the police, Kelly said.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wrote on social media he was “praying for Kansas City”
— Pat Milton contributed reporting.
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Why The NFL is A Leader in Social Impact | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
The expectations for this year’s Super Bowl were high, but I don’t think anyone predicted that this year’s event would turn out to be America’s most-watched program since the moon landing, with an astounding 123.4 million viewers tuning in to the big game.
While the Taylor Swift effect certainly was a factor in achieving that staggering number, there is more to the modern NFL than celebrity fans, touchdowns and tailgate parties. The league has grown into a case study for a corporation seeking to support its communities across the country.
The NFL has been a long-time supporter of charitable causes, but in recent years, it has significantly ramped up its player safety, social responsibility and social justice initiatives.
A visit to the NFL’s Community page on its website shows the breadth of the league’s initiatives, from environmental sustainability to domestic violence education, youth fitness, early cancer detection and prevention, and building character in young people.
I learned of the massive scope of the NFL’s social responsibility work through another of its initiatives, Inspire Change, the league’s social justice platform. Its goal is to reduce barriers to opportunity, particularly in communities of color. It operates at all levels of the league, from current and former players to the NFL teams and their owners and up to the league head office.
Related: A Former NFL Plays Says ‘Indentity Shifting’ Is the Key to Success
Inspire Change facilitates NFL investment in organizations, programs and initiatives that reduce barriers to opportunity, anchored in four pillars: Education, Economic Advancement, Community-Police Relations, and Criminal Justice Reform.
My connection to the program came from a partnership between Inspire Change, my organization (Legacy+), and the Martin Luther King III Foundation.
Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King, and their daughter Yolanda Renee King were seeking ways to commemorate the upcoming 100th birthday of Martin’s father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The result was Realize the Dream, a bold new initiative that aims to transform, unify and uplift America by rallying communities to perform 100 million hours of service by the 100th anniversary of Dr. King’s birth.
In seeking to amplify Dr. King’s vision of unity and launch the historic community service program, the NFL was an obvious choice. No other platform has the reach or worldwide profile held by the NFL. In 2023, the league averaged 17.2 million viewers per game for its 272 regular season games, creating a potential viewing audience unmatched in North America.
Those significant audience numbers rise exponentially during the playoffs, so we worked closely with the NFL to launch the five-year service campaign during Wildcard Weekend, which coincided with MLK Day 2024.
The game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened with a commemorative coin toss with Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Yolanda Renee King.
A series of events and activations took place over the weekend, with MLK decals and Dr. King’s iconic “Be Love” message affixed to the helmets of all 318 players participating in the weekend games. The “Be Love” and “It Takes All of Us” messages were also stenciled into the end zones for all games.
The game opened by the Kings drew an audience of over 29.2 million viewers. While that number seems low compared to the viewership for the Super Bowl, the game was ESPN’s second-most watched NFL game in its history. Public service announcements aired over the weekend on all the networks covering the games (ESPN, ABC and CBS), with over 180 million viewers taking in the games and viewing the powerful Realize the Dream messaging.
Beyond its ability to reach tens of millions of viewers, we looked for the NFL’s support due to its work to raise awareness on diversity and equity issues. Along with Inspire Change, the league is on the record in committing to increasing the number of black head coaches and executives so that the diversity on the field is reflected back on the sidelines and in owners’ boxes.
To that end, the league adopted the Rooney Rule in 2003. Named after a former Pittsburgh Steelers owner who also served as the chair of the league’s diversity committee, the rule set out hiring and interview requirements for filling coaching and front office positions to ensure more minority candidates were considered and hired.
Related: Why All of Us Need to Join the Fight for Workplace Diversity
The NFL’s support for Realize the Dream is yet another positive step in accelerating the league’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and it may already be reaping benefits.
Within days of the launch of the campaign, the New England Patriots named Jerod Mayo as their new head coach, the Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris to lead their team, and the Las Vegas Raiders elevated interim head coach Antonio Pierce to full-time status.
While those three hirings happening so close to the launch of Realize the Dream could be written off as coincidence, they may also reflect how the league’s open commitment to diversity can influence the actions of ownership, teams, and players.
That is the power of corporate impact initiatives that permeate an entire organization. It would be one thing for the NFL to make a lump sum donation to Realize the Dream or some other cause, but the level of buy-in was visible on team uniforms and helmets, in the end zones on the field, all while tens of millions of viewers watched from homes and restaurants.
While corporations making donations to charitable organizations is a commendable way to try and give back, concrete actions like those being taken by the NFL deliver true impact and will ultimately be the drivers of change.
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Dallas Bar Lee Harvey’s Backs Away from “He Gets Us” Super Bowl Ad
Earlier this week we reported on local bar Lee Harvey’s cameo in a Super Bowl ad. The “Know Your Neighbor” commercial included an image of a man sitting in a bar, smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer at the dive bar. This 30-second commercial for the Christian nonprofit He Gets Us ran during the second half of the game.That evening, Lee Harvey’s shared news of the cameo on its Facebook page, along with a link to He Gets Us and a photo from the commercial. The Cedars neighborhood bar even changed its profile picture to the man sitting at the bar.
Many called out Lee Harvey’s for the, at best, odd alliance.
He Gets Us also ran Super Bowl commercials in 2023, spending around $100 million on two ads, which drew some attention. He Gets Us was at the time backed by The Signatry, which was supported by billionaire Hobby Lobby founder David Green, who has taken hardline religious stances. He opposed giving employees contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act and carried the case to the Supreme Court, ultimately winning. He also opposed providing a transgender bathroom for employees.
Not exactly the kind of guy who would hang at Lee Harvey’s, right?
The comments poured in, with the sides split. Some praised Lee Harvey’s or were just happy for the small bar to get some air time. Others pointed out that The Signatry also gave $50 million to a group that endorsed criminalizing homosexuality, one that was named an anti-LGBTQ hate group by The Southern Poverty Law Center.
Dallas-based Lerma is the ad agency for He Gets Us, which might explain the local tie.
This year, through its website, He Gets Us backs away from the anti-LGBTQ ties, noting that it is now funded by the newly formed nonprofit Come Near and “(…) let us be clear in our opinion. Jesus loves gay people and Jesus loves trans people.”
Yesterday, Lee Harvey’s backed away also, changing its profile photo back to the old worn-out sign out front and posting a note that they love everybody and had no idea what the ad was for.
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‘Collective Mind’: Researchers Examine Social Effects of Watching the Same Thing Together | High Times
More than 123 million people tuned in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs (and Taylor Swift) claim yet another Super Bowl triumph on Sunday, making it the most-watched television program in history.
That’s useful grist for recently published research examining how watching the same thing can bring people together.
It is known as the “theory of the collective mind,” which refers to the human ability to take in a collective perspective.
Garriy Shteynberg, a professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, published the research on the theory last year, and recently expounded upon the scholarship in a piece published last month.
“Theory of mind research has traditionally focused on the ascription of mental states to a single individual. Here, we introduce a theory of collective mind: the ascription of a unified mental state to a group of agents with convergent experiences. Rather than differentiation between one’s personal perspective and that of another agent, a theory of collective mind requires perspectival unification across agents,” Shteynberg and his colleagues wrote in the study’s abstract last year.
“We review recent scholarship across the cognitive sciences concerning the conceptual foundations of collective mind representations and their empirical induction through the synchronous arrival of shared information. Research suggests that representations of a collective mind cause psychological amplification of co-attended stimuli, create relational bonds, and increase cooperation, among co-attendees.”
In his piece last month, Shteynberg noted the relevance of such research, given the increased polarization and decline in institutional trust in the United States.
“Only about 1 in 4 Americans said that they had trust in the nation’s institutions in 2023 – with big business (1 in 7), television news (1 in 7) and Congress (1 in 12) scraping the very bottom,” he wrote.
“While institutional trust is decreasing, political polarization is increasing. The majority of Republicans (72%) and Democrats (64%) think of each other as more immoral than other Americans – a nearly 30% rise from 2016 to 2022. When compared with similar democracies, the United States has exhibited the largest increase in animus toward the opposing political party over the past 40 years.”
In a context in which we can’t agree on anything where, Shteynberg wonders, does that leave us?
“When public trust and political consensus disappear, what remains? This question has occupied my research for the past 20 years, both as a scholar trained in social anthropology, organizational science and social cognition and as a professor of psychology,” he said.
“Researchers don’t have all the answers, but it seems that even in the absence of public trust and agreement, people can share experiences. Whether watching a spelling bee or a football game, ‘we’ still exist if ‘we’ can witness it together.”
Shteynberg goes on to explain that he and his colleagues have been driven to explore the “foundation of collective mind,” saying that what they study in the lab “is shared attention, instances when people experience the world with others.”
Those lab experiments, he says, underscore the value of “shared experiences,” saying they “amplify psychological and behavioral reactions to the world” in adults.
“My colleagues and I find that compared with attending to the world alone, or at different times than others, synchronous attention with others yields stronger memories, deeper emotions and firmer motivations. Studies show that seeing words together renders them more memorable, watching sad movies together makes them sadder, and focusing together on shared goals increases efforts toward their pursuit. Sharing attention to the behavior of others yields more imitation of that behavior,” he says.
“Critically, those experiencing something with you need not be physically present. Although in some experiments participants sit side by side, in other studies participants believe they are attending together from different lab rooms or even across the nation. Irrespective of the location, the sense that ‘we are attending’ to something together at the same time – as compared with in solitude or on your own schedule – amplifies the experience.”
Shteynberg highlights two examples of disparate sizes –– watching a movie in a theater or watching the Super Bowl –– as important instances of shared experiences with Americans, who are increasingly isolated in a society that conducts more and more business online.
“Before the advent of the internet, Americans shared attention broadly – they watched the same nightly news together, even if they did not always agree whether it was good or bad. Today, with people’s attention divided into media silos, there are more obstacles than ever to sharing attention with those with whom you disagree,” he says. “And yet, even when we can no longer agree on what ‘we’ believe, sharing attention to the basic sights and sounds of our world connects us. These moments can be relatively small, like watching a movie in the theater, or large, like watching the Super Bowl. However, remembering that we are sharing such experiences with Americans of all political persuasions is important.”
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RFK Apologizes To Family For Super Bowl Ad Featuring JFK’s Campaign Imagery, Music
Claiming that the ad was created “without any involvement or approval from my campaign” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized to his family for any pain caused by his Super Bowl ad that used JFK’s campaign song and inserted RFK into 1960s imagery, despite keeping the ad pinned to the top of his X page. What do you think?
“Whenever I want to earnestly apologize to my family, I do it publicly.”
Jessica Vuong, Cocking Assistant
“The weirdest part was that it was an ad for Gatorade Frost.”
Adrien Loach, Lunch Planner
“Americans have no respect for their uncles.”
Rex Carlini, Executive Therapist
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Here are the odds Dallas Cowboys end 30-year Super Bowl drought, per DraftKings Sportsbook
The Kansas City Chiefs won their second Super Bowl in a row, defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22, in overtime.
DraftKings Sportsbook has already put out odds on which team will hoist next year’s Vince Lombardi Trophy. Did the sportsbook predict the Dallas Cowboys will end their almost 30-year drought?
According to DraftKings, the Cowboys are the 10th most likely team to win next year’s Super Bowl, the rest of the top ten is listed below.
San Francisco 49ers +550
Kansas City Chiefs +650
Baltimore Ravens +900
Buffalo Bills +1000
Detroit Lions +1200
Cincinnati Bengals +1300
Miami Dolphins +1700
Philadelphia Eagles +2000
Green Bay Packers +2000
Dallas Cowboys +2000
Last season, DraftKings gave the Cowboys the sixth-best odds, but Dallas’ surprising 48-32 Wild Card loss at the hands of the Green Bay Packers coupled with the loss of defensive coordinator Dan Quinn seems to have lowered the sportsbook’s confidence in the Cowboys.
