An Americanist
An Americanist
Carol Marks
Why The News Won’t Drop The Grammys And What Bad Bunny Might Do Next
14 minutes Posted Feb 3, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Opening Rant On Grammys Coverage
Newsom Relationships And Media Hype
Courtroom Controversy Over ICE Warrant
Sanctuary Cities And Public Safety
NFL, Bad Bunny, And Politics At Halftime
Side Tangent: Mystery Animal Sighting
Predictions On Halftime Shock Value
Halftime In Spanish And Viewer Plans
Question Of The Day And Sign-Off
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TALK TO ME, TEXT IT Ever notice how the stories we’re told to ignore somehow dominate every screen? We kick off by pulling apart the Grammys hangover in the news cycle—why outlets mock the show while feeding it two days of nonstop attention—and what that says about the incentives that keep outrage trending and nuance buried. From there, we wade into the Gavin Newsom swirl: age-gap headlines, an affair that detonated trust inside City Hall, and glossy media framing that treats politics like c...