Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Bad Bunny uses Grammy Award win to protest ICE
cnn.com/2026/02/01/entertainment/bad-bunny-grammys-speech-ice

youtu.be/hhvdOTvdpjs

youtu.be/hhvdOTvdpjs

reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1que4np/fox_news_to_billie_eilish_shut_up_and_sing

the-express.com/entertainment/tv/197544/jelly-roll-acceptance-speech-grammys

https://x.com/awoodustin/status/2018194105872826414

youtu.be/nzgdJqulMJQ?si=PsE_x0YCEZh1QzF_

What's going wrong with Katseye? palatinate.org.uk/whats-going-wrong-with-katseye

Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/15/taylor-swift-silence-trump-administration-speaks-volumes

genius.com/Bad-bunny-lo-que-le-paso-a-hawaii-lyrics

youtube.com/watch?v=R_FD72bxppU

gaytimes.com/culture/bad-bunny-lgbtq-ally-explainer

rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-fallon-estamos-bien-hurricane-maria-729857

youtube.com/shorts/krrGndpamak

instagram.com/reel/DMaikrwtYjc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

youtube.com/watch?v=s0rpCUIYVJg

youtube.com/watch?v=ffukF1MvLGk

Bay Area artists join open letter to Biden calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/bay-area-artists-call-for-peace-israel-gaza-18450720.php

The teenage sex scene that sparked infamous rift between edgy director brothers behind Hollywood’s hottest movies pagesix.com/2026/01/26/hollywood/the-teenage-sex-scene-that-sparked-safdie-brothers-infamous-rift

Marty Supreme star Kevin O'Leary thanks and praises Trump whole at Trump Accounts summit reddit.com/r/A24/comments/1qpkm13/marty_supreme_star_kevin_oleary_thanks_and

youtube.com/watch?v=x8oZwkG0E2g

reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1qqk5an/emerald_fennell_on_casting_jacob_elordi_a_white

youtube.com/watch?v=eNVIZceEbqg

Mon Rovia on Instagram instagram.com/p/DT4E0bkApG3/?hl=en

KIRBY on TikTok tiktok.com/@singkirbysing/video/7559655850713845022

00:00 introduction
01:57 what the grammys told us
11:09 why pop culture matters politically
17:51 music and message
28:06 movies with message
35:06 ambition: the chalamet problem
42:50 who is the work in service of?
46:16 you are the renaissance