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Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers (Getty/Thearon W. Henderson)

On the NFL and criminal justice reform

Matt Ventresca, Kathryn Henne - The Conversation
Martin Luther King Jr (Getty/Reg Lancaster/YouTube/Ram Trucks/Salon)

MLK wasn't a truck salesman

Chauncey DeVega
This photo provided by Kia Motors America shows a scene from the company's spot for Super Bowl 51, between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Melissa McCarthy humorously takes on political causes like saving whales, ice caps and trees, each time to disastrous effect, in Kia’s 60-second third-quarter ad to promote the fuel efficiency of its 2017 Niro crossover. (Kia Motors America via AP) (AP)

Mae Anderson
(YouTube)

The oddest Super Bowl spot

Joanna Rothkopf
Sarah Silverman for T-Mobile (T-Mobile)

Super Bowl ad misandry alert

Jenny Kutner
Singers Katy Perry, left and Missy Elliott perform during halftime of NFL Super Bowl XLIX. (AP/David J. Phillip)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Esurance)

Walter White in Super Bowl ad

Erin Keane
Lindsay Lohan in Esurance commercial (Esurance)

Sarah Gray

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A still from Coca Cola's "Big Game" commercial.

Coke ad’s ugly, demented moral

Simon Maloy
A still from Budweiser's "Puppy Love" Super Bowl commercial. (budweiser.com)

Nico Lang
"Dad's Sixth Sense," ad by Hyundai

Super Bowl ads' sensitive men

Soni Sangha