Isms: Views on life in rural America

When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “Music is the universal language of mankind - poetry their universal pastime and delight,” his message was clear: music extends beyond cultural, linguistic and social boundaries, it creates connections and shouts emotion.

If you watched Sunday’s halftime show with Bad Bunny, you saw Longfellow’s quote come to life. From the sugarcane fields blowing in the breeze, to the LA taqueria serving tacos, to the symbolic high-line power poles that serve as a reminder of how natural disasters affect his native Puerto Rico, the award-winning singer used the power of...