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Since the upper Paleolithic times, we’ve been painting pictures on walls with many advanced civilizations across the ancient world decorating sacred sites, cities, and tombs with murals meant to entertain, share information, and pass on history. But by the twentieth century, much of Western civilization had moved to the point where art was relegated to other mediums. This, of course, created a space for a subculture to bloom, with modern-day murals and street art alive and vibrant as ever thanks, in large part, to Latinx people making it possible.

No really, modern street art (which, of course, is driven by a number of cultural contributions) wouldn’t be where and what it is today without the Mexican Revolution. After Mexico won its independence from Spanish control, the newly formed Mexican government began efforts to educate its population on the country’s long and storied history by commissioning murals and other public works of art that detailed Mexico’s history, from the pre-colonial times, through Spanish occupation, recasting the peasants and workers as the lifeblood of the country.

Through the work of artists like José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Diego Rivera, (who would also go on to paint murals in the United States) Mexican Muralism was so grand, politically charged, and important, that it single-handedly brought murals back to the forefront of the Western art world, inspiring many countries to follow suit. The movement resonated for generations, eventually inspiring the Chicano art movement of the United States in the 1970s. That influence mixed with the graffiti movement of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s would come to define the landscape of street art in US cities across the country today.

So as Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re shouting out five cities where you can see some of the finest modern Latinx art adorning walls, alleyways, and streets, serving as a reminder of the debt US street art owes to the Mexican muralist movement and Latinx artists all across the world.

Austin, Texas

Given Texas’ proximity and connection to Mexico, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the best Latinx art can be found on the walls of Austin. A simple stroll through the city will no doubt bring you face to face with many different murals and street art by artists from all over the world (and Austin of course), but if you’re looking for Latinx art specifically, the Mexic Arte Museum’s El Mero Muro program will guarantee you’ll find something directly connected to Mexico on the museum’s exterior wall on 5th St. and Congress Avenue.

The El Mero Muro wall is constantly shifting with the new murals. Currently, a work known as “The Ofrenda,” by Alonso Estrada, Gus Estrada, and Jenn Contreras adorns the wall until the end of the month. The 42×14 foot mural depicts a family setting up a traditional ofrenda table for their beloved departed as part of Dia de Los Muertos.

Also on the wall is a painting by Amado Castillo III and Amado Castillo IV called “Lead To Live,” as well as “Dreaming Of Xochitlalpan,” painted by San Antonio-based Kat Cadena. All three murals are distinct from one another and show the diversity of styles you can expect to find all throughout Austin.

New York City, New York

New York City stands as one of the finest cities for street art in the United States, and with a large Cuban and Puerto Rican population, the city is home to many works of art painted by Latinx artists. One notable mural is East Harlem’s “Dos Alas Mural,” which celebrates anti-imperialist icons Don Pedro Albizu Campos and Che Guevara and was painted by members of Ricanstruction Netwerks and the Puerto Rico Collective.

The mural is meant to celebrate the bond between Puerto Rico and Cuba as well as New York City’s Hispanic population in East Harlem. The mural is not without its controversy, recently in 2019 it was vandalized with red paint due to its politically charged nature, but as we mentioned in the lead, modern mural work was born through political commentary. These works stir emotion, and they’re better for it. Luckily for visitors, the mural has since been restored.

Other areas of the city are also home to vibrant Latinx wall art, like Washington Heights’ “Latinx Diaspora: Stores From Upper Manhattan” painted on the Audubon Terrace. The work reflects the history of Latinx immigration to the neighborhood and is a celebration of the neighborhood’s past, present, and future.

Los Angeles, California

Established at a time when Southern California was still a part of Northern Mexico, Los Angeles’ roots are intertwined with Mexico. Add to that the fact that the city remains the largest concentration of Latinx and Hispanic peoples in all of the United States, the city has a strong and prominent Latin influence that is felt in every corner of the city from the Valley to Long Beach and beyond.

Downtown Los Angeles’ Olvera Street is still home to “América Tropical” which was painted by David Alfaro Siqueiros in the ‘30s. As I mentioned in the intro to this article, Siqueiros was one of Mexico’s most important muralists and spent some time in the city after his expulsion from Mexico for his radical political statements. The art piece, as was always the case with Siqueiros, was extremely political and depicted the oppressive nature of US imperialism via a crucified Indian on a double cross with an American eagle perched on top with a Mayan pyramid in the background.

It was a bold move to call out US oppression on American soil, and the piece was subsequently whitewashed before being rediscovered in the 1960s.

Today “América Tropical” can still be reviewed, though the mural has lost its vibrancy due to the whitewashing and subsequent sun damage. Luckily, the city remains a hot spot for Latinx art, with the highest concentration of mural work found in the Hispanic neighborhood of Boyle Heights, which is located just east of the LA river.

Boyle Heights is one of the few neighborhoods that hasn’t been completely gentrified, and still houses a strong Hispanic working-class community. Street art can be found in every corner of the small neighborhood, adorning tortillerias, auto shops, and storefronts. It’s literally everywhere! If you’re in LA and on the hunt for murals, you’re sure to find a lot in Boyle Heights, no guide necessary. After you check out the art, jump on the newly built Sixth Street Bridge and head into the Art’s District to find even more contemporary murals before hitting nearby Olvera Street to see the master’s work.

Miami, Florida

Like Los Angeles is to Mexican culture, Miami is intertwined with the culture of Cuba. The city is known for its bright and vibrant street art, particularly the Wynwood Walls, an outdoor urban museum where walls are covered in murals from local talent and world-renowned graffiti artists like Futura, Shepard Fairey, and Adam Vargas (aka Atomik). But if you’re looking for art that specifically speaks to the Latinx population living in Florida, look no further than 8th street, aka Calle Ocho.

The Cubaocho Art and Research Center features many murals celebrating Cuban culture on its exterior, and the neighborhood’s most famous mural, “Welcomes You To Little Havana,” has become a tourist destination since it was commissioned in 2012. That mural was painted by Vargas, whose art is all over the city and is best represented by his anatomical orange known as Obie.

Another major work along 8th Street is “Esquina de La Fama,” which was painted by Luis Manuel Cuadra Peralta and celebrates famous Cuban musicians.

San Francisco, California

California is a huge state, so it shouldn’t be entirely surprising that two cities in the state made this list. In truth, we could’ve included San Diego too but at that point you’re so close to Mexico, you might as well cross the border into Tijuana.

If you’re looking for the densest concentration of street art in San Francisco, head over to the trendy Mission District. It’s more gentrified than LA’s Boyle Heights, but the Mission is still home to a big Hispanic working-class population and much of the city is covered in street art. Alleyways glow with vibrant art, and many buildings feature large murals that can be seen from blocks away, many of which celebrate the cultures of Mexico and Central America.

A simple stroll through the Mission will give you your street art fill, but if you want to see something truly astounding, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art currently has a work by Diego Rivera on display, and unlike the Siqueiros piece in LA, this one has all of its original vibrancy. “Pan American Unity,” is 74 feet wide, 60,000 pounds, and depicts the solidarity between the modern (at the time) working class and the pre-colonial populations of the North and South American continent.

No shade to contemporary artists, but Rivera’s piece is truly a sight to behold and will help you understand just how vital and inspiring the Mexican Muralist movement was.

If you come away from this article with a greater appreciation for Latinx creators, and the art that makes these cities come alive, great, but don’t stop your search here. There are many other under-the-radar communities and art scenes that form the rich tapestry of street art across the world that are worth exploring and supporting if we want to keep them alive. Seek them out!

She-Hulk wrapped up its first season this week and, in the process, garnered a lot of attention for, first, recreating the opening credits of the ’70s The Incredible Hulk series … and then having a scene in which Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters (aka She-Hulk) breaking the fourth wall to complain to the writers about how terrible the finale was going. Then, ultimately, confronting “Kevin,” an AI that creates all Marvel content. We spoke to director Kat Coiro, who directed the finale (and the majority of the season’s episodes) about all of this, and of course Jennifer’s newfound love affair with Daredevil.

Anecdotally, people who I thought would be super into the show haven’t watched it and people who I thought would not like it just love it. It’s very weird…

I got a voice message the other day from a nine-year-old who watched Episode 8 and was, “Why did you leave me on a cliffhanger? What is going to happen next?” And to me that really spoke to the diversity of the audience of this show and exactly what you’re saying. My parents have never watched a Marvel movie in their life and they love this show. And so I really do think, we said at the beginning, we were like, the people who aren’t already Marvel fans, we hope to draw them in with this series and I think that it’s happening.

So you got a lot of attention yesterday with that finale. Recreating the classic The Incredible Hulk opening was really great.

It was pretty exhaustive re-watching of that original introduction and recreating it meticulously while also finding these little flourishes and flares that tied into our story. One of my favorite stories from that sequence is the guy who is the bodybuilder who’s playing our She-Hulk, who is painted green, who tips the table over. He said, “When I was a little boy, I always used to dream about being the Hulk.”

Yeah, Lou Ferrigno…

“But that’s not exactly how my dream was, but I manifested it somehow.” It was really fun and it was fun to be able to get into the cheesier elements of that era. It was great.

The Daredevil storyline is terrific. How did that come about? Do you have to get permission to use Daredevil?

That was always part of the show….

I mean, it makes sense. He, too, is a lawyer.

Exactly. I mean you can’t have a lawyer show and not have Matt Murdock show up. I think one thing that was so amazing was their chemistry. And when you have a romantic episode like that, it all kind of hinges on their chemistry in the moment they were together. I mean Tatiana has good chemistry with everyone. Let’s be honest.

She’s so good by the way. Like really. I can’t imagine anyone else pulling this off.

Me neither. I mean they’re so fun together. I feel like they’ve got to have a future moving forward.

So I feel like you took every complaint about Marvel and condensed it into this scene where she confronts the AI Kevin bot. Like you just read every negative review of every Marvel movie and just listed all the complaints and just let it all out. Was anyone squeamish about that?

Ironically, I was the most squeamish about it.

Oh, I bet.

I was like, Oh, are we going too far? And it was really Kevin Feige who was like, “No, no, it’s fine.” And he was so self-deprecating and so willing to poke fun at himself. Where he drew the line was when we asked him to do the Kevin voice and he was like, “No, there has to be a difference between me and the AI robot.” But I think it’s part of what makes them an amazing company and makes them so unique is that they are willing to listen to the fans and they are not precious. And so I was the one going, Oh, have we gone too far? And Kevin was always like, “No, no, it’s fine.”

It’s interesting, when you’re watching that final episode it’s like, “This plot doesn’t make any sense. Why are they doing all this?” Then breaking the fourth wall, having She-Hulk complain to the writers this doesn’t make any sense is really clever.

I mean, one of the most challenging aspects of the whole series was that we filmed that lodge finale scene really early on in the schedule.

Oh, really?

Because I filmed all six episodes together in a big block. And I remember being with Tatiana and Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth and Jon Bass and Jamila and them kind of looking at me and being like, “What is going on?” And my answer was, “It doesn’t make sense. It’s not supposed to make sense. That’s the point. You got to trust me, guys.” And it was definitely a challenging moment because, once you watch the whole series, you get it but to start at the end was pretty tough.

Mark Ruffalo, I assume he’s a busy guy, so you probably have a limited time with him and have to do all his scenes. So yeah that makes sense you had to do that early on. I can’t imagine having to explain that scene to everyone.

It makes no sense in context, right? And that’s the point.

Anyway, I assume there’s more She-Hulk coming, right?

She-Hulk will reappear somewhere, but only K-E-V-I-N knows where.

No movie, though. She’s been told that.

Very firmly.

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Ruben Östlund, the Swedish writer/director of Force Majeure and The Square, is back with another satire of sex and power. Triangle of Sadness hits theaters this week or next, depending on where you live, and this one is even in English, so you won’t have to scale that “one-inch tall barrier to amazing films,” as Parasite director Bong Joon-ho put it.

Firmly within Östlund’s established wheelhouse, Triangle Of Sadness is another wry send-up of the power dynamics of class, gender, and beauty; a story about a pair of models onboard a luxury yacht full of wealthy folks, and the ship’s crew who serve them. At its best, Triangle Of Sadness looks something like Below Decks meets Parasite, where the social mores of the yachting class are more deeply delved into than on Bravo, combining highbrow class comedy with universal puke and poop jokes (yes, there is sea sickness). Östlund’s scenes are always memorably shot and staged (which is probably what helped win him his second straight Palme D’or at Cannes — Force Majeure won a jury prize) but it’s also hard not to notice that his skewering stick often doesn’t seem all that sharp, especially compared to the aforementioned Bong Joon-ho.

In its opening scene, Triangle Of Sadness looks a lot like arthouse Zoolander (someone make this, please), following British model Carl (Harris Dickinson) to a shirtless casting call where an art director asks him if he can open his mouth a little, so that he “looks more available.” Then he asks whether Carl can relax the “triangle of sadness” in the bottom center of his forehead, and whispers to an assistant that Carl needs Botox. The implication is that Carl, despite looking to all the world like a nubile hunk in the prime of his twinkdom, is already on the downside of his already-precarious career as a male model.

The next scene sees a blow-up argument between Carl and his model girlfriend, Yaya (South African actress Charlbi Dean, who died in August), over who’s picking up the tab at the expensive restaurant. As they attempt to navigate the tricky power politics of who pays when the woman has the bigger salary and securer position, but still on some level expects the man to be “the man,” Östlund goes to increasingly laborious attempts to find innovative ways to shoot two people arguing.

Östlund being Östlund, he manages this beautifully, including a gloriously staged scene in which Carl shouts at Yaya through a sporadically opening and closing elevator door, like Mel Gibson by way of Ace Ventura. At a basic level, Östlund shoots scenes interestingly, which feels increasingly like a lost art in the age of rushed shooting schedules and blueprint-driven prestige TV. Triangle Of Sadness has conversations that feel like car chases.

Carl and Yaya’s curious niche is symbolizing wealth and power without necessarily having much themselves, and they soon end up on a luxury yacht trip where they’re sort of the scholarship kids, there on a free ride surrounded by passengers with real money. These include wild-haired Russian fertilizer magnate Dmitry (Zlatko Buric), who calls himself “the king of shit,” a British land mine manufacturer and his wife, and an awkward tech guy (Henrik Dorson) who’s so rich he offers to buy women Rolexes for taking a picture with him.

Meanwhile, lead steward Paula (the awesomely named Vicky Berlin), with her Susan Powter hair and attitude (Jesus, how old am I?) pumps up her employees to give exceptional service with the promise of “huge tips” — the proverbial scraps from the big boys’ tables. In the film’s best shot, the sounds of Paula’s pep rally echo through the floorboards down into the lower decks, where the Filipino crew dutifully keep the machinery running, presumably without the promise of tips. Östlund has a flair for this kind of compelling imagery, and for absurdism.

As great as Triangle Of Sadness always looks, Östlund has a frustrating tendency to go more broad when you expect him to get more pointed. The film is meant to explore the relationship between beauty and power, which it does, in a broad sense, but I’m also not entirely sure what to make of certain scenes. Like the stroke-addled passenger who can only communicate by shouting the phrase “in den wolken,” which apparently means “in the clouds” in German. Or when the yacht’s drunken captain, played by Woody Harrelson, and Dmitry the shit king, trade barbs insulting capitalism and socialism, respectively. “The Russian capitalist versus the American communist!” Dmitry bellows.

Yes… those are things. There are times when Östlund’s satire spigot just seems to spray wildly like this, with some scenes seeming to function more as white elephants, provocative ways to distract us rather further articulating his themes. In the opening act, there’s a heated, pointed argument about gender roles and power dynamics. Onboard the yacht, it’s class, socialism, and capitalism. And then in the final act, which I won’t spoil, the hierarchy gets flipped on its head and power and beauty collide, or maybe just collude, with a wonderful turn from Dolly De Leon.

They’re all interesting in a vacuum, but I struggle a little with how they fit together, and with the feeling that they all seem to end just when they’re getting good. The movie as a whole starts to feel a little vague. Like Östlund is doing “what if it was about this, now what if it was about that,” until ultimately it’s not that much about anything.

Triangle of Sadness is never boring, which is an achievement in and of itself, but the lack of follow-through leaves you wondering whether Östlund’s feints towards social issues came out of genuine curiosity or if they were just more clever tricks of imagery, beautiful distractions like Carl and Yaya’s ads, designed to be desirable in the moment and forgotten soon after.

‘Triangle Of Sadness’ is playing in select theaters. Vince Mancini is on Twitter. More reviews here.

For a brief moment it seemed like Elon Musk had a reasonable request for continuing to provide Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine, so of course, he ruined it all by tweeting. According to a new report from CNN, SpaceX informed the Pentagon in September that it can no longer afford to provide Starlink access to the country that’s still warding off a Russian invasion. Instead, SpaceX would appreciate it if the defense department started footing the bill.

Documents obtained by CNN show that last month Musk’s SpaceX sent a letter to the Pentagon saying it can no longer continue to fund the Starlink service as it has. The letter also requested that the Pentagon take over funding for Ukraine’s government and military use of Starlink, which SpaceX claims would cost more than $120 million for the rest of the year and could cost close to $400 million for the next 12 months.

“We are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time,” SpaceX’s director of government sales wrote to the Pentagon in the September letter.

In Musk’s defense, it’s not unreasonable to expect the Pentagon to open its coffer to pay for the satellite tech. After the news broke, Musk made a good point that companies like Lockheed Martin or Boeing aren’t just giving away free weapons. While replying to tweets about shutting off Starlink access, Musk revealed that it’s costing SpaceX roughly $20 million a month.

However, it didn’t take long for the trolling to start as Musk started criticizing Democratic politicians and Robert Reich for not praising him for the generous donation:

And shortly after, Musk couldn’t help himself by joking that he’s pulling Starlink access because an Ukrainian ambassador told Musk to “f*ck off” after catching wind of his “peace plan” that was suspiciously deferential to Russia:

Granted, Musk’s request occurred in September before his “peace plan” tweet. However, the news of him threatening to shut off the service arrives after allegations that Musk has been in contact with Putin. The two have denied speaking to each other ahead of Musk tweeting out his plan that gives Putin exactly what he wants, but political scientist Ian Bremmer stands by his reporting that Putin coordinated with the SpaceX CEO. The same SpaceX CEO who’s no longer open to helping the Ukraine.

None of it looks great, and it doesn’t help that Musk is being a clown on Twitter about the situation.

(Via CNN)

Following the news of Silk Sonic withdrawing from the race and rapper beef about specific categorial nominations making headlines, the Grammys are a hot topic of discussion right now. Indeed, the 65th annual Grammy Awards are on the horizon, slated to take place on February 5, 2023, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. However, fans might not know that the nomination eligibility for their favorite artists closes long before then. Here’s what to know about this year’s eligibility period and why you might’ve started seeing an increase in For-Your-Consideration promotional materials.

Eligibility to receive nominations in the 2023 Grammys includes all music released between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 inclusive, per the Recording Academy website. All releases following this September will be included in the running for 2024, or the eventual 66th annual ceremony. In addition to having a release during this specific time period, those who wanted to be considered in the 2023 nominations had to submit their materials over the summer, between July 18 and August 31. So, if an artist did not submit during this window, they will not be included — even if their song was a smash hit.

Right now, members of the Recording Academy are in the first round of voting, which takes place from October 13 through October 23, according to Variety. Based on these results, the official nominations for all categories — including the coveted Album Of The Year — will be revealed on November 15.

Following the nominee reveals, there will be a second voting round from December 14 through January 4, 2023, to determine the official winners. The 65th annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS and be available for streaming on Paramount+.

Until the official nominations drop, read Uproxx’s early prediction for the 2023 Grammys here.

Lil Baby‘s new album, It’s Only Me, is out now, and with perfect timing, the Atlanta star stopped by 30 Rock in New York to share a performance of “Russian Roulette” on The Tonight Show. The stripped-down performance found Baby sitting on a stool like a true troubadour as his band embellished the Flex On The Beat & Saj-produced instrumental. The set highlighted Baby’s growth as a performer in the past few years; as he’s gained popularity, he’s also gained confidence, becoming a more charismatic presence on stage by several orders of magnitude than when he started.

However, Lil Baby has been receiving increased attention surrounding his new album for a different reason than his improved stage presence. His rollout happened to coincide with that of Quavo and Takeoff’s new album, Only Built For Infinity Links, which saw Baby potentially pitted against his labelmates when Quavo’s verse on “Messy” evoked an old rumor about Baby dating Quavo’s ex, Saweetie. While Baby previously denied that there was anything serious, fans are convinced that “Messy” contains a shot at the rising star. Meanwhile, on the It’s Only Me track “Stand On It,” Baby’s own lyrics seem to offer a response to Quavo’s suggestion that the two rappers “swap it out,” stoking speculation that the QC holiday party might end up more “tense” than “jolly” this winter.

You can watch Lil Baby’s performance above.

Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish comedian and actor best known for playing Hogwarts groundskeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 72 years old.

(Via the Hollywood Reporter)

The Philadelphia 76ers were never able to get past the Eastern Conference Semifinals during Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons’ time as teammates. The team came close on a few occasions, but ultimately, the Sixers just could not get over that final hump in their efforts to bring a title to the City of Brotherly Love.

This time was filled with questions about whether or not Philly could win with the two of them taking the floor alongside one another, which beget questions about other things, like whether or not their personalities meshed. This was not helped by the fact that, right after Simmons’ trade to the Brooklyn Nets, Embiid posted a meme of a person going to the funeral of “one of my biggest haters” on Twitter.

In a new interview with Nick Friedell of ESPN, Simmons addressed a number of topics, including his relationship with Embiid. After telling him that “I don’t talk to Jo. We never really spoke,” Simmons went on to dive into some more details about their time as teammates.

“I don’t think there was really a relationship there,” Simmons said. “Like in terms of a friendship? You can try as hard as you want to try to be close to somebody, be their friend, whatever it is, but everyone is different as people, so for me, it’s never personal. I don’t have any anger or hate towards him. He is who he is and I am who I am. And we’ve got our personal lives. And work is basketball, so in that moment, my goal is to win and I got to win with Jo. He’s a great player, we just didn’t get it done.”

During an appearance on Draymond Green’s podcast last year, Embiid said that “a lot of things don’t make sense” about the end of Simmons’ time with the Sixers and clained that “I don’t have any problems with him.”

It was announced earlier this week that at last, after years of rumors, Tom DeLonge has rejoined Blink-182. So many new things are on the way, too, like an album and global tour. There’s something else that has already arrived, though, as Blink shared a new single, “Edging,” earlier today. Now, they’ve unveiled a video for the song.

Watch the “Edging” video above.

This post is being updated.

FC Barcelona’s biggest threat during this weekend’s El Clásico won’t be Karim Benzema or even Vinícius Júnior. The “Drake Curse” has entered the chat (yet again) ahead of Barça’s appointment clash with Real Madrid because his OVO owl will be stitched on the club’s jersey in celebration of Drake being the first artist to hit 50 billion Spotify streams.

Spotify was introduced as Barcelona’s official kit and stadium sponsor earlier this year, so Drake’s OVO placement would seem to be a natural extension of their long-term partnership. The chart-topping artist was understandably excited when announcing the unprecedented feat on Instagram, admitting, “This doesn’t feel real but it is.”

Barça fans were likely more focused on his usage of the laughing and shrugging emojis, though. The “Drake Curse” stems from athletes and teams who count Drake as a fan ruthlessly losing, though the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 NBA championship and recent betting luck in UFC seem to have debunked its chokehold. Regardless, fans are still terrified that the LaLiga giants are now destined to lose to Los Blancos.

“What level of ‘Drake Curse’ could this unlock?” The Athletic UK’s Carl Anka tweeted.

Kelsey Trainor was a little more optimistic, “Maybe the Drake curse is real, but this is a really cool activation where a sponsor and a team are thinking outside of the box on traditional marketing sponsorships. What other artists could be featured in Barca activations with Spotify?”

But Irish airline Ryanair went full savage, resurfacing old photos of Drake in Manchester United and Juventus gear alongside an April 2012 tweet from Drake that said, “Man I just love the sport! I have friends on different teams. Proud of them today. Stop watching man so closely.”

See examples from the “Drake Curse” Twitter frenzy below.

What level of "Drake Curse" could this unlock? https://t.co/RmWhw323pg

— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) October 14, 2022

Maybe the Drake curse is real, but this is a really cool activation where a sponsor and team are thinking outside of the box on traditional marketing and sponsorships.

What other artists could be featured in Barca activations with Spotify? https://t.co/Lr714WOMtI

— Kelsey Trainor (@ktrain_11) October 14, 2022

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