"Because the performers at the Super Bowl halftime show are the most popular in the United States, they are expected to provide a kind of definition of contemporary culture: Their costumes and references will summarize the moment in fashion, their political statements will be seen to represent the mainstream."

I couldn't disagree more. They're EXPECTED to provide a few minutes of entertainment at a break in a football game. That's all ....

You really think her spaceship costume "summarizes the moment in fashion" or her (thankfully absent) political views "represents the mainstream"? Please.....

She was entertaining and harmless. Good enough.