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Here is Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show as performed in Brasilia, Brazil by drag queen Alexia Twister.

Tickets for Madonna at Yankee Stadium go on sale at 10:00 a.m. today.

Will it be sold out at 10:01?  Only one way to find out.  Go here to (try to) get yours.

Here is Madonna's halftime show from the Super Bowl.

This probably will be pulled soon, but what the heck.

Internet undecided on what makes a Madonna (cocktail).

Are you throwing a Super Bowl party with a Madonna theme?   You can root for the New York Giants or the Provincetown Patriots and you've got the Madonna half time show.  The problem is what to serve for such a party.  One one-hand you have stadium/tailgate choices which are perfect for a winter Sunday.  On the other hand you have Madonna who is macrobiotic which is, like, healthy and would be surprising to your guests. (My guests would leave, for sure.)

Instead, let's focus on a theme drink for the party.  A Madonna cocktail would be appropriate, but The Internet cannot seem to decide what that exactly is.

 

 

Our first Madonna is a complex fix of Vodka (1 1/3 ounces), Peach and Kiwi Liquers (1/2 ounce each), and Blue Curacao (1 teaspoon).  All are stirred with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass and then garnished with a sprig or mint.  It sounds complex and it probably works out, but with all those liquers going on, my worry is sick stomachs and nasty blue stains on my bleached coir area rug.

 

 

 

 

Our next Madonna option is as simple as the previous was complex. A shot of cherry vodka is added to 7-Up and garnished with a single maraschino cherry.  While all the cherry action adds to your "Like A Virgin" thing, perhaps your guests will find this to be a little on the "Sandra Lee" side of the equation.

 

 

 

 

As neither "Madonna" is amazing, the search was made for "Madonna's favorite cocktail" instead.  This turned up what might be a winner,  a pomegranate martini.  Fill your shaker with 1 1/2 ounces of vodka, 1 ounce each of pomegranate and cranberry juices, 1 1/2 ounces of blueberry puree, and ice.  Garnish with lemon and you're set!  Sure it's still going to stain that rug if spilled, but it's for Madonna.

 

Still not sold?  I'm thinking you could just have a well-stocked bar, and put out some recipe cards with drinks with names like "Ray of Light", "Express Yourself", "Burning Up", and "Bedtime Stories" and still have a happy crowd. 

Here are two things related to Madonna hosting the Super Bowl.

 

1.  Either House of Ninja will be in the show or created choreography for the show.

 

2.  The first television ad is out:

 

"I thought, this is a wonderful way to redo my song. I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was ... interesting."

Madonna has a new interview in Newsweek which was always in my childhood dentist's office and was less trashy than Time, but way trashier than US News and World Report.  Sorry to say but it's not out until January 30, which is, like, a lifetime from now.

"Give Me All Your Love", Madonna, 2011

At last, here's a track that sounds and feels and is "Madonna".  After the tracks presented earlier, we were afraid she had "given up".  Turns out she's not giving up; she's giving " it. (Or at least trying.)  While not a "Music" moment, it has promise, no?

Thanks to the wonderful Mister Hamman for getting this to us.