What ‘Malfunction’ Clarifies About Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl Performance

The ongoing cultural project of re-evaluating past scandals and controversies through the clarifying lens of our post-#MeToo sensibilities has been both noble and, in many cases, effective. In September, after years of rumors about his sexual abuse of underage girls, R. Kelly was found guilty of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of a child, among numerous other crimes. In February, HBO’s four-part documentary Allen v. Farrow shed new light on Dylan Farrow’s nearly 30-year-old claim that her adopted father Woody Allen had sexually abused her as a child. Most recently, a Los Angeles judge ended the conservatorship that has controlled… Read Full Article