M.i.a.

• Between M.I.A.s flipping the bird and a TV commercial we didnt see thanks to a last-minute FCC decision, Super Bowl XLVI gave those who practice First Amendment law a lot to chew on this year.
(Hollywood Reporter)
• For all the finger pointing over M.I.A.s obscene gesture during the Super Bowl halftime show, it may have happened so quickly that many viewers didnt notice or think much of it if they did.
(US News and World Report)
• M.I.A.s bad behavior during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show is dominating online chatter Monday, overshadowing what many say is Kelly Clarksons stellar rendition of the national anthem.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Days before M.I.A. flipped the bird at the Super Bowl, she was flipping the metaphorical bird at someone else: Saudi Arabia.
(Washington Post)
• The network made a late attempt to blur it out, but the middle finger of Super Bowl halftime performer M.I.A. appeared crystal clear before some 110 million viewers last night and NBC and its affiliates could pay dearly.
(YAHOO!)
• Madonnas Super Bowl XLVI halftime show may not have included a nipple flash or other wardrobe malfunction, but thanks to M.I.A. it did feature a universally recognizable vulgarity: the middle finger.
(iVillage.com)
• While M.I.A.
(ABC News)
• At Sundays Super Bowl, it wasnt a wardrobe malfunction that got tongues wagging, but an appendage malfunction. Madonnas halftime show — which featured hip-hoppers Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
(MetroMix)
• British hip-hop artist M.I.A.s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isnt immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to.
(YAHOO!)
• (CBS/AP) While Madonnas halftime show had no wardrobe malfunctions, British singer and rapper M.I.A. was spotted on stage flipping the bird during the performance of the Queen of Pops new single, Give Me All Your Luvin.
(CBS News)