Was Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show the best ever?

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Beyoncé, fresh off a mini-controversy surrounding her lip-syncing of the national anthem at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, dazzled tens of millions of viewers around the world on Sunday with a Super Bowl halftime performance that was arguably far more exciting than the game's lethargic first half blowout. About midway through, Beyoncé was joined onstage for a brief reunion with one-time bandmates from Destiny's Child, and spent the duration of her 14 minutes in front of the world barreling into a frenzied collection of greatest hits, including "Crazy in Love," "Single Ladies," and, for the finale, "Halo."

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.