The Magical Hanukkahtime Section Variety Hour is an eight-day cruise through every section at BC Magazine except the one where the author has any knowledge whatsoever. On the fifth evening: BC Video!
(Programming note: in Gentile fashion, the regularly scheduled article for the 25th was postponed due to religious reasons.)
Let's imagine if Justin Timberlake never recorded any music. What a wonderful place this would be. There would probably be no 'N Sync, and Janet Jackson's boob wouldn't have scarred a horny generation for life.
Now let's cherry pick Timberlake's non-musical work into a list that best proves my point:
• He did a Super Bowl commercial where he got his ass thrown into solid objects anytime a girl took a sip of Pepsi. No guy can vote against this concept.
• When he hosted the Espy Awards, he delivered some great lines, including a legendary joke about Eli Manning: "[He] won a Super Bowl and finally got to see a woman naked. (Looking at Eli and his wife Abby) Pretty cool isn't it? I think so."
• Then, of course, there was "Dick In A Box" on Saturday Night Live, which might be the zenith of his redemption:
It's not a career's worth of work, but it's a hell of enough to have a perfectly normal man-crush on the man, and perhaps to overlook his musical atrocity geared toward a completely different demographic. (Q: What has 100 legs and no pubic hair? A: The front row of an 'N Sync concert.) It's also more than enough to show that Timberlake appears to have a sense of humor about his own career, and that the 18-35 males pretty much, well, think he's gayer than a sack of ... um ... gay powder. (It's like talcum powder, but it dresses better.)
Article comments
1 - Jon Sobel
Did you see his Weekend Update bit recently? Another great reason to love the dude.
2 - Robert M. Barga
now, if only you could justify my man cursh for Leo Dicaprio (a good actor, if you ignore Titanic)
3 - Jet
It scares me to admit I enjoyed this article, I tried really hard not to (forgive the pun) good job Matt (whoops another pun)
4 - Jet
PS. I always wondered why you started growing that beard.
5 - Joanne Huspek
Eww, Matthew. No. Say it ain't so.
6 - Jet
Matt, I think you crushed Joanie's hopes and fantasies.