Justin Stands Out Still Amongst A Hip *NSYNC

Cynthia Fuchs of Poppolitics.com took a look at *NSYNC’s centerpiece, Justin Timberlake, and the larger issue of the feminization of popular culture. Fuchs writes of Timberlake, “However hip or beautiful or seductive *NSYNC gets, Justin continues to stand out. In the face of Chris’s changing hair color and clothing line, Lance’s budding movie career, and JC’s side project for the ‘Grinch’ soundtrack, Justin can’t seem to help but steal the spotlight. His buzz cut made him just too adorable for words, his brief credits-sequence performance as a gay hairdresser in Lance’s ‘On the Line’ was repeatedly cited by young fans as that dreary film’s very brief high point.” Read more.