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So a bit ago I was reading some takes and one of them was "arguably the greatest success of poptimism has been the reappraisal of Britney Spears," which is a take I think is true. It got me thinking about the critical movement as a whole and what some of its biggest wins and I was curious failures of the movement. I think there's been a great deal of reactionary and revisionist takes that have happened as a result of it which has caused some odd takes (like with regards to Spears, there are takes that paint her in almost a Brian Wilson light, an infantilized pop genius)

What are some things you consider failures of it?

So Cage the Elephant have had an unreal level of success with 13 #1 alternative singles, several platinum and gold albums, eight platinum or multi-platinum singles (including one which has gone 8xPlatinum), and won a pair of Grammys.

All while being none of the following A) an elite act with critics (eg. Vampire Weekend, Jack White) B) a pop crossover success (eg. Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons) C) become kind of a noted legacy band (eg. Queens of the Stone Age, Paramore) D) a band that has been on the cover of Rolling Stone, played Saturday Night Live, or headlined a major festival (they've been booked at them and headlined more mid tier festivals).

They're a rock band who have arguably reached the tippy top of rock but don't fit into any box of rock band success. They're like a band that alternative rock radio has managed to amphitheatre superstars without even SNL really taking notice.

I got some super 8 BW film for Christmas. It was forgotten by mistake and I just got it back. I don't think it was put in a fridge or freezer.

Should the film still be ok?

Just was curious when it comes to radio what formats do people here listen to? Top 40? Classic rock? AAA? Hot RnB? Country?

I listen to a lot of AAA and active rock but also listen to certain shows on the local indigenous station.

So Justin Timberlake has a popular and well liked franchise (Trolls), roles in some box-office hits (Shrek the Third, Bad Teacher, Yogi Bear), supporting turns in some modern classics (The Social Network, Inside Llewyn Davis) and a cult classic (Southland Tales), and a lot of films that do ok financially (In Time, Runner Runner, Reptile) or critically (Palmer) or both (Friends with Benefits). He's definitely got some flops and stinkers but it's safe to say he's had a pretty decent film career. You can also add that he's managed to win a couple of Emmys as an actor for his work on SNL.

Who are some other pop mega stars who have ended up with pretty decent film careers?

Have a week off and not much going on and was wondering if anyone would want to hit up Cork n Bean or wherever and play a game or two of Scrabble sometime this week during the day or evening?

Let me know