Contemporary mythologies

February 19 – a clump of clouds above Daylesford assembled momentarily into the beatific head of Justin Timberlake. A passer-by (who later proved to be a fan of J.T.), remarked, “He grooved upon the air mute witness to the goings on below then cranked out Mariah from Paint your Wagon”. On cross-examination, the witness admitted the song “could’ve come from the bakery”. As the wind changed direction, the observer noticed, in a “nearby bed of posies”, the oft-forgotten physiognomy of the other members of NSYNC…