Questions, Reflections, and Musings

After the Timeline: A Quick Goodbye Before Moving On

After 5½ years of research, design, and archival storytelling, I’m finally closing the door on posts for the Riddle on Her Mind visual archive on Instagram and WordPress. Forty-five visual posts spanning four years in NSYNC’s history may seem like a finite measure of this project’s scope, but the real work—the late-night research spirals, theContinue reading “After the Timeline: A Quick Goodbye Before Moving On”

2004 Reflections

This reflection post commemorates the completion of the core timeline (i.e., 2001-2004) for Riddle On Her Mind on Instagram and WordPress. On a personal note, it is somewhat bittersweet but I’m still celebrating this milestone: after five and a half years of digging and five years of maintaining a public visual archive, the research hasContinue reading “2004 Reflections”

Addendum: Side Projects in Context

This post serves as a follow-up to the 2002 Reflection Post—specifically the closing section, where I mentioned needing to do additional research to better understand the timing and context surrounding On the Line, the film starring Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. That film was cited as a contributing factor in the ET Canada article, andContinue reading “Addendum: Side Projects in Context”

2003 Reflections

Looking back at *NSYNC’s journey through 2001 and 2002, a few things have become clearer. The rumors of Justin Timberlake going solo weren’t just gossip—they point to a shift happening behind the scenes. Meanwhile, the group’s so-called hiatus kept stretching longer than expected, and the idea of a full reunion started feeling less like aContinue reading “2003 Reflections”

2002 Reflections

This reflection post has been a long time coming, but I finally got around to it. Since my last timeline reflection post, I’ve mapped out *NSYNC’s breakup from 2002 through early 2004 and I incorporated some previously un-found sources by creating my first Lost and Found post. Before diving into the major themes of 2002,Continue reading “2002 Reflections”

Research Reflections #1

I want to preface this musings post by saying that my thoughts and comments aren’t intended to liken my research, or any potential implications, to the investigative work done by Jim De Rogatis. Mr. De Rogatis compiled decades of tips and information about R. Kelly and his inclination towards sexually abusing and trafficking teenage girls.Continue reading “Research Reflections #1”

Reflections for 2001

March 11th marked exactly 8 months since my first Riddle On Her Mind post. Since I now have a dozen posts spanning 14 months of information I think I might be able to start putting pieces of the puzzle together. Based on the information I was able to find I’d say the major theme ofContinue reading “Reflections for 2001”

Question Post #1

Question 1: Why are all the backgrounds yellow for your pictures? The ROHM timeline is color-coded so that it’s easy to distinguish between each year visually. Yellow is the color I chose for 2001. All of the 2002 posts will have a (mostly) green background. Question 2: Why post things from 2001? *NSYNC didn’t goContinue reading “Question Post #1”