

Long used to shoo out bar patrons who had overstayed their welcome, it’s now officially entered the realm of pop culture punchline, which, for singer Dan Wilson, is both a huge compliment and cause for pause. Thanks to the racy red band trailer for the forthcoming Justin Timberlake– Mila Kunis rom-com Friends with Benefits (not to be confused with the Ashton Kutcher– Natalie Portman vehicle No Strings Attached, which promises a similar plot), where a mid-coitus Kunis implores Timberlake to distract her with, what she calls, a Third Eye Blind song, Semisonic’s 1998 hit “Closing Time” is experiencing a renaissance of sorts.
