Many independent musicians are using the short-form video hosting app TikTok to gain a following. Here are five up and coming artists to keep an eye out for!
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Intrusive Thoughts: What TikTok’s Favorite Mental Health Term Really Means
What exactly are intrusive thoughts? And how can this mental health buzzword—one often misused on TikTok—win over us?
TikTok De-Influencers: What, Why, and What Next
Social media feels like wading through an endless sea of product recommendations, even from the influencers we used to think were more trustworthy than traditional celebs.
TikTok’s Latest Self-Help Trend, Explained: What Is Lucky Girl Syndrome?
If you feel down on your luck as of late or, possibly, your whole life, fret not. TikTok’s self-help gurus are here to help.
Keith Lee’s TikTok Food Reviews: From MMA Fighter to Changing Food Businesses One Bite at a Time
MMA fighter Keith Lee found fame and fortune on TikTok as a food critic. His love of food was inspired by his wife’s pregnancy cravings.
Actor and TikTok Creator Dustin Phillips Was Almost Cast in ‘Dahmer’ but He Has Bigger Plans for the Future
Known for his funny Starbucks skits on TikTok as @duztn, Dustin Phillips is the up and coming TikTok creator and queer Asian actor you need to keep an eye out for.
Tales of the Not Deer: The Creepy Cryptid of the Appalachians
The Not Deer is an oddly named cryptid from Appalachia that’s been blowing up on TikTok recently.
TikTok Is Feeding Diet Culture and We Need To Do Something About It
TikTok trends pave the way for diet culture keep thriving but users can use the app to reject it.
4 Ways Stanley Hudson From The Office Was Quiet Quitting Before It Was a TikTok Trend
The Office’s Stanley Hudson rejected hustle culture before quiet quitting became a trend.
No Free Feet Pics: Are People Really Satisfying Their Foot Fetish on TikTok for a Fee?
If you have a foot fetish, you might have to pay a small price for it—there are no free feet pics on the internet.
2022 Viral TikTok Songs You Need to Listen to in Full
These TikTok songs are more than just soundbites and deserve a full listening to,
5 Dangerous TikTok Challenges No One Should Ever Try
Some challenges are harmless fun. But these five dangerous TikTok challenges just shouldn’t be done.
Queer Books to Read Before the Next Year’s Pride
From queer love stories in ancient Greece to eye-opening insights into the Stonewall riots, these queer books can keep you entertained until next year’s Pride.
FYP: Are You Bi or Is It Just Comphet?
Are you bi or is it just comphet? That’s the eternal question for queer women raised in a cis-hetero normative society.
Goblincore: TikTok’s New Woodland Aesthetic
You’ve heard of Cottagecore. Now get ready for its frog-loving, mushroom-gathering sister aesthetic, Goblincore, that’s bringing foraging back into the mainstream.
Armchair Psychology on Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Mental health discussions are all over social media. This has brought both new benefits and new problems to the space.
R/Antiwork, Tiktok Programmer, and Infiltrator Scabs Take On Kellogg’s and Its Attempt to Break Workers’ Strike
Earlier this week, Kellogg’s tried to hire scabs to replace workers on strike. The internet got to work.
Tiktok Is Changing the Music Scene for a New Generation of Artists
Tiktok is putting creative control back into the hands of artists and their fans while providing a platform for less traditional artists.
Cottagecore: Beauty, Tranquility, and A Timeless Perspective on Labor
More than just a fashion trend, the countryside-themed aesthetics of Cottagecore reflects a change in the way society approaches work and living.
Here’s Why Lil Darkie’s Inflammatory Lyrics and Dark Cartoons Are Blowing Up
What has brought Lil Darkie to such prominence on platforms like SoundCloud, Reddit, and Tik Tok is the way he combines jarring and aggressive lyrical images with an insightful underlying meaning.
Drives the Common Man Shows His Scars in Latest Single, “Night Vision”
Andrew Joseph Stevens III, more widely known as Drives the Common Man, has gained a strong following through his energetic and supremely danceable covers, remixes, and mashups on TikTok over the past year.