hey, you! happy Sunday!
thanks for reading the eighteenth issue of The Kids Are All Right, a weekend TikTok digest written by me, a film critic who just watched The Father and is currently trying to stop sobbing so she can write you this newsletter.
enjoy,
L
🎶 What’s Lena Thinkin’ About? 🎶
i’ve got to be quick about this, because i'm rushing to post all my Oscar nominee opinions before i go see my dad and stepmom for the first time since 2019(!!!!!!). this has been a lovely week in so many ways and i’m excited to share some more wholesome content with you all!
also: i wrote another film review for The NYT, if you’d like to take a gander.
when not rushing about, i’ve been:
🎵 listening to: the advice podcast Just Break Up
👁 watching: Marriage or Mortgage, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Father
📚 reading: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Main Event
here are some of my favorite TikToks as of late.
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Happy Ducks
there is a TikTokker named Krissy who owns a duck named Munchkin. Munchkin loves ice water, so Krissy takes her around to various fast food joints and has her drink the ice water. it is absolutely delightful.
Calming Hikes
i’ve spoken before about how much i miss the great outdoors. TikToks like this help get me through my urban existence. hopefully you enjoy some of these bite-sized adventures as well!
TikTok keeps trying to make me visit Scotland. listen, Tiktok, I’M TRYING.
another instance of my TikTok For You page calling me out
Peaceful Bakes
i cannot eat gluten or dairy, so baking TikTok fulfills a wistful corner of my soul. these videos all have strong cottagecore energy, so feel free to zone out and let the ambiance wash over you — pretend, for a moment, that the greatest concern in your life is whether or not your home-dried herbs will keep.
Misc. Delightful Content
you know what’s up.
Dancer of the Week
that’s it for now! remember: if we’re kind and polite, the world will be right. 🐻