hey, you! happy Sunday!
thanks for reading the nineteenth issue of The Kids Are All Right, a weekend TikTok digest written, in this case, at 10pm on a Sunday.
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🎶 What’s Lena Thinkin’ About? 🎶
this week has been pretty good, despite it starting with an Oscars that kicked off with the worst win possible (Emerald Fennell/Promising Young Woman, for Best Original Screenplay). i wish Chadwick Boseman had gotten his moment but, as previously stated, Anthony Hopkins DID make me cry very much in The Father, so.
the weather is perking up ’round these parts, and i’ve spent much of the last two days outside. my community garden is back up and running and yesterday i planted some flowers, lemon balm, dill, tomatoes, and a whole patch of wildflowers. i’m SO excited to see how things turn out.
speaking of amateur farming: i wrote ANOTHER piece for The NYT about Stardew Valley!!! give ‘er a read!!!
when not getting sunburned, i’ve been:
🎵 listening to: not much, actually!
👁 watching: The Great Pottery Throw Down, Knives Out, Clue
📚 reading: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Main Event
here are some of my favorite TikToks as of late.
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High School Art
there is an art teacher on TikTok who teaches high schoolers in Brooklyn, and she’s gotten popular for showing off her students’ work and effusively praising it. as someone who religiously took art classes in high school, i LOVE THIS ENERGY — and her students’ work is genuinely amazing. most recently, she had them make food sculptures out of anything but food.
Family Memories
there is a very sweet trend on TikTok right now where the young’uns are posting sweet family memories to the Mamma Mia! (the movie) version of “Slipping Through My Fingers.” it’s made me think about some of my own cherished family memories, like the time my dad bought a tiny rainbow tie for my dog and referred to him as a “gay businessman,” my mom taking me to Harry Potter World before i got major surgery at 16, and my stepmom’s pickle ornament hanging on the Christmas tree every year. let’s get wistful!!!
love this one a lot considering i also choreographed many dances as a child
Pet Reveals
a new sound on TikTok has yielded some delightful, very sassy pet reveals. it’s hard to explain the premise, so just take a gander (or a snake, or a hairless cat) below.
and lastly: baby opossum edition
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. 🐻