There was A LOT of content this week. Balloon drama and viral moms seemed to be at the forefront for most of it. In his edition of Night School however, I chose to feature: cursed pasta, grave cleaning, deranged stain removal tutorials, a cursed Kate Bush/Garfield crossover and more.
but first….
Please rise for our national anthem
Context here.
How it feels trying to build a future as a Millennial
This may have ruined pasta for a while
After that I think we need a Pasta cleansing ritual…
Grave cleaning
While the majority of my academic interests surround the digital world, I also have a special focus on burial practices and ancient traditions surrounding death. So I wasn’t surprised to end up on graveyard TikTok eventually, that being said, I never anticipated ASMR-style grave cleaning content to end up sandwiched between dance videos and Balloon drama.
Garfield has entered the chat...
This next one is a crossover I never wanted. I love Kate Bush and there is a special place in my heart for orange cats but there are no words for this…
Nobody goes harder than @pink_funky
This creator has SO MANY dance videos all with equal enthusiasm. I recommend following this account.
Stain removal TikTok
Who knew you could use deodorant to clean a water stain out of carpet… who knew water could even stain carpet… Unfortunately the original video was deleted by the uploader but not before many other users ‘dueted’ the video with their reactions. For those unfamiliar, the ‘Duet’ feature allows for interaction between creators by making a video response side-by-side with the original.
Not too much longer after the water video appeared on my feed, several other stain removal tutorials involving cosmetic products began to show themselves to me.
Karaoke origins
In 2017 TikTok became available worldwide after merging with Music.ly, a karaoke/lip syncing social app. Dance routines, singing, and lip syncing are all imbedded in TikTok culture. While it is humorous out of context, I have a lot of respect for those who unashamedly put themselves out there in this particular way….
As Told By Ginger
They’re looking for Rodney
Watch out, Rodney!
Rare footage of me reacting to 2020
And now as a treat, I will leave you with favorite Soviet bop from 1987
На заре by Alyans went viral back in 2019 after this video was uploaded on youtube by the keyboardist/songwriter.
Thank you for reading this week’s issue of Night School! Stay tuned for next week as I will be keeping an eye out for extra spooky content in honor of the rare Halloween Full Moon.
The Rodney video is interesting. Do people react to it as real?