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Tue. 1/19 - Should Sea Shanty TikTok Take Its Leave and Go?
A synthetic cornea implant has successfully helped a legally blind man regain his sight. Team USA and Team Canada women’s hockey players can’t stop falling in love and living happily ever after together. And a deep dive into the briny waters of the sea shanty trend––how it started, some standout covers, why the trend has taken off, and if we should even care.
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Links:
Synthetic cornea helped a legally blind man regain his sight (Engadget)
Team USA and Team Canada Women's Hockey Players Keep Marrying Each Other (them.)
Why TikTok (and Everyone Else) Is Singing Sea Chanteys (Wired)
The Scottish postman behind 'Sea Shanty TikTok' (BBC)
Tiktok: The Sea shanty 'Wellerman' has gone viral (Polygon)
"All Star" shantified (Basscho, TikTok)
Original Nathan Evans "Wellerman" dueted (Johnny Stewart, TikTok)
Kermit "Wellerman" (artmonkeyworld, TikTok)
C++ Shanty (Josh Millard, Metafilter)
COVID-19 Vaccine Shanty (Tim Blais, TikTok)
Sea shanties like the Wellerman are trending on TikTok (Vox)
Why we're singing shanties in a high-stress state (Dan Olson, Twitter)
Decemberists burn (Garrett Bridger Gilmore, Twitter)
Microwave Tok (Shmangomungo, TikTok) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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A synthetic cornea implant has successfully helped a legally blind man regain his sight. Team USA and Team Canada women’s hockey players can’t stop falling in love and living happily ever after together. And a deep dive into the briny waters of the sea shanty trend––how it started, some standout covers, why the trend has taken off, and if we should even care.
Sponsors:
- NordVPN, Get 68% off a two-year plan plus an additional free month––at nordvpn.com/kottke or use coupon KOTTKE
- Fundrise, Get started today at fundrise.com/kottke
Links:
Synthetic cornea helped a legally blind man regain his sight (Engadget)
Team USA and Team Canada Women's Hockey Players Keep Marrying Each Other (them.)
Why TikTok (and Everyone Else) Is Singing Sea Chanteys (Wired)
The Scottish postman behind 'Sea Shanty TikTok' (BBC)
Tiktok: The Sea shanty 'Wellerman' has gone viral (Polygon)
"All Star" shantified (Basscho, TikTok)
Original Nathan Evans "Wellerman" dueted (Johnny Stewart, TikTok)
Kermit "Wellerman" (artmonkeyworld, TikTok)
C++ Shanty (Josh Millard, Metafilter)
COVID-19 Vaccine Shanty (Tim Blais, TikTok)
Sea shanties like the Wellerman are trending on TikTok (Vox)
Why we're singing shanties in a high-stress state (Dan Olson, Twitter)
Decemberists burn (Garrett Bridger Gilmore, Twitter)
Microwave Tok (Shmangomungo, TikTok) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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