Social Media & Internet Culture: Who TF Did I Marry?!? & The Lure of Confessional TikTok
Gaming: Pacific Drive Builds Cosy Rest Stops into Horror Survival
Music & Sound: Universal Music Group & TikTok’s Rift Mutes Memes
Entertainment: Delicious in Dungeon Activates Global Fans
One to Watch: Downpour Provides a Digital Crafts Table
Everyone on TikTok is bingeing Who TF Did I Marry?!?, a woman’s personal story time about a messy year-long relationship with a man she describes as a pathological liar. Delivered in 50 10-minute segments, with a total run-time of more than eight hours, it’s the short-form platform’s latest long-form success, highlighting the immense pull of personal confessionals.
Everyone on TikTok is bingeing Who TF Did I Marry?!?, a woman’s personal story time about a messy year-long relationship with a man she describes as a pathological liar. Delivered in 50 10-minute segments, with a total run-time of more than eight hours, it’s the short-form platform’s latest long-form success, highlighting the immense pull of personal confessionals.
Summary
Social Media & Internet Culture: Who TF Did I Marry?!? & The Lure of Confessional TikTok | Everyone on TikTok is bingeing Who TF Did I Marry?!?, a woman’s personal story time about a messy year-long relationship with a man she describes as a pathological liar. Delivered in 50 10-minute segments, with a total run-time of more than eight hours, it’s the short-form platform’s latest long-form success, highlighting the immense pull of personal confessionals. |
Gaming: Pacific Drive Builds Cosy Rest Stops into Horror Survival | Released on February 22, Pacific Drive, from Seattle-based developer Ironwood, is a survival game where players drive through a nuclear exclusion zone crawling with unpredictable supernatural phenomena. The high-stakes adventure is tempered by calming stretches of car maintenance, offering players a crucial balance of adrenaline and cosy downtime. |
Music & Sound: Universal Music Group & TikTok’s Rift Mutes Memes | Following fruitless negotiations, Universal Music Group (UMG), the biggest record label in the world, has pulled its catalogue of music – including artists like Taylor Swift and BTS – off TikTok. Now, popular memes built around UMG-owned songs have been muted, and creators are filling the silence with karaoke and non-musical soundbites. |
Entertainment: Delicious in Dungeon Activates Global Fans | Netflix’s anime Delicious in Dungeon follows an adventuring group of fantasy heroes with a narrative focus on the prosaic challenge of feeding themselves. Weekly episodes are simultaneously released in Japan and as dubbed international versions, while the show’s synched-up global fans eagerly try their hand at the anime’s fantastic dishes, indicating a new branch of actively engaged fandom. |
One to Watch: Downpour Provides a Digital Crafts Table | Launched on March 6, social app Downpour lets users build interactive experiences out of the contents of their camera roll. Created by independent game developer V Buckenham with the goal of making the fundamentals of game design accessible to everyone, Downpour unlocks a novel way of turning photos into interlinked mini-experiences. |
Pop Culture Pulse: March 2024
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