Di
It's time to
♪ [theme]
Hey, it's Myah.
And this is buzz about news I think you can use.
[swoosh]
2019 is almost done, but
It's been a big year for the app
and a lot of us are getting on it to be creative and have fun.
Now it also has challenges with
music copyright, privacy, and censorship all being concerns.
We'll look at all that stuff in the New Year.
But for today, let's talk about their top 100 videos.
Here's just a few from the list.
This crazy science experiment for elephant toothpaste.
[shouting]
The ridiculousness of the microwave challenge.
♪ [light]
And so much dancing.
♪ [dance]
But my personal favourite, this adorable ferret.
♪ ♪
You had a big 2019,
Let's see what new viral videos
and dancing animals you bring to us next year.
[swoosh]
The internet lost it last week when this
banana duct taped to a wall
sold for $120,000 at an art fair in Miami.
How is this art?
It's called comedian, and it drew such huge crowds
that the fair was going to remove it early.
That is until a performance artist
just walked up and ate the banana.
But there wasn't any drama
because the banana was meant to be replaced when necessary.
Apparently it was the concept that was sold,
not the actual banana.
But how was this even a concept?
The couple that bought it says it's an iconic work of art
and they plan to loan it to a museum for everyone to see.
One thing's for sure.
There have been some meme masterpieces because of this.
Popeye's
This guy did it to himself.
And this has got to be worth at least a couple of thousand.
[laughter]
[flashbulb pops]
[swoosh]
The 2019
What hasn't she won this year?
Greta is the face of the youth movement on climate change
inspiring young and old around the world.
In this crisis, we will not be bystanders.
Myah: Time
and Greta is the youngest to ever be named.
She beat out people like Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi.
And this is the third year in a row
Time
Go, girl.
Yay!
Now the magazine is trying to
keep their 92 year old tradition current.
The Athlete of the Year is the U.S. women's soccer team,
and Entertainer of the Year went to Lizzo.
Unfortunately, there was no category for
CBC Recap
Awww!
And hey, if you want to see more young people changing the game,
we've got an article on the youngest
world leader in history.
♪ ♪
What time is it? It's Tea Time with Sean.
Hello.
Sean, this is the perfect week for you to be here
because
Listen, I have some major opinions about it.
This is an annual tradition that started in 2010.
Back in the day, they were simple top 10 countdown videos.
But by 2016, the production quality was hashtag boomin'.
It was my favourite year
because it featured the Pen Pineapple Apple Pen trend.
Pen pineapple apple pen.
Oh no.
Well, I mostly remember 2017 because of the Fidget spinner,
and Logan Paul. I used to be a huge Logan Paul super fan.
Sorry... what? Who?
Back to
Everything changed last year.
The 2018 Rewind video
is the most disliked video of all time on
It has 17 million thumbs down.
♪ ♪
Myah:
that it was just out of touch.
Sean:
but somehow still many ochre sketch,
and that cameo by Will Smith:
who thought that was a good idea?
Ya.
PewDiePie and Shandosit weren't even included.
So the team decided to start this year's video
with an apology.
♪ [mellow]
Sean:
Rather than involving creators and make something creative,
they just used old footage.
The community felt like it was a watch mojo video,
and I could not agree more. So lazy.
Myah:
I love the way it was edited and how they made everything
flow together.
It was also a lot more inclusive.
Sure it took skills, but what about all the big scandals?
Tati versus James. PewDiePie versus T-Series.
Those were huge moments this year.
And what about all the trends too?
Burp box, Area 51, and the bottle cap challenge.
Shout out to Mariah Carey.
[high note]
Can they bounce back?
Not sure that they can.
Right now the audience dictates content.
Look at what happened with Sonic and
Maybe
to make Rewind.
Because they know what we want.
Maybe
after the Streamys tonight.
Sean:
But did you know that it's not all based on fan voting?
There's an actual Streamys Academy just like the Oscars.
Myah:
Sean:
Well, fans can nominate and vote in certain categories,
but the majority of stuff is decided by the Academy.
Well let's pretend to be the Academy
and make some predictions.
Yes.
Who do you think should win the Creator of the Year?
In three, two, one.
Emma Chamberlain.
Both: What?
How about Beauty Creator? In three, two, one.
James Charles.
No. No, honey, no.
How about the best documentary? In three, two, one.
Both: The Secret World of Jeffree Star.
Yes!
♪ ♪
And now, this week in
Things Our Parents Do That We Don't...
A lawmaker in New Jersey wants to make
cursive handwriting in school mandatory.
Look, I was taught cursive for one week in grade four
and that's it.
I do kinda wish I was better at it.
I mean, my signature is nasty.
But with almost everything being digital now,
we need handwriting less and less.
Some schools still teach cursive,
but others have completely dropped it.
So even though writing cursive feels old,
research shows it can help us spell better,
make signatures harder to forge,
and even help us learn more while taking notes.
♪ ♪
Should we keep learning cursive so we can get better at it?
Or should we just text in cursive?
[dings]
[swoosh]
Well, that's it for this week's
I had fun, and I hope you did too.
Be sure to come back next week, same time, same place.
♪ ♪