TikTok: The source of entertainment that every teenager seems to be consumed with. Through this app, many new trends, phrases, and even styles have been born. The majority of these new things consist of a backstory, or ‘lore’, as to why it has become popular. Explaining some of these new trends is a lot of work; for example, the purple heart trend. As you take a deeper dive into the year 2024,  you start to realize how much the media has changed us, and our latest obsessions.

The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is a Pop and R&B artist from Toronto, Canada; he has 3 mixtapes and 5 studio albums and countless awards. The Weeknd has revolutionized the sound of Dark R&B with his smooth vocals, dark almost evil lyrics and symphony. I am going to review every album and mixtape in chronological order with a star rating and give my opinion on how I felt on the album. I will also list my three favorite songs on the album and also give my reasoning why; Note these songs are for older teens and adults.

This past October was the 14th anniversary of the release of the BBC’s Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson respectively. The show would run for 7 years spanning 4 seasons. The final episode, cleverly titled “The Final Problem”, would air in January of 2017 capping off a television show that would inspire many people to venture into the Sherlock stories and the broader mystery genre.