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