5ninthavenueproject is something I stumbled across recently. Archival footage from the 80s ft. queer culture and the likes. Some glimpses of Rupaul in her earlier days.
milatequila for video essays and random takes.
OrionCarloto makes really pretty stuff to watch. So does Damon Dominique.
Ourmotherlan are a skate collective from Lagos who make some cool stuff.
And I have followed BrandiTV since I was like 15. If you ever have an intense need to watch someone do their makeup on edibles, she is the one.
Lastly, can’t go past The Cave series by Kenny Beats. literally the funniest
Sep 21, 2024
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Currently getting through Dan Olson/Folding Idea’s latest video. All of his stuff is great and thoroughly well researched. Some of my fave videos of his: Tuca & Bertie, Flat Earth, and *his critique* of the Nostalgia Critic's *critique* of The Wall by Pink Floyd - his videos on NFTs and The Metaverse are fantastic too
In no particular order, here's some more YouTubers I'm subbed to:
(would love to write up a paragraph for each of them but don't want to take up too much space!)
Princess Weekes: https://www.youtube.com/@Princess_Weekes/videos
Jenny Nicholson: https://www.youtube.com/@JennyNicholson/videos
Defunctland: https://www.youtube.com/@Defunctland/videos
Khadija Mbowe: https://www.youtube.com/@KhadijaMbowe/videos
Lisa Fevral: https://www.youtube.com/@LisaFevral/videos
Any Austin: https://www.youtube.com/@any_austin/videos
Shesez: https://www.youtube.com/@BoundaryBreak/videos
Leo Vader: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoVader/videos
Yhara Zayd: https://www.youtube.com/@Yharazayd/videos
ModernGurlz: https://www.youtube.com/@ModernGurlz/videos
Mina Le: https://www.youtube.com/@gremlita/videos
PushingUpRoses: https://www.youtube.com/@pushinguproses/videos
Maggie Mae Fish: https://www.youtube.com/@MaggieMaeFish/videos
hbomberguy: https://www.youtube.com/@hbomberguy/videos
withcindy: https://www.youtube.com/@withcindy/videos
Evasive: https://www.youtube.com/@EvasiveOne/videos
Team Starkid: https://www.youtube.com/@starkid/videos
Hildegard Von Blingin’: https://www.youtube.com/@Hildegardvonblingin/videos
Jan 26, 2025
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i'm aware this is very long but hope it helps <3
books:
- colorless wonderland
- * emmie * - go-to for classics and relaxing vlogs
- a clockword reader - mostly fantasy + cozy atmosphere
- ana wallace johnson - always reading books i've never heard of + very cool vibe
- booksandLala - does lots of challenges and themes
- caricanread
- lexi aka newlynova
- noelle gallagher - love love her vibes
- sally thames - pls come back
- shawn mccomb - insane
- shitty book club - v funny
- the book leo
- paperbacksanddaisies
- fantine - v v cool vibes
- natalie.mp4
- bookpogo
- paperbackdreams
vlogs:
- caricakes - lives in seoul + very cozy
- chelsea callaghan - realistic vlogs of nyc life
- claire mcgory - underrated vlogs of life at st andrews scotland
- dobochobo
- dustin vuong
- emma chamberlain
- jingsuu - mostly study vlogs at oxford
- linh truong
- moya mawhinney
- ruby granger
- emma chamberlain
- jesycu
- elyse myers
- miadimilano
- leah's fieldnotes
- leandra yomo
- lauren louise
- claudia sulewski
video essays:
- alice capelle
- mina le
- shanspeare
- yhara zayd
- princess weekes
- lola sebastian
- the morbid zoo
- cj the x
- broey deschanel
- upinurbiz
- philosophy tube
- contra points
deep dives on random topics:
- ashley norton
- wendigoon
- bobbi brocolli - amazing animation + love knowing about science drama
- mic the snare - music deepdives
- gregcubed - deep dives into musicians
movies/shows deep dives:
- haley whipjack - love the once upon a time vids
- jane mulcahy - esp teen wolf vids
- jenny nicholson
- mike's mic - been a fan since the pigeon dating simulator
- pop culture detective
- sarah z
- sloan stowe
- uncarley
- babbity kate - love her video on bella's khaki skirt from twilight
- elievileye
- big joel
- gracietalksaboutthings - v underrated
- lindsay ellis
- friendly space ninja
funny people:
- danny gonzalez
- drew gooden
- eddy burback - also has very thoughtful video on apple vision goggles
- kaychung - stresses me out but love
- meditations for the anxious mind
- micarah tewers
- nicole rafiee
- good mythical morning - just look beyond the thumbnails
- brian david gilbert
- the sequel nobody wanted
- leo vader
- meditations for the anxious mind
educational:
- horses - wonderful story telling w/ visuals
- channel 5 with andrew callghan - very thought provoking yet entertaining
- intelexual media - such high quality content on topics that you don't hear much about
- jay foreman - very funny kinda like horrible history
- kaz rowe - obscure historical topics
- knowing better - deep dives into interesting groups like mormons
- kendra gaylord - love love love her interior design/architecture videos
- last week tonight w/ john oliver
- LEMMiNO
- wendover productions
- etymologynerd
miscellaneous:
- leena norms
- exurb1a - very creative stories
- vlogbrothers - always cheers me up
- nobody - amazingly specific playlists
- ultravclet - also cool playlists
- doobydobap - cooking vids
- mythical kitchen
Oct 21, 2024
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Death By Thrifting-Vlogs about thrifting and some other stuff.
Kendall Hoyt-she recently released a series about dating on NYC. She also does stuff with outfits, vlogs, etc. I started watching ‘cause I really like her camera presence.
This one isn’t necessarily slow, but Jules Dapper. She makes videos about random stuff but she makes you just as invested as she is on the topic. She’s also very funny. She has the video The Most Mysterious Illness in History talking about the fear people developed when glass had just started to become a popular material, where rich people thought they were made of glass and would shatter. I also like Let’s Bully Hans Christian Andersen, where she talks about what a weird guy he was lol. These are from her series Dapper History but she has other series on her channel as well.
Lola Sebastian also makes great videos about miscellaneous stuff. I particularly liked her last video Stupid Sexy Tennis Movies. But the one that made me care for her as a creator, was her Anthony Bourdain video: Anthony Bourdain: A Love Song. (She stood out, as before that, I didn’t care for Anthony Bourdain at all but I watched her whole video).
Nov 20, 2024
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its so cool to still stumble across sites like this. i was trying to find where to watch a pretty underground movie and someone on reddit pointed me in this direction and now i come here first when trying to find a niche film im trying to watch. it has so much more than just movies though. so cool to see history documented in real time like this.
Jan 29, 2025
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Self explanatory. All my Southern Hems think August 20th. Sept 3rd. That's the vibe...
Apr 25, 2024
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so underrated. reading an article and they link the niche thing they're talking about? just brilliant
Apr 24, 2024