Siouxsie Sioux

Wednesday, Addams It's North West that needs a "snap, snap" from Thing right now. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's eldest daughter has been enjoying TikTok ever since she and her mother established a joint account, but her new video might not be her best one yet. North unveiled a video of herself recreating Netflix's "Wednesday" in which she nailed it.

According to conventional wisdom, trends are cyclical in that they occur in about 20-year cycles. Thanks to TikTok's upremacy, the trend cycle has been shortened in the last few years, but it is still as potent as ever. In 2020, when so many young people were estranged due to the outbreak of a pandemic, Facebook and TikTok became the lifeline to maintain a social life, with 'fit checks dominating feeds.' Among a group dubbed the "e-kids" in Y2K's culture returned an old look: goth fashion and, in effect, goth rock music. With Etsy and Depop's listings tagged as "#goth" and "#y2k," it seems that just about everything will go wrong, if the listing indicates otherwise. Goth culture celebrates the macabre, but how does that translate online? Goth's roots are deep and nuanced. Goth's post-punk acts, as well as the rich voice of Nico, were inspired by Victorian-era clothing (long black gowns, lace, boots, and clove cigarettes), literature, history, and the tragic musicality of the early twentieth century vaping and silent film stars, like Theda Bara. The word "goth" as an expression for music wasn't released until 1967, when music critic John Stickney dubbed The Doors "gothic rock" in the United States, where goths like Christian Death, who is best known for seminal hits such as 1982's "Romeo's Distress," became popular. The Cure, Siouxsie, and the Banshees are three of the 1980s' most popular goth groups, although some of whom have forgotten the very word.