Rec | IT'S NOT REALLY OBSCURE.... BUT I MEAN

Kel Lauren - They make videos on graphic design, but I find them really entertaining, even as someone who has no interest in being a graphic designer. Every time I watch their videos, I just feel instantly relaxed. I don't think they've been posting as much lately, but they have a great & unique backlog of vids to go through! Something very different from what other YT'ers are doing. Ashley Norton - If you like Mic's Mike, Ashley's content is in in a similar fun, pop-culture commentary vein. Hers is more straightforward talking with less fun gimmicks (no wall-webs like Mike does), but she's still very funny and compassionate in her approach to topics. She covers nostalgic topics like old bandom drama and 2000s/early 2010s TV stars/shows. I like that she seems to focus on what she's interested in, instead of recycling the same discourse/hot topics that the algorithm pushes. Mila Tequila - She does a lot of longform retrospectives on 2000s phenomenons, so they're really good for putting on and listening to while you're painting, cleaning, etc. I also appreciate that she doesn't have the specific type of boring, monotone, video-essay voice that can make a lot of people zone out! Hers feels more conversational. Casey Aonso & UnCarley - Both do some fun pop culture tier list ranking vids that I think Mike's Mic enjoyers would like! UnCarley does some videos similar to his style with wall webs & Casey's whole channel is great. ModernGurlz & Mina Le - Have some great fashion content! Modern Gurlz has some really interesting trend analysis videos & Mina Le does great interesting commentary on fashion history. As for individual videos, this one had some refreshing relatability & charm that I feel like I haven't seen in a hot second on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZFhA26rPNy4?si=d9bmyekxAEv0zC5s

@gforce2001

Feb 8, 2024

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Updated list from my rec a few months a go

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