One of the latest trends on TikTok is the phrase “it must be nice” being played over a 2010 R&B track. It’s become a fun way for users of the social media site to express admiration for a life they wished they lived. The beauty of the trend is its diversity. It weirdly fits in a bunch of different situations and for a lot of scenarios.

The voice on the sound comes from TikTok user @toonkyy over the song “You Are” by Charlie Wilson.

The full quote is “It must be nice I’m trying to get like you my boy.”

In December, @tookkyy confirmed he was indeed the genesis of the trend. While the song is longingly romantic, it also works in so many other contexts.

Many examples involve people buying things with cash instead of financing them.

Here’s another one of those.

Another video shows a man jealous of his stay at home baby mother.

It also works when you’re hopelessly single, which is another reason it’s gotten so popular.

Here’s a guy washing his pet monkey in the sink. This one is magical.

Here’s a cat one!

Most people have only heard a few seconds of the song behind the quote, so here it is in its entirety.

The song is actually over a decade old, but its TikTok resurgence fueled a new interest in the track, which has more than 30 million views.

The lyrics that play in TikTok are “The reason I love, the reason I trust, God sent me an angel. You are the best in the world.”

This one seems to be picking up steam by the day, so no time like the present to jump on the trend train! It’s only a matter of time to see if it will join other popular TikTok sounds in the TikTok hall of fame.

Photo via @VoodooTheMenace/TikTok

The unexpected death of TikToker @VooDooTheMenace has his fans in a frenzy, mourning the popular creator’s death and paying homage to his legacy.

Lee Roy Elizondo, better known by his aforementioned TikTok handle, has earned hundreds of thousands of fans on the video-sharing platform. His page currently boasts 97,800 followers, and the vast majority of his uploads get view counts in the mid-thousands, at least. He is known for his comedic and reaction videos, and some of his most popular uploads are stitches of other creators’ content.

On his TikTok page, Elizondo comes across as relatable and approachable, reacting to and finding humor in real-world situations. He treats his viewers like friends, interacting with them in a casual, non-pretentious way that helps give his videos weight.

His close friend, Joshua Watrous, announced his death and set up a GoFundMe to pay for Elizondo’s funeral costs. In the description on the GoFundMe, Watrous said he is “at a loss for words” and is struggling to “accept that one of my best friends” is gone.

“Those of you who knew Lee Roy need no explanation for the man that he was, but to those who don’t, he was a caring man, a soldier, a philanthropist, a comedian, and a warrior.”

He called Elizondo “sarcastic and hard-headed” but emphasized that he was also “one of the smartest and kindest guys I ever knew.” All of the proceeds from the GoFundMe will apparently go directly to Elizondo’s mother. The GoFundMe, created on Dec. 27, has collected $10,387 of its $50,000 goal.

Fans of the late content creator have taken to their own social media profiles and platforms to mourn his death. On TikTok, people began posting tribute videos in the days after news of his death broke, celebrating Elizondo on the platform he loved.

Fans are taking to other platforms to honor Elizondo as well, with touching tributes posted to Twitter and Instagram. Many people are at a loss for words, merely sharing their heartbreak over a life lost too soon.

No cause of death is publicly known. But, regardless of what took his life, Elizondo is gone too soon. He leaves behind a wealth of heartbroken fans, many of whom are using his old content to help ease the pain of his passing. Thankfully, his TikTok page is absolutely rife with charming content that invites fans into his world.

TikTok’s features allow for some very fun videos to be created on the platform, turning regular photos into 3D masterpieces, presenting creators as their anime alter-egos, or simply adding a dazzling burst of color to TikTok creations. A recent filter that’s been collecting entries sees users matching their features up to an outline of their side profile. It sounds simple enough, but there are actually a few steps to creating the perfect video for the side profile outline trend.

The trend requires participants to create a side profile of their face in a third party app before incorporating it into their TikToks. They then add the profile outline into a video, often set to Melanie Martinez’s “Play Date,” and attempt to match their face up with the resulting white-lined image. It makes for a fun and creative video, and provides some very cool glimpses of different kinds of facial profiles.

Making this trend work isn’t quite as simple as other TikTok crazes, so we’ve made a simple walkthrough to help you accomplish the perfect side profile outline video.

How to make a side profile outline TikTok

The best method of accomplishing a worthy side profile outline TikTok starts with a third-party app. If you don’t already have PicsArt or a similar photo editing app on your phone, browse through your app store to find something suitable. Once it’s downloaded you can begin the process, as outlined by Dexerto, of creating your own side profile video.

After you’ve selected and downloaded your chosen editing app, head back over to TikTok and create a new video. Select the angle you’d like your profile to appear at, and film a video of you turning to that angle. Then take a screenshot of your final pose, preferably one in which you are turned fully to one side.

Now you can head back over to the app you selected for editing purposes, and transfer the screenshot in. Then its as simple as selecting the “draw” tool, adjusting the size and color to suit your preference, and creating a new layer over the original image. In this new layer, you’ll be able to outline the profile of your face in the screenshot. Once you’ve done so to your liking, you can ditch the layer with the original screenshot, click “apply,” and save the image to your camera roll.

Once you’ve finished saving your new outline to your camera roll, the process is quite quick. You’ll just need to relaunch the TikTok app, access your pre-recorded profile video, and open the stickers menu. An option to add outside images should be near the top, appearing as a picture icon with a plus sign next to it. Clicking on this should give you access to your camera roll, where you can select the profile outline.

Once you’ve added the profile outline to your TikTok as a sticker, you can line it up to perfectly match your profile when you turn to the side. Then it’s as simple as selecting the perfect musical accompaniment and uploading the video to your profile.

While many fans are drawn to TikTok for its choreographed dance numbers, viral lip-syncing, comedic quotes, and duets, it’s also gaining popularity for the filters and effects on the popular app. From looking like a Disney character and becoming invisible to bling effects and the time warp scan, your videos on the app can look unique and truly awesome with a few clicks and swipes.

If you recall from a few months ago, several of your friends and family were probably posting images of themselves looking like Disney characters — a TikTok filter that was everywhere. Now a new filter is growing in the ranks, and fans of the game Roblox are loving it.

What is the Roblox filter?

The Roblox filter everyone is talking about creates a Roblox avatar for you! If you’ve ever spent a little too much time making your avatar perfect, scrolling through hairstyles and tops/bottoms to find just the right outfit, then you know the struggle that can come with selecting your avatar. The Roblox filter does it for you!

We’ve got to be honest with you here — the filter everyone is talking about is actually called the “Material Gworl” filter and is based on a Roblox character, but don’t go into it expecting the character to look like you unless, of course, you look like it first. What exactly are we getting at here? Let’s have a look.

The filter turns you into a Material Girl no matter what you’re dressed like or how you look, but you don’t have to tell that to your friends and loved ones. You can hype the video up and get them excited for the big reveal. It’ll be nothing like they’re expecting!

For some, the filter isn’t terribly off, and you could even pass for this filter being made for you if you’ve got the right outfit and hairstyle.

How do you get the Roblox filter?

So just how do you get the filter? Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. Just follow the steps below.

• Open the TikTok app.
• Click on the Discover tab.
• Search for ‘material gwooorl.’
• Click the pink record button by the filter. The correct filter has been uploaded by lednique in the results tab.
• Step away from your camera enough to get most of your body in the camera and the effect will appear on the screen.
• Now all that’s left is to record your video and share it!

Trust us, these videos will be some of your favorites and your friends and followers will agree. Have fun and happy TikToking!

The Bat and the Cat team up to fight the Riddler in this new trailer for The Batman. DC fans have been waiting the longest time for this reboot of the Dark Knight’s mythos to come out, but thankfully — after multiple delays, and not just because of COVID — the movie is finally about to come out this March. With just a few months to go until it’s here, Warner Bros. has now released a fresh look at the film. And it’s undoubtedly the most revealing yet. Check it out above.

There are many reasons to be excited about director Matt Reeves’ DC debut, but one of the big ones for fans is the pairing of Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader and Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman. We’ve got glimpses of their strong chemistry in previous trailers, but this promises that the pair will be absolutely electric in their scenes together. As per tradition, Kravitz’s Selina Kyle looks to be a bit of a wildcard and a rogue, who Batman isn’t sure he can trust, but it appears that they will ultimately team up to take on Paul Dano’s main villain.

Hi-res images from ‘The Batman’ reveal all the major players

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Yes, the Riddler’s been a major presence throughout the marketing, but this trailer offers up our fullest glimpse at the Prince of Puzzles yet. For one, it confirms that the Riddler moniker will be used in the movie. What’s more, we finally get a shot of him without his duct-tape mask, as Dano’s bespectacled Edward Nashton (not Nygma) is depicted being arrested at a bar.

The trailer also seemingly confirms long-held rumors that the Riddler will expose some dark secrets about the Wayne family’s past, which will shake Bruce to his core. One dramatic clip sees Bruce accusing his butler Alfred (Andy Serkis) of lying to him, while Pennyworth tells him “You’re still a Wayne.” We’re told earlier on that the Waynes are known for their philanthropy, but maybe they still have some skeletons in their closets.

Don’t miss The Batman when it swoops into cinemas on March 4, 2022.

The internet is absolutely adoring one third-grade teacher’s incredible across-the-court basketball shot, which brought her nothing but net, instant internet fame, and winning a bet to buy all her students a round of hot cocoa.

The shot in question, originally posted on the Instagram page for Holy Trinity School in Washington, D.C., soon made the rounds on the internet via reposts on Twitter where Ms. Fitz — or Kathleen Fitzpatrick, to be more precise — was given her moment in the limelight. Check out the post for yourself right here.

Surely, there must be more going on here underneath the surface than your run-of-the-mill school teacher scoring big, out of the blue? Indeed, it turns out Fitzpatrick is actually a former Rutgers University basketball player, USA Today reported. And you better believe Fitzpatrick’s alma mater was quick to heap praise on their Scarlet Knight alumna.

We’re glad to see Fitzpatrick made the shot, rather than losing the bet and having no obligation to get her students a mug of hot cocoa as promised.

As one user pointed out, this is about the billionth reason we can think of to give teachers across the board an enormous raise.

It’s clear from that follow-through, Fitzpatrick has dabbed on plenty of would-be basketball opponents in the past, as one user pointed out.

Even comedian Adam Carolla had to give it up, calling Fitzpatrick is the Steph Curry of teachers.

And by the way, if you’re like Carolla and want to cover the kids’ next round of hot cocoa, the school stated on their Instagram post they do accept monetary donations to help aid kids’ financial aid and scholarship funds. The link to donate is right here.

If you’ve been wondering what Grimes has been up to since she broke up with the richest person in the world, well, wonder no longer. The video for her new song, “Player of Games,” released on Dec. 3, has just dropped, and it’s a lot.

The video is an esoteric mashup of sci-fi, fantasy, and anime imagery features. It sees the singer locked in combat, both virtual and actual, with a sinister-looking armored figure whose helmet bears more than a passing resemblance to the Witch King from Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King right down to the complete lack of human features underneath.

The singer, born Claire Elise Boucher, and also known as simply “c” – after the variable for the speed of light- conceptualized the epic video herself. Anton Tammi, who handled photography and art direction on The Weeknd’s After Hours album, directed the video. Grimes debuted the video all the way back in July during a DJ set. It’s presumably the first single from the singer’s upcoming album, Book 1.

As for the content, well, it’s something of a smorgasbord of geeky genre-related influences opening with a fantasy-inspired scene that feels more than a little like something out of JRR Tolkien’s work. Grimes is an obvious fan of The Lord of the Rings; the singer sports several tattoos written in Tolkien’s elvish language, Quenya. After a game of chess with the aforementioned knight, things progress to actual swordplay and then onto out and out lightsaber contact – although the way the singer and her opponent handle said light blades shows they do not operate in the same manner they do in the Star Wars movies. Unless there was a deleted sequence featuring some massive and painful laser scarring.

Perhaps more intriguing is that a great deal of the imagery in the video inverts the common “knight in shining armor” trope. Instead, we have a dark knight in scarlet robes literally playing games with a woman he later fights and ultimately kills, both symbolically and actually. Freud much? No one can say how much the artist’s IRL love life influenced her artistic vision, but with lines like:

“Baby
How can I compare
To the adventure out there? Sail away
To the cold expanse of space”

well, she’s probably not talking about Jake Gyllenhaal.

A family in Pennsylvania is trying to raise awareness about a viral TikTok challenge they believe may have resulted in the death of their ten-year-old daughter. Nylah Anderson attempted to participate in the “Blackout Challenge” while alone in her room, according to reports from ABC 7.

The so-called challenge had users holding their breath until they passed out, each trying to go for longer and longer to try and get their own piece of internet fame. While searching for the challenge now leads to a page informing users to “Learn how to recognize harmful challenges and hoaxes,” this change came too late for Nylah’s family.

“She was a butterfly,” says Tawainna Anderson, the mother of Nylah to ABC 7. “She was everything. She was a happy child. I’m so hurt. This is a pain that won’t go away. It’s at the top of my throat. I am so hurt.

Make sure you check your kids’ phones. You never know what you might find on their phones. You wouldn’t think 10-year-olds would try this. They’re trying because they’re kids and they don’t know better.”

While the challenge originally spawned and found popularity back in the 90s, known by names like “the choke challenge” or “the fainting game,” the blackout challenge recently saw a resurgence on the platform. In June, a 9-year-old Colorado boy named LaTerius Smith Jr. also died in similar circumstances.

A representative from TikTok told the New York Post, “This disturbing ‘challenge,’ which people seem to learn about from sources other than TikTok, long predates our platform and has never been a TikTok trend. We remain vigilant in our commitment to user safety and would immediately remove related content if found. Our deepest sympathies go out to the family for their tragic loss.”

Our thoughts are with the Anderson family during these challenging times,