<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hannah Billingham is an artist in the UK.</li><li>She pipes small dots onto <keyword id="30499" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="pottery">pottery</keyword> to create designs.</li><li>She then glazes, fires, and paints the pieces to complete them.</li></ul>Following is a transcript of the <keyword id="21654" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="video">video</keyword>.This artist creates <keyword id="9782600" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dotted-pottery">dotted pottery</keyword> designs. Hannah Billingham starts with a piece of wheel-thrown pottery. She carefully pipes small dots of <keyword id="325317" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Clay">clay</keyword> onto the piece. These will create texture. Firing the piece will lock it all in. The result resembles coral.

Artist creates dotted pottery designs

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This year on TikTok gave us grim Grimace shake reactions, the Wes Anderson film aesthetic, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-keith-lee-became-tiktok-favorite-food-reviewer-in-months-2023-1">Keith Lee's restaurant reviews</a>, and more.</li><li>Together, the most popular clips on the social media app amassed billions of views this year.</li></ul>It was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/girl-dinner-meal-trend-tiktok-controversy-nutritionist-2023-7">the year of "girl dinner,"</a> obsessions with the Roman empire, and learning what on earth a beige flag is — at least according to TikTok.The social media company released a <a target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/year-on-tiktok-2023">list</a> Wednesday highlighting the biggest trends and clips on its platform in 2023.Viral TikTok phenomena this year included sharing "canon events" and "things that altered my brain chemistry," as well as the satirical '90s Euro dance-esque "Planet of the Bass," and a whole lot of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/girl-math-girl-dinner-similar-girl-trends-are-over-2023-10">girl-inspired trends</a>.Individual clips that became hits on TikTok, sometimes with less clear ties to such large trends, also racked up cumulative billions of views.Here's a look at the 10 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/most-followed-tiktok-creators-2023-3">most popular TikToks</a> of the year in the US, according to the company:<ol start="10"><li>A ceramicist's compilation of pottery fails and bloopers accrued over a month.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@bwpottery/video/7187851291794722094" data-video-id="7187851291794722094" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@bwpottery" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bwpottery?refer=embed">@bwpottery</a> a months worth of pottery fails and bloopers <a title="pottery" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pottery?refer=embed">#pottery</a> <a title="ceramics" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ceramics?refer=embed">#ceramics</a> <a title="fail" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fail?refer=embed">#fail</a> <a title="satisfying" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/satisfying?refer=embed">#satisfying</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - brett wulc" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7187851247913945898?refer=embed">♬ original sound - brett wulc</a> </section> </blockquote> </li></ol><ol start="9"><li>A wholesome motivational message from an animated friend.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@tubbynugget/video/7199730040760732970" data-video-id="7199730040760732970" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@tubbynugget" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tubbynugget?refer=embed">@tubbynugget</a> Just doing a little nugget jig in preparation for tomorrow (And every day, really!) I LOVE YOU! <a target="_blank" title="♬ because i love u song - Tubby Nugget" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/because-i-love-u-song-7199730062264994603?refer=embed">♬ because i love u song - Tubby Nugget</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol start="8"><li>One woman pranking her husband with a funny, if inventive, method to avoid tearing up when cutting onions.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@kristy.sarah/video/7187986505946746155" data-video-id="7187986505946746155" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@kristy.sarah" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kristy.sarah?refer=embed">@kristy.sarah</a> he was flabbergasted <a title="onions" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/onions?refer=embed">#onions</a> <a title="cuttingonions" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cuttingonions?refer=embed">#cuttingonions</a> <a title="reactions" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/reactions?refer=embed">#reactions</a> <a title="chef" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/chef?refer=embed">#chef</a> <a title="chefhusband" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/chefhusband?refer=embed">#chefhusband</a> <a title="marriedlife" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/marriedlife?refer=embed">#marriedlife</a> <a title="couples" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/couples?refer=embed">#couples</a> <a title="relationships" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/relationships?refer=embed">#relationships</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Kristy Sarah" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7187986491188349742?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Kristy Sarah</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol start="7"><li>A talkative French bulldog puppy that refuses to sleep.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@kaaaathhhhy/video/7226218712842374443" data-video-id="7226218712842374443" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@kaaaathhhhy" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kaaaathhhhy?refer=embed">@kaaaathhhhy</a> my precious babyyy!! <a title="frenchbulldog" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/frenchbulldog?refer=embed">#frenchbulldog</a> <a title="frenchie" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/frenchie?refer=embed">#frenchie</a> <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed">#fyp</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Boy's a liar Pt. 2 - PinkPantheress &amp; Ice Spice" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Boy's-a-liar-Pt-2-7197025723688454146?refer=embed">♬ Boy's a liar Pt. 2 - PinkPantheress &amp; Ice Spice</a> </section> </blockquote> </li></ol><ol start="6"><li>An <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/asmr-tiktok-instead-of-youtube-growth-subscribers-2022-7">ASMR-style</a> clip of cooking fried chicken.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@thezachchoi/video/7263507188214271275" data-video-id="7263507188214271275" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@thezachchoi" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thezachchoi?refer=embed">@thezachchoi</a> <a title="tiktokfood" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktokfood?refer=embed">#tiktokfood</a> <a title="asmr" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/asmr?refer=embed">#asmr</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Zach Choi" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7263507232209177387?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Zach Choi</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol start="5"><li>A man's musical performance in a parking garage.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@chrishoffish/video/7229438348807458094" data-video-id="7229438348807458094" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@chrishoffish" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chrishoffish?refer=embed">@chrishoffish</a> WERE IN HEAVEN <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Chrish" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7229438356642564910?refer=embed">♬ original sound - Chrish</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol start="4"><li>Selena Gomez's makeup routine before an early morning flight.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@selenagomez/video/7201577902675135787" data-video-id="7201577902675135787" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@selenagomez" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@selenagomez?refer=embed">@selenagomez</a> 6 m flight be like <a target="_blank" title="♬ cardigan - Taylor Swift" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/cardigan-7117836545108888326?refer=embed">♬ cardigan - Taylor Swift</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol start="3"><li>A five-second clip of a huge kitten.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@through.the.lleaves/video/7190837622888025390" data-video-id="7190837622888025390" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@through.the.lleaves" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@through.the.lleaves?refer=embed">@through.the.lleaves</a> Replying to @nerdy.birdie <a target="_blank" title="♬ Collide (sped up) - Justine Skye" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Collide-sped-up-7149845524978338561?refer=embed">♬ Collide (sped up) - Justine Skye</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol start="2"><li>One man's DIY Iron Man on his ceiling.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@justinflom/video/7258770915318582570" data-video-id="7258770915318582570" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@justinflom" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justinflom?refer=embed">@justinflom</a> How to fix broken light <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - JustinFlom" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7258770913003506478?refer=embed">♬ original sound - JustinFlom</a> </section> </blockquote> <ol><li>One woman's makeup tutorial.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@dollievision/video/7208244986666585386" data-video-id="7208244986666585386" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@dollievision" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dollievision?refer=embed">@dollievision</a> Makeup ✨ <a title="melanin" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/melanin?refer=embed">#melanin</a> <a title="fypageシ" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fypage%E3%82%B7?refer=embed">#fypageシ</a> <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed">#fyp</a> <a title="blacktiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/blacktiktok?refer=embed">#blacktiktok</a> <a title="makeup" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/makeup?refer=embed">#makeup</a> <a title="darkskin" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/darkskin?refer=embed">#darkskin</a> <a title="fypシ" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed">#fypシ</a> <a title="makeupvideos" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/makeupvideos?refer=embed">#makeupvideos</a> <a title="makeupvideos" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/makeupvideos?refer=embed">#makeupvideos</a> <a title="makeuptutorial" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/makeuptutorial?refer=embed">#makeuptutorial</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr." href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Just-the-Two-of-Us-227302284517642240?refer=embed">♬ Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.</a> </section> </blockquote> </li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol>

Here are the most popular TikToks of the year, from fried chicken ASMR to an inventive onion-cutting hack

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A TikTok creator's 16-year-old black cat, Loki, was killed by a foster dog in February.</li><li>Millions are following along as Soren High documents the process of having Loki's body freeze-dried.</li></ul><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soren High</a>, a 35-year-old <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hot.mango.undies/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fashion designer</a> and TikToker who resides in Portland, Oregon, has gone viral for the unorthodox way they are grieving their late cat, Loki. Over the past three months, High has documented the process of having the 16-year-old black cat freeze-dried. According to <a href="https://animalfamilypet.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Animal Family Pet Preservation</a>, which rendered the service, freeze-drying is an alternative to taxidermy, where cold temperatures are applied in a vacuum over a long time to remove moisture from body tissue."I knew I wanted to have [Loki] preserved the day I took her home," High, who uses they/them pronouns, told Insider. "It was an immediate knowledge that we were going to be together forever."<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7236766614723497262" data-video-id="7236766614723497262" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@teapourn" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn?refer=embed">@teapourn</a> Remembering Lokicat the only way she deserved ❤️ having a pet preserved is a personal decision and one that many may never understand. When i got Lokicat as a kitten, I knew this was how i was going to deal with ber death. I knew i never wanted her to be gone, and that I wanted to always have her with me. Her death was sudden, even though she was 16. We never expected this would happen and especially by a dog we had been fostering. This situation broke us into a billion pieces. After finding a home for the dog, we had Loki preserved through @Animal Family Pet with help through donations and raising funds with memorial fabrics and pieces. Her preservation cost nearly $3k and it was worth every Penny. . . <a title="petmemorial" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petmemorial?refer=embed">#petmemorial</a> <a title="petpreservation" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petpreservation?refer=embed">#petpreservation</a> <a title="taxidermy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/taxidermy?refer=embed">#taxidermy</a> <a title="petsoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petsoftiktok?refer=embed">#petsoftiktok</a> <a title="freezedriedpets" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/freezedriedpets?refer=embed">#freezedriedpets</a> <a title="fypシ" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed">#fypシ</a> <a title="foryou" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed">#foryou</a> <a title="grief" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grief?refer=embed">#grief</a> <a title="loss" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/loss?refer=embed">#loss</a> <a title="memorial" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/memorial?refer=embed">#memorial</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Relaxing lofi music(1014185) - Akase" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Relaxing-lofi-music-1014185-6974461862033229825?refer=embed">♬ Relaxing lofi music(1014185) - Akase</a> </section> </blockquote> High first began posting about the plans <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7207142609012133166?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in March</a> and subsequently sent the corpse off to Ohio. They have since documented every step of the process, from <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7212837170070015275?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">packing up Loki's coffin for shipping</a> — complete with flowers and ice packs — to chronicling how to care for the freeze-dried corpse, including <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7237295156364315946?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cleaning Loki's glass eyes and maintaining her fur</a>. Several videos in the series have garnered millions of views. The most viral, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7236766614723497262?_r=1&amp;_t=8cl6dA1aL5q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">where High unboxes Loki's body</a>, has 4.8 million. "My cat arrived in the mail today if you're ready to meet her," High says at the top of that video, opening the package and then dissolving into tears holding Loki's newly-preserved corpse.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7212837170070015275" data-video-id="7212837170070015275" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@teapourn" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn?refer=embed">@teapourn</a> Replying to @teapourn my dark sense of humor is going to get my in trouble one day. <a title="petmemorial" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petmemorial?refer=embed">#petmemorial</a> <a title="freezedriedpets" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/freezedriedpets?refer=embed">#freezedriedpets</a> <a title="petpreservation" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petpreservation?refer=embed">#petpreservation</a> <a title="fypシ" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed">#fypシ</a> <a title="foryou" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed">#foryou</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Wes Anderson-esque Cute Acoustic - Kenji Ueda" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Wes-Anderson-esque-Cute-Acoustic-6817434137683560450?refer=embed">♬ Wes Anderson-esque Cute Acoustic - Kenji Ueda</a> </section> </blockquote> <h2>High believes their cat would have wanted this memorial</h2>Loki passed away in February in a tragic accident that High calls "the most traumatizing experience" of their life.One night, when High was taking their foster dog, Peter, for a walk, the large Dane mix lunged for a rabbit, and High lost control of his leash. But instead of going after the rabbit, the dog deviated and attacked Loki, who was sitting outside. The cat died on the way to the vet's office, High told Insider.Shortly after Loki died, High said their inclinations to have Loki preserved were affirmed while taking psychedelics. High "had an experience with [Loki's] soul," they told Insider, whereupon the cat <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7238812959374626094?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seemed to condone her preservation</a>. "She told me to just love her and this was what I felt like loving her was."<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7238332684148149546" data-video-id="7238332684148149546" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@teapourn" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn?refer=embed">@teapourn</a> Replying to @Foxx as far as we know peter is still in foster care, and as far as we know has not found his forever home just yet. We do hope he does though. <a title="petloss" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petloss?refer=embed">#petloss</a> <a title="petpreservation" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petpreservation?refer=embed">#petpreservation</a> <a title="freezedriedpets" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/freezedriedpets?refer=embed">#freezedriedpets</a> <a title="grief" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grief?refer=embed">#grief</a> <a title="loss" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/loss?refer=embed">#loss</a> <a title="fypシ" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed">#fypシ</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Chill Vibes - Tollan Kim" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Chill-Vibes-7084465663108089857?refer=embed">♬ Chill Vibes - Tollan Kim</a> </section> </blockquote> High ultimately opted for freeze-drying over taxidermy because it causes less harm to the body. It also "lasts a lot longer" and felt like a "more humane practice," they said. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7236815643532627243?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On TikTok</a>, High explained that Loki hadn't been skinned, and that all of her bones were still intact.The procedure cost a total of $3,000, High told Insider, and the creator asked followers for donations in order to afford the costly venture. They ultimately raised $4,300 — with the remaining $1,300 going to two animal rescue organizations. <h2>High said they were initially shocked and then warmed by Loki's corpse</h2>After they received the body, High was stunned by the finished product, including how all of the details — including Loki's ear hair and bald eyebrows — had been perfectly depicted. She even smelled like herself, High said."I'll admit it, it completely broke me at first," High said of seeing her corpse for the first time. "And then you see how perfect and complete she is, and then suddenly you are whole again."In addition to Loki's freeze-dried body, High has sought to memorialize the cat in several other ways. Loki's heart was freeze-dried separately, and the rest of her organs were cremated to be stowed in a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7236848681830403371?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">custom urn</a>. High is also working with a ceramicist on Etsy to sculpt <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7211273578610756907?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a pile of Loki's food out of clay</a> to be placed in her old food bowl.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7238812959374626094" data-video-id="7238812959374626094" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@teapourn" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn?refer=embed">@teapourn</a> Replying to @KJ we have been waiting for the right day to come, and here it is. Lokicats urn, and a little surprise at the end ❤️ our urn was made by Hand To Earth Ceramics or @mudanddeanna on instagram. <a title="petmemorial" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petmemorial?refer=embed">#petmemorial</a> <a title="petloss" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petloss?refer=embed">#petloss</a> <a title="petpreservation" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/petpreservation?refer=embed">#petpreservation</a> <a title="freezedriedpets" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/freezedriedpets?refer=embed">#freezedriedpets</a> <a title="grief" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grief?refer=embed">#grief</a> <a title="loss" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/loss?refer=embed">#loss</a> <a title="blackcat" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/blackcat?refer=embed">#blackcat</a> <a title="catsoftiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/catsoftiktok?refer=embed">#catsoftiktok</a> <a title="catmemorial" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/catmemorial?refer=embed">#catmemorial</a> <a title="urn" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/urn?refer=embed">#urn</a> <a title="foryou" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed">#foryou</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Get You The Moon - Kina" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Get-You-The-Moon-6833934234948732941?refer=embed">♬ Get You The Moon - Kina</a> </section> </blockquote> For now, the creator is keeping Loki's body <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7236809816679714094?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on their bedside table</a>, but is ultimately planning on displaying the cat on a shelf in the living room.While most viewers have been supportive, others have criticized the unconventional way High is processing their grief. Most people wondered if seeing a dead pet's body could be re-traumatizing. "I could never do this. to see my boys face without him responding to me I'd be broken all over again," wrote a top comment. "This would make my grieving process impossible," another said.Some have called the decision "strange" and vile, and likened it to "<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@teapourn/video/7238271711211293995?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demonic torture</a>." But High said they chose to share the story to show viewers that freeze-drying was an option. And, most importantly, it was an option that soothed their mourning process."I think grief is incredibly complicated, and everyone's going to do it a little bit differently," High said. "Whether this is grief or acceptance, I'm not sure. But I do know that everything in me said that she deserved this."

A TikToker is documenting the emotional process of freeze-drying their 16-year-old cat who was tragically killed, igniting a conversation about grief

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Celebrity-loved <keyword id="23661" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="dentist">dentist</keyword> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctorapa/?hl=en">Michael Apa</a> is known for his boutique <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/veneers">veneers</a>, which can cost clients up to $80,000 for a whole smile.</li><li>Apa's worked on the smiles of celebrities including actress <keyword id="3079073" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Chlo-Sevigny">Chloë Sevigny</keyword>, Victoria's Secret model <keyword id="1827551" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Elsa-Hosk">Elsa Hosk</keyword>, <keyword id="752533" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Vinny-Guadagnino">Vinny Guadagnino</keyword> of "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jersey-shore">Jersey Shore</a>," and Kyle Richards of "Real Housewives."</li><li>We visited Apa's New York City office to see how the <keyword id="3288872" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="veneers">veneers</keyword> are customized and handmade by a team of in-house master ceramicists.<a href="https://bi.slack.com/archives/D8CH26QP9/p1576098178006100"></a></li></ul>Following is a transcript of the <keyword id="21654" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="video">video</keyword>.Narrator: This is <keyword id="11727179" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-apa">Michael Apa</keyword>. He spends most of his days flying between New York City and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He works on the smiles of Hollywood actors, reality-TV stars, fashion models, and even royals. He's most sought-after for his boutique porcelain veneers, which cost clients $4,000 a tooth and up to $80,000 for a full smile reconstruction. So how did Apa become the world's leading <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> dentist, and what makes his signature veneers so pricey?Michael Apa: So, when I first started in cosmetic dentistry, one thing that was being taught was something called smile design, which was a golden proportion of the mouth and tooth form to create an ideal smile. And I think that's where the term "chicklets" and such came from, is because everybody kind of had this cookie-cutter, perfect smile. Narrator: According to Apa, what makes a perfect smile is actually, well, an imperfect one. Embracing the imperfections is key to Apa's signature method, called Facial Aesthetic Design. Here, he's using Facial Aesthetic Design to create a straighter, more confident smile for his client Andrea.Andrea Ahern: I find that my <keyword id="23660" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="teeth">teeth</keyword> are a little uneven, they kind of slant this way, and I don't like my gumline, and they're uneven underneath.Apa: Maybe four veneers on top, four veneers on bottom. And we would be able to straighten the teeth out, and we would also be able to use a laser where we would reshape some of the gum so that you wouldn't see as much to make it more proportional to the rest of your teeth and your smile.Narrator: The method uses a client's unique facial features to determine their most flattering smile. This personalized way of designing the smiles means no two are the same and is just the first reason why they're so pricey. After the number and shape of veneers are decided and the client undergoes any preliminary dental work, like fillings or gum reshaping, Apa takes a mold of the client's teeth. The mold will be used to create a set of temporary inserts for the client to test-drive their new look.Andrea: That is insane.Apa: Looks like big fake teeth, right? [Andrea laughs]Andrea: That's amazing.Narrator: Once a client is happy with the results, their smile moves into the hands of Apa's in-house team of master ceramicists. Having an in-house team at this skill level gives Apa full control over how each smile is made and is probably the biggest contributor to the teeth's price tag.Apa: When you talk about this process, it's almost like we're creating individual jewelry for the teeth, and that is the level at which it's crafted.Narrator: The ceramicists shape the teeth out of a special blend of porcelain, applying it carefully layer by layer with attention to pigment.Apa: The interesting part about white teeth: There's really no such thing as white. It's all a matter of value and opacity.Narrator: While bright-white veneers may have four to five shades, Apa's teeth use 17 to 20 different shades and opacities. The deepest pigments are layered toward the base of the gum, becoming gradually lighter and more translucent toward the tip. The overall effect so closely mimics natural teeth that, when inserted, there'd be no reason for the average person to believe the teeth are anything other than real. The custom teeth are typically ready in under a week, but those from out of town can get a new smile in as little as 24 hours. The convenience is a major plus for his high-profile clients with jet-setting schedules. The bespoke level at which Apa's veneers are designed isn't the only reason they're so expensive. It also comes down to the method in which they're actually inserted. At any other dentist's office, Apa says a client can expect to set aside an entire day for an insert. But here, it's in and out in under two hours. Part of what makes Apa's process so quick is what he calls a minimally invasive approach.Apa: So, when we talk about being minimally invasive in someone's mouth, it means cutting away as little tooth as possible and saving as much healthy tooth as possible. That in turn is what makes the veneers last longer. So, the less invasive you are in the mouth, the stronger the bond of the porcelain to the natural tooth.Narrator: This minimally invasive method is supposed to cause less pain and discomfort, too.Apa: I'm gonna lip-assist you, because you're really numb. Smile. And now you can pull it up.Andrea: Oh, my God.Apa: Right?Andrea: Oh, my God!Narrator: With proper care, clients can expect their designer smiles to last anywhere from 15 to 20 years.Andrea: I feel extremely confident with my teeth now. I'm smiling more in pictures, I just seem to be opening my mouth a lot more and not closing my lips. It's just life-changing.EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published in December 2019.

This celebrity dentist crafts $80,000 porcelain veneers for celebrities

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="510747" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Seth-Rogen">Seth Rogen</keyword> responded to a "very funny" viral <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword>, clarifying that he hadn't been kidnapped.</li><li>The TikTok from @chriscanbefunny asks why Rogen has posted so many photos of vases and not his face.</li><li>Rogen's vase-making habit is well documented, and the actor regularly posts photos on social media.</li></ul>Seth Rogan <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1422631122614112257?s=20">took to Twitter on Tuesday</a> to clarify that yes, he was fine, and no, he hadn't been kidnapped, despite a viral TikTok that suggested he was because the actor's Instagram was full of photos of his pottery rather than his face.On July 30, <a href="https://linktr.ee/chriscanbefunny">Los Angeles-based comedian Chris Karwaski</a> (<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chriscanbefunny">@chriscanbefunny</a>) posted a song on TikTok asking a simple question: "has anybody seen Seth Rogen lately?"As Karwaski sings, Rogen has been posting a lot of photos on Instagram of the vases he makes rather than photos of his face lately. Rogen's pottery hobby is well-documented. <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/12/interview-seth-rogen-on-his-ceramic-vases.html">As The Cut reported</a>, he went viral for his vase-making skills in 2020, and he's been <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwQUApBBmUe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">posting about making pottery for almost two years now.</a>Over the course of the past six weeks, Rogen has posted 10 photos on his main Instagram feed of self-described <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbcb2Bh0WU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">"trippy"</a> vases that he's made and zero photos of his face. Karwaski's sketch questions whether Rogen has actually been kidnapped by a ceramicist who's holding him captive and forcing him to recite his lines from the 2008 film "Pineapple Express.""I'm not saying it's impossible that in addition to comedy Seth can make pottery," Karwaski sings in the song. "I'm just saying, can we check on Seth?"<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@chriscanbefunny/video/6990738683519356166" data-video-id="6990738683519356166" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@chriscanbefunny" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chriscanbefunny">@chriscanbefunny</a> Has anybody seen Seth Rogen lately? <a title="sethrogen" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sethrogen">##sethrogen</a> <a title="funnysong" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/funnysong">##funnysong</a> <a title="truecrime" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/truecrime">##truecrime</a> <a title="pottery" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pottery">##pottery</a> <a title="welcomeback" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/welcomeback">##WelcomeBack</a> <a title="chilidogyumplz" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/chilidogyumplz">##ChiliDogYumPlz</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Chris" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6990738557941910278">♬ original sound - Chris</a> </section> </blockquote> Twitter user @gracie_0218 <a href="https://twitter.com/gracie_0218/status/1422626463338090497?s=20">reuploaded the video to Twitter</a>, tagging Rogen in a tweet and asking him to retweet it and confirm that he's still alive. The actor responded, clarifying that he was not being held captive."This video is very funny and not at all true! I have not been kidnapped! This is not a kidnapper writing this from Seth's account! I promise!" Rogen wrote in an August 3 tweet.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1422631122614112257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote>Thankfully, Rogen is okay, and Karwaski has <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3vtMkb5hQYYa6ecXcKmfKH?si=K9kxjysNSKyOqMgEEXfKqA&amp;dl_branch=1ch=1">uploaded the song to Spotify</a> so you can listen to the dulcet tones of "Has Anybody Seen Seth Rogen Lately?" to your heart's content. <a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">Read more from Insider's Digital Culture desk.</a>

Seth Rogan clarifies that he has 'not been kidnapped' after a viral TikTok song joked that the actor's face was missing

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> crippled the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-coronavirus-will-impact-the-wedding-industry-cancellations-2020-3">wedding industry</a>, canceling events across the country.</li><li>Vendors like <keyword id="12020723" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="floral-design" source="Orion">floral design</keyword> company <a href="http://sweetrootvillage.com/">Sweet Root Village</a>, which lost 80% of its business in March, were hit particularly hard.</li><li>To save their business — and all the <keyword id="11897834" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="flowers" source="Orion">flowers</keyword> stranded from canceled events — owners Lauren Anderson and Rachel Bridgwood held a drive-through flower event. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retail">Business Insider</a> visited Sweet Root Village's pop-up flower market in Alexandria, Virginia, to see the other pivots the owners have implemented to keep their small business afloat.</li></ul>Following is a transcipt of the <keyword id="11914027" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="video" source="Orion">video</keyword>.Lauren Anderson: When people ask, like, "How are things going? How's the business, how are you?" Like, you know, your first thing is to be like,Rachel Bridgwood: "Fine!"Lauren Anderson: But then we're like, no.Rachel: We're bad.Lauren: Bad. Things are bad.Narrator: Lauren and Rachel run the flower design company Sweet Root Village in Alexandria, Virginia. At the beginning of 2020, they were expecting their most successful year yet.Lauren: It was our 10-year anniversary in business. We were at our highest booking level we had ever been for events. And literally within a week, it was gone.Narrator: Then COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders canceled weddings across the country and crippled the wedding industry. Lauren and Rachel lost 80% of their business and had to furlough their staff, including themselves.Lauren: We're like, congratulations to us. We made it 10 years...unemployment.Rachel: We're unemployed from our own business.Lauren: File for unemployment. This is our warehouse/studio workspace that we produce all of the flowers for weddings and events out of.Narrator: In a typical year, they work upwards of 100 events.Lauren: Some weekends we're employing, like, up to 100 people. We pull in big teams of people to work two, three, four, five events on any given Saturday.Narrator: But when COVID-19 was named a pandemic, their weekly event count dropped to zero.Lauren: Literally within the span of two days, mid-March, I think, all of our events canceled. We just had a cooler full of flowers. We could not stop the shipments. I think once we started seeing our fall events dropping off the calendar, we had to have a really intense week or two of self-reflection and looking at the numbers. And we realized, like, OK, even if this is gonna be really hard and this could take us years to dig out of this, we couldn't see ourselves doing anything else. This is worth fighting for. And knowing that we are supporting several families and livelihoods and salaries, we just had to put one foot in front of the other.Rachel: What are some new ways we can come up with interesting revenue that still maybe feels like us?Narrator: Remember that load of flowers they were stuck with? The pair decided to run a drive-through flower sale.Lauren: We just set it up as a drive-through, and we blasted it all over social media and had an amazing turnout. People drove up, and they popped their trunks. We came with gloves and everything and put the flowers in their trunk. We had a goal, I think, to - we were like, "Well, let's see. If we sell this many arrangements, maybe we make, like, $1,500 and donate that." I think, over two days, how much did we raise?Rachel: Around $13,000.Lauren: $13,000!Rachel: Which was amazing.Narrator: But Lauren and Rachel still had months of canceled events and a business to keep afloat. So next, they relaunched their online à la carte shop.Lauren: Over here, I'm finishing up a centerpiece from our Simply Sweet Root collection. An order placed online to go out as a delivery. And these are all premade designs. That's what's fun about our à la carte shop, is we're able to experiment, think outside of the box of our typical designs.Narrator: But not everything they tried worked.Rachel: The peony sale that we did over the summer. We had some sales. That was great. But not very much. We were like, "Maybe 50 people will buy a peony bundle!"Lauren: We had, like, 10.Narrator: Most recently, they hosted a pop-up farmers market in Alexandria, compete with a flower installation.Lauren: These are just all the flowers from our local farm. Here is our Food for Others installation. Hoping that people will take pictures, share about hunger action month, and fight to end world hunger. Today, we actually chose just to do a plant sale. And so we have lots of plants, various candles, pots people can pair with.Narrator: Local artists, ceramicists, bakers, and fellow florists also sold their products from socially distant booths. Lauren: We invited pretty much just everyone we know.Customer: It's a thing to go to right now, when we're not able to go to a lot of places. I got some dried flowers.Rachel: Something we probably would love to do ordinarily, but have never really had the time for it. Suddenly we have the time for it. We wanted to make it happen.Narrator: The team has also started hosting floral-arrangement classes and making bouquets for micro weddings.Lauren: Over here, we're working on some centerpieces for a wedding. More classic white and green, but hints of blue and blush. So that's really pretty.Rachel: I use a mirror so I can kind of see what it looks like to someone viewing.Narrator: Despite all these efforts, Sweet Root Village is still facing huge losses.Lauren: We are still at an 80% revenue deficit and don't expect...Rachel: To recoup much of that.Narrator: Luckily for Lauren and Rachel, 96% of couples are planning on postponing, not canceling their weddings.Lauren: We're hopeful that our spring season can move forward as planned. But we're just kind of taking it one day at a time. We've scaled our business to be the size we are now. Stay small to weather the storm. That's my advice.Rachel: Considering ways that you can foolproof yourself. Diversifying is great. Do it.Lauren: I think it's also OK to allow yourself to know if this is a good time to change course.Rachel: I think that if you want it and want it to continue, you just gotta fight harder.Lauren: It's promoting resilience. I think our team's gonna be stronger coming out of this. 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