From pugs to plants, TikTok has been anything but predictable in 2021

TikTok, purveyor of pop culture, lifestyle hacks, and bits of random joy, has yet again taken over screens and conversations this year, in equal bouts.

For one thing, nearly every app is attempting to transition into TikTok territory. And why wouldn't they? In September, the social media app claimed that a whopping one billion...