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This Year's Gay Halloween Celebrates Women's Rights and Wrongs
From the Kelly Clarkson's mechanical bird fiasco to Carrie Bradshaw's Dior newsprint dress, Gay Halloween speaks to the staying power of women's iconic media moments.
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Lula Victory Memes That Make Us All Want to Be Brazilian
Images rooted in queer and pop culture and national pride celebrate a progressive win at the polls and a step back for fascism.
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Why Would the Art World Deceive You?
We took the viral Elizabeth Holmes-Nathan Fielder meme and gave it the ol' Hyperallergic spin.
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Smithsonian Hearing's Most Bizarre Moments Ranked by Tier
“Is Mickey Mouse racist?” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill asked National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig.
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How Jimothy the Raccoon Became a Hero of the Misfits
The short-spined Seattle animal with an unfettered spirit has been honored in fan art, tattoos, and murals.
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Happy AlgaeBTQ+ Month From Trump’s Reflecting Pool Memes
Internet denizens are lauding nature’s rebellion against the president’s failed plan to paint the iconic pool “American Flag Blue.”
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Met Gala Memes That Ate the Rich and Left No Crumbs
Those who flouted the calls to boycott the Bezos-sponsored event were flogged relentlessly online with some of the most creative insults ever crafted.
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How Punch the Monkey Captured the Hearts of Artists
A baby macaque and his ever-present stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo have inspired fan art worldwide, from illustration to embroidery to memes.
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Bad Bunny’s “Benito Bowl” Enters the Meme Canon
The half-time show tribute to Boricua and Latine pride was rife with cultural and political symbolism that resonated with millions.
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How “Heated Rivalry” Sparked Thirst, Hope, and Memes
A Canadian TV show about gay hockey romance unexpectedly became a moment of tender (but sexy) relief in an increasingly unfair world.
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The Memes That Defined 2025
This year gave us the Hero With a Hero, the Coldplay couple, and the Somali diaspora's incredible flipping of the script on Trump's racism.
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Can We Meme the British Museum Into Doing the Right Thing?
The once and always profiteer of colonial looting is once again getting flak in the wake of the Louvre heists.