Art
Pesto the Penguin Waddles Into the Art History Canon
The bumbling penguin has captured the hearts of millions on the internet and spawned a wealth of fan art and illustrations.
Memes
Art
Christmas Comes Early With Bounty of Eric Adams Indictment Memes
The humans (and rats) of New York are rejoicing.
Art
What I Learned From Moo Deng’s Spiral From Adorable to Terrifying
How did our collective obsession with the moisturized and unbothered hippo spiral into cuteness aggression?
Art
Presidential Debate Memes So We Can Laugh to Keep From Crying
We rounded up the best of the best for all you pet-eating, illegal trans aliens out there.
Art
Feel-Good Memes Abound After Tim Walz Named VP Pick
Because in addition to leveraging a progressive voter base in his state and supporting reproductive freedom, the Minnesota governor knows how to behave around a couch.
Art
These Kamala Harris Memes Didn’t Just Fall Out of a Coconut Tree
The meme has quickly gone from ironic to iconic, and the Harris campaign is riding that wave like its life depends on it.
Art
How Memes Unravel the Image of Trump as Martyr
While cultural critics slobber over the former president’s media savviness, meme-makers are here to burst their disingenuous bubble.
Art
Presidential Debate Memes That Channel Our Never-Ending Screams
We must find ways to laugh so that we don’t cry, and the depressing material from last night is undoubtedly premium crop ripe for picking on.
News
Trump Is Guilty and the Memes Are Plenty
Where there is a glimmer of justice, there is hope.
News
Such Sad! Kabosu, Dog Who Inspired Doge Meme, Dies at 18
The beloved canine was honored with her very own bronze sculpture in Japan last year.
News
New Kate Middleton Portrait Gets Dragged by the Internet
It’s tough times out there for royal portraitists, and this less-realistic visage of the new People’s Princess stood no chance of being well-received.
Books
How the Black Meme Turns a Trope Into a Trap
Legacy Russell’s Black Meme argues that owning, replicating, and remediating Black material is a theft rooted in historical frameworks of subordination.