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On July 14, redditor No_Reason27 posted a close-up photo of a moth outside their window on the r/creepy subreddit. It has received 33 thousand upvotes since then, and the top comment says, “Hey buddy ...

Last November, I curated an art show at the Oakland Museum of California that exclusively featured memes. Beyond the subversive pleasure of seeing a chronological study of the Arthur fist meme at an ...

A good meme is a piece of art in and of itself. But for Alim Smith, that’s not enough. In honor of Black History Month, the Delaware-based, interdisciplinary artist reimagined some of history’s most ...

Ballerina Cappuccina, a surreal AI-generated ballerina with a cappuccino cup for a head, has captivated and divided TikTok's attention. The latest viral meme in the chaotic "Italian brainrot" genre ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...

On May 28, Harambe, a 17-year-old lowland gorilla was shot and killed by a Cincinnati Zoo worker to save a small child who had wandered into its enclosure. As such tragic incidents go, there was ...