Expectation vs. Reality: How ‘500 Days of Summer’ inspired a reaction meme that perfectly encapsulates disappointment

Have you ever expected something to be one way and then, lo and behold, reality has a different plan for you? Well, do I have an iconic meme format for you. What is the Expectation Vs. Reality meme? For those not in the know, the Expectation Vs. Reality meme format has been alive and well …

Josh Hart Compares Mikal Bridges Being On The Nets To ‘That SpongeBob Meme When Squidward Is Looking Out The Window’

Getty Image The New York Knicks looked to Villanova University for inspiration as it put its team together for this year, and things have paid off in a big way. The team has made moves over the last two seasons to acquire Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Donte DiVincenzo — all of whom were members …

Meme History: Is This A Pigeon? 

If you can correctly identify this creature, then you probably know more about the natural world than one of the most famous androids of 90s anime. Like another one of our favorite memes, Arthur’s Fist, what began life as a moment from a late 20th-century children’s cartoon would a generation later be reborn as one of the internet’s most pervasive memes. …

Why an illustration of Saddam Hussein’s spider hole is such a lasting meme

Saddam Hussein was the president of Iraq at the start of two different U.S.-led wars against him.  His legacy was marked by a brutal reign over the Middle Eastern nation: Hussein was a violent dictator whose wars he waged against neighboring countries like Iran resulted in over a million casualties.  Hussein first took power in …

‘Mama, kudos for saying that—for spilling’: People are turning a moment from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ into a meme

If you were online at any point this weekend, it was likely you came across a tweet or TikTok using the phrase, “Mama, kudos for saying that. For spilling.” But where did it come from, and why is it suddenly all over the place? Well, the phrase originated from a recent episode of RuPaul’s Drag …

Meme History: The story behind “Blinking White Guy,” the GIF you’ve seen a million times

Meet Drew Scanlon. He’s a video editor, beacon of health and positivity, podcaster, and former video producer at gaming website “Giant Bomb.” In the mid-late twenty tens his face became an emblem of our surprise and disbelief at the world around us, as well as one of the most popular memes in the world. A …

Cruel meme about time has Gen X feeling 'dazed and confused'

The “forgotten generation” has hit peak mid-life crisis time, as Gen Xers find themselves careening through their 40s and 50s. And like presumably every generation before them, they’re reeling a bit, asking, “How did I get here already?” as they pluck gray hairs out of weird places, send kids off to college and obsessively check …