I am a woman who finds much pleasure in lame things. I will go to a theme park or local carnival with the same joy in my heart as I did when I was a child living it up at Six Flags Over Texas. I invite kitschy, low-culture things into my life because they’re just …
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‘Me and 5 other dudes had to wrestle him’: Passenger tries to open airplane door mid-flight, prompts Renaissance painting response
Can people be chill on domestic flights anymore? If the last year or so of viral plane freakouts is to be believed, the answer is no. Social media is a wash with instances of passengers suffering severe cases of air rage and/or insanity, and now we’ve got another example to add to the history books. …
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The Week’s Best Classical Art Memes for High Brow Chucklers (November 19, 2023)
Pablo Picasso once said, «Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.» The same could be said about memes. They lift us out of our everyday mire and remind us that there is joy and levity in every pocket of experience. It’s why we turn to humor time and time again, and …
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The Week’s Best Classical Art Memes for High Brow Chuckler (November 12, 2023)
One of my favorite pieces of art is Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, the 1942 painting of patrons at a diner on an empty city street. It’s beautifully moody and evocative, and you can imagine the subjects’ stories vividly, even though on the surface, so little information is given. I always like to imagine that the …
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40+ Classical Art Memes for High Brow Chucklers
One of life’s greatest pastimes is going to a fine art museum, finding a centuries-old portrait of someone looking a lil’ ugly, pointing to it, and saying to your friend, «You.» Is that dilettante-ish and amateur? No, it’s hilarious. And any way we can connect with art is ultimately worthy. We haunt the museum halls …
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Medieval Memes for the Landed Gentry
I’ve never been to a Renaissance fair, but it’s definitely on my bucket list. Hanging out with my buds, eating a cartoonishly large hunk of mutton, drinking brews out of a gilded stein, and pretending we’re in the late 1300s? That sounds like a dream come true. If you subtract the inherent suffering found in …
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Top 22 Classical Art Memes for Roaming Balladeers Singing Old Tunes (May 23, 2023)
In the olden days, skilled minstrels and wandering troubadours roamed from village to village, regaling audiences with their captivating ballads and tales. These balladeers went on epic adventures, singing verses and rhymes, bringing said adventures to life… keepers of oral traditions, one might say. Passing down history, culture, and folklore through their lyrical songs… think …
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Montage of 21 Classical Art Memes for a Dinner Party of Old Tunes (May 16, 2023)
Ever host a dinner party? We’re fabulous hosts, if we do say so ourselves. Flexing our hosting skills is of utmost importance, and we like to deliver mouthwatering dishes as we unleash a montage of mighty memes onto our guests. Prepping is holy, and the dining area must look like we’re ready to serve a …
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Top 22 Classical Art Memes for a Fancy Dinner Party of Old Tunes (May 8, 2023)
These memes are an impressive blend of high culture and lowbrow humor, offering a darker side of comedy for those who like to go back in time. It’s like attending a fancy dinner party and bringing along some good old fast food (Mcdonald’s, anyone?). Caviar is delicious and all, but also pretty expensive, so who …
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The Best Classical Art Memes for Stoic Souls Singing An Old Tune (April 18, 2023)
If you’re the type to look up the weird ways our stoic, sullen-faced ancestors used to live, and how they dealt with their problems back in the day, then you’re in the right place. These memes depict the dark humor of medieval times and modern comedy, also known as internet selfies. C’mon, we’ve all gotten …
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