It’s So Over — Since 2800 BC: The Oldest Complaint in Human History
“The earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is...
Mythology
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Plato Was a Wrestler Named ‘Broad’ Who Settled Debates by Flexing — The Rock of Ancient Greece
Okay, let’s talk about Plato. You know Plato, right? The Republic, Allegory of the Cave, Theory of Forms — founding father of Western philosophy. Well:...
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Dwarves Are Art Deco, Elves Are Art Nouveau — The Mythological Architecture Meme That’s Too Perfect
Every so often, the internet stumbles upon a truth so perfect, so obvious in retrospect, that you wonder why nobody said it before. This is...
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The Triangle Guy — MythosMaven Nails BBC’s Atlantis Meta-Humor
Okay, so Gorgocutie here, and I need to talk about this absolute gem from Tumblr user MythosMaven that perfectly captures why BBC’s Atlantis was low-key...
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PersePhone: When Greek Mythology Discovers the iPhone
Persephone finally got an iPhone. The queen of the Underworld has officially joined the land of the living — at least digitally. Let’s be real:...
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The Trick to a Good Insult Is Talking Around It So It Hits Harder — Minotaur Edition
Gorgocutie Explains: A Twitter thread from @folieadeuxsday on the philosophy of insult escalation. The thesis: "the trick to a good insult is sort of talking...
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Medusa Meeting Dwayne Johnson for the First Time
Gorgocutie Explains: This is a Tumblr shitpost that weaponizes Greek mythology against celebrity culture. The setup: Medusa — the Gorgon whose gaze turns mortals to...
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Too Convenient That an Odyssey Would Happen to a Guy Named Odysseus
Gorgocutie Explains: This Twitter thread is a meta-satire of how Greek mythology tropes have become so ingrained in Western storytelling that modern audiences find them...
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We need a Prometheus-shaped birdfeeder
When will somebody design a birdfeeder shaped like Prometheus where the birds eat out of where his liver will be?
