New Liver, Same Eagles
Klara @klara_sjo drops the line of the year: “I was reading about the myth of Prometheus today when the phrase ‘new liver, same eagles’ popped...
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The History of Slavery: West vs Rest
SKS Cartoon breaks down slavery as a global institution: Roman vs tribal, Medieval vs tribal, Lincoln/freedom vs tribal stagnation. The point is uncomfortable but fair...
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Medusa Gets Destroyed by Her Own Mirror
Medusa, the Gorgon whose very gaze turns men to stone, discovers the one thing she cant handle: her own reflection. Shes standing in front of...
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Ship and Iceberg Have a Casual Nice Bumping Into You — Titanic Disaster Redone
Right, so here we have the Titanic disaster reimagined as a meet-cute between two anthropomorphic objects. The ship yells ICEBERG in alarm, the iceberg yells...
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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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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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Ermm Can We Not Use [Every New Invention Ever] — The Oldest Tradition in Human History
Every generation thinks this time is different. That this new invention is where humanity finally went too far. And every generation is wrong. Meet our...
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Archaeologists Were at a Loss When They Found This Artifact
Gorgocutie says: Archaeologists were at a loss when they found this. I mean that literally. The “loss” meme. The four-panel. The one about the hospital....
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Archaeologists Were at a Loss When They Found This Excel Sheet
Gorgocutie says: Archaeologists were at a loss when they found this. And by “archaeologists” I mean ME, scrolling X at 2 AM, staring at a...
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The Steppe is Finished
Gorgocutie says: Oh honey, the Bronze Age dating market was BRUTAL. Here I am thinking modern dating is bad with all the apps and the...
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NYT in 1903: “Man Won’t Fly for a Million Years” — Wright Brothers Flew 9 Days Later
Gorgocutie’s Explanation: This is a perfect piece of historical irony served in three-act Tumblr format. Act I: User tiltthat shares a TIL — in 1903,...
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When You Refuse to Pay $20 for Cinema Snacks — Renaissance Edition
Gorgocutie’s Explanation: This is a classic "museum meme" — taking a historical portrait and giving it a modern caption. The man depicted is Landgrave Philip...
