01
Gritty
The Flyers unveiled an orange monster with googly eyes, and the internet immediately decided it was perfect.
Archive score94
Internet time machine / 2018
2018, kept in the archive.
Backdrop
The Internet in 2018
Year reference
In My FeelingsA song became a global participatory format.
Source: DrakeVEVO on YouTube- Vertical video and Stories made the phone screen the main stage for internet culture.
- GDPR took effect in Europe, putting privacy, data collection, and platform power at the center of the internet conversation.
Archive order
Archive picks
02
Bongo Cat
A two-frame cat-like blob slapped the table, acquired bongos, and learned every instrument on the internet.
Archive score90
03
Shrek Retold
More than 200 creators remade Shrek one scene at a time, so every few seconds the movie found a new and stranger way to exist.
Archive score89
04
Yanny / Laurel
It was Laurel. Unless it was Yanny. Unless it was both.
Archive score88
05
Is This a Pigeon?
A confused android pointed at a butterfly, and the internet finally found the perfect way to caption confident misunderstanding.
Archive score87
06
Dundee
For two weeks, Australia pretended a Crocodile Dundee sequel was coming. The Super Bowl trailer’s punchline was that the movie was an ad.
Archive score86