Barbenheimer (2023)
What it was
Barbie and Oppenheimer opened the same weekend in July 2023, and the internet turned it into a double-feature event — pink outfits for one, solemn suits for the other, memes for months.
Why it mattered
The last great monoculture moment. Everyone, including your teen, participated.
Status: dead.
The memes are in the internet's Louvre now.
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