This video features in a responsive display in the museum that presents the moments, stories and memes capturing the zeitgeist by going viral on the internet.
On March 23, the Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal like a car abandoned during a bad park, causing ships delivering supplies around the world to be blocked. Though a catastrophe, the internet responded with hilarious memes, like this one that married the logistical absurdity with an equally absurd scene from Austin Powers.
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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-09. Catch of the Day
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Digital screen recording from @ZainaErhaim's Twitter