The “Nihilist Penguin” has become 2026’s first major viral sensation, turning a nearly 20-year-old documentary clip into an ...
The post has prompted a wave of reactions online as Trump continues U.S. pressure for control of the island.
The “Nihilist Penguin” works as a meme because it invites projection. Viewers are not reacting to the penguin’s reality but ...
The “Nihilist Penguin” meme goes viral as a lone penguin walking away from its colony sparks existential debate, political ...
Documentary footage of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking toward certain death has gone viral—where did it come from and what does it mean?
In January 2026, a short video of a lone penguin calmly walking away from its colony toward the icy mountains of Antarctica returned to ...
The White House has posted an AI-generated image depicting US President Donald Trump walking toward a range of snowy peaks ...
It’s easy to forget that Matt Reeves’s The Batman, with its David Fincher and John Carpenter influences, was also quite humorous, but given the incredibly dour tone of the film, some levity was ...
All too often, a Toronto Film Festival premiere is seen as an audition for a U.S. release, when the end result is more like sending a manned space flight into the sun. The Penguin Lessons is a case in ...
It's unfair to expect any penguin to take flight, but the "Penguins of Madagascar" struggles to stay afloat when separated from its home franchise. Entertaining, but inessential, in DreamWorks' three ...