The documentary ‘Feels Good Man’ charts the very unusual (and disturbing) history of how Pepe the Frog went from cute character to meme to symbol of hate. In 2005, artist Matt Furie published the ...
Pepe the Frog — a multivalent green cartoon used in Internet culture as a vehicle for a wide range of emotions and ideas — has over recent months become particularly associated with racism, ...
Pepe the Frog was created in 2005 as an innocent-enough cartoon frog. But through no fault of his own, Matt Furie’s creation eventually mutated into a symbol for the alt-right around the time Donald ...
Gen Z have begun to adopt a symbol from a popular manga for their protest movements. Here’s why the One Piece flag has become ...
Gentleness is the first impression leading us into “Feels Good Man,” which opens with artist Matt Furie stooping to pick up a tiny amphibian by a local lake, smiling as it hops up his arm. From there ...
MATT FURIE is studying a frog. He has been keen on the amphibians since he was a child, he says, and over the years has drawn a series of them for his comics. The camera cuts to him at a desk, ...
Director Arthur Jones and producer Giorgio Angelini detail why Pepe the Frog's story is a cautionary tale of internet culture. By Sharareh Drury Former Associate Editor When Matt Furie created the ...