The Big Mac is back! The closure of what's formally known as the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge by a massive Nov. 1 fire became a bit of a meme in Cincinnati. The bridge's reopening is no different.

While some praised the vice president for leaning into the joke ... support. Memes used photos of the vice president lifted from the press conference, photoshopping out his beard and enlarging ...

But in an age where the vicious cycle of the algorithm can make memes go from dank to cringe in under 24 hours, are any jokes really eternal? To find out, I asked Professor Mary Beard, world ...