In a year that proved the vanishing difference between virality and traditional fame, one moment stood apart.
A lot of moments from the past 12 months partially tell the story of 2024: An AI-generated Willy Wonka experience bumming out a bunch of children—and instantly inspiring a movie about the whole debacle. A Luigi Mangione look-alike contest drawing hundreds of fans. Disney asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit based on the fact that the man who died at a Disney theme park waived his right to sue when he signed up for a free trial of Disney+.
