The dog in a burning house has become internet shorthand for resignation. After covid, insurrection and strife, K.C. Green wants the dog — and us — to be free.

Thanks to a ubiquitous meme, the ironic phrase "This is fine" means things are not really that fine at all. You've probably seen it: A smiling cartoon dog sits at a table, coffee mug on hand, as a ...

But the meme best known as “This Is Fine”—the one with the dog sipping from a mug as a fire rages around him—has lasted. It is now 10 years old, and it is somehow more relevant than ever.