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First, came the Louvre heist. Then came the memes

Paris reels as the Louvre’s Oct. 19 daylight heist—four masked thieves, nine “priceless” imperial jewels gone in under seven minutes—morphs into global meme fodder. Police say about 100 investigators are analyzing 150 traces, including DNA and fingerprints from gear left behind; Empress Eugénie’s damaged crown was recovered near the scene, but eight jewels remain missing. The museum’s security faces scrutiny, including the Apollo Gallery’s lack of cameras. Online, brands and influencers riffed—Böcker and IKEA among them—while George Clooney quipped and a dapper passerby became a viral “detective,” even drawing a winking note from prosecutors.

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