When big things happen, the media sometimes gets a little carried away as it tries to spin stories from the newsy yarn.
So when Beyonce dropped the surprise of a century by releasing a new album with no warning or press, the media did what it does best -- started creating think pieces.
In no time at all, journalists began over-analyzing Beyonce's every lyric, nitpicking every dance move and over-thinking every costume change from her visual album, in hopes of generating stories on feminism, the Illuminati and the singer's impact on fill-in-name-of-any-topic.
But let's call a spade a spade -- it's just an album (albeit spectacular). But, if anything, it was simply a genius marketing ploy on Queen B's part. But that didn't stop Twitter from mocking the stories with the hilarious hashtag that began trending Wednesday afternoon.
Check out 20 of the best think piece headlines, below.
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