Cartoonish AI creatures have fast become memes, inspiring a stream of new content such as “Brainrot Rap,” viewed 116 million times on YouTube. School-age Italian ...

As we navigate mid-2026, the comedy landscape is fracturing into two distinct but converging worlds: the high-volume, fast-paced 'brainrot' pranks dominating short-form video, and the curated, ...

Italian brain rot is a niche form of memes that went viral in January 2025. Photo by Michele Bitetto/Unsplash If we’re lucky in the Opinion section, we work through our beliefs completely and support ...

The age of AI-generated memes is upon us, and it's as silly as you'd expect. After a series of AI-generated nonsensical Italian Brainrot memes featuring a shark wearing Nike shoes and a crocodile that ...

A 1950s-style blues cover of Brazil's most famous nursery rhyme—performed by an AI-generated frog band—is going viral on ...

John Mayer just introduced Conan O’Brien to the chaotic world of Italian brainrot memes, and the internet can't get enough. It started with a simple question from Mayer: "Are you familiar with the ...

If you’re the parent of a t(w)een, the memes that fill your social media feeds are probably a whole lot different than your teenager’s. You might be used to seeing a distracted boyfriend, a dog ...