This unique meme aesthetic combines artificial intelligence, absurdist fiction, noisy sound design, and a healthy serving of cultural remixing. It has given rise to viral characters such as Tung Tung ...

Brainrot memes refer to the belief that exposing yourself to stupid ideas and language, particularly on the internet, will turn your brain into rotten sludge. It is more specifically used to describe ...

In a Japanese shop selling pocket-money trinkets, there is a rack of toys, stickers and keyrings based on a global crew of AI-generated characters that almost every child knows about — and very few ...

A surreal TikTok trend sees the chronically online bringing meme culture into the real world, and the results are hilarious. As always, reactions from members of the public vary, with some appearing ...

Pickford Blackford Skibidi Rashford is a brainrot meme that combines similar-sounding words in humorous contexts. The meme is one of several of its kind to find viral success online in recent months.

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 ...

TOKYO (AFP): In a Japanese shop selling pocket-money trinkets, there is a rack of toys, stickers and keyrings based on a global crew of AI-generated characters that almost every child knows about -- ...

Brainrot Training is a quirky Roblox game inspired by the massive wave of Brainrot memes that have become popular across the internet. The gameplay is centered around racing against others. But, ...

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 ...

The phenomenon known as Italian Brainrot features a cast of quirky AI-generated characters, such as a walking shark in oversized sneakers and a mug-headed ballerina, which have gained immense ...