The Vertikal Rotierender Fisch ('Vertically Rotating Fish') represents a weirdly familiar force of existential disruption.

We participate in political memes to express our anxiety that whatever is coming next might be even more chaotic than what is already happening.

Tralalero Tralala is TikTok's latest viral brain rot meme. In the meme, an AI-generated shark wearing Nike shoes can be seen singing in a robotic Italian voice, chanting, "Trallallero Trallalla ...

Kennedy, showers naked behind her. Brain rot ranks among memes and buzzwords we’ve heard over the last 12 months. The others in Oxford’s shortlist include “Demure,” which is very mindful ...

memes, and short-form videos. Doomscrolling, or the act of endlessly scrolling through often negative or trivial content, plays a significant role in brain rot. Behavioral neuroscientist Dr. Kyra ...

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 ...