In November 2020, several of Averie Wright‘s friends sent him a meme that reminded them of him. As an active 20-something social media user, that wasn’t anything unusual. Except for this time, the ...

The Italian Brainrot takes its cue from the Anglo-Saxon-derived English idiom "brain rot." Literally, it can be translated as "rotting brain" or "brain decay." But in internet parlance, it is used ...

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 ...