Brainrot: you either get it or you don’t.
“Educate me”: John Mayer explaining Italian brainrot memes to Conan O’Brien is a lesson for the truly offline
“I learned what Italian brainrot was from John Mayer… What is this life?”
On Jul 24, 2025 by Anna Good
Tralalero Tralala: This AI-generated shark in Nikes is the face of TikTok’s Italian brainrot obsession
Tralalero Tralala is here to rot your brain.
On Apr 30, 2025 by Anna Good
The bizarre rise of Ballerina Cappuccina, TikTok’s surreal new Italian brainrot star
Plus, Ballerina Cappuccina’s fictional family tree.
On Apr 28, 2025 by Anna Good
‘Not the vertically rotating fish again’: How a spinning fish became Germany’s brain-rottiest meme export
The Vertikal Rotierender Fisch (‘Vertically Rotating Fish’) represents a weirdly familiar force of existential disruption.
On Apr 21, 2025 by Anna Good
‘Bombardino Crocodilo’ is leading a parade of absurd brainrot animal memes
Bombardino Crocodilo is just the beginning.
On Apr 9, 2025 by Angela Andaloro
What is the ‘Tung Tung Tung Sahur’ meme? The rise of Ramadan-core horror on TikTok
You have three chances to ignore his call before Tung Tung Tung Sahur comes for you, according to this latest TikTok AI meme.
On Apr 8, 2025 by Anna Good
What is the Hotspot Bro meme? TikTok roasts the friend who always drains your Wi-Fi
‘Brooo my hotspot! Nooo!’
On Mar 26, 2025 by Angela Andaloro
No new memes? TikTokers declare March 2025 the start of the ‘Great Meme Depression’
‘When I’m really old and have grandkids, I’m gonna tell my grandkids about the TikTok Great Depression of March 2025.’
On Mar 19, 2025 by Rachel Kiley
TikTok’s ‘YouTube Shorts colonization’ campaign aims to flood the platform with brain rot on March 25
‘Making YouTube Shorts silly again.’
On Mar 18, 2025 by Lindsey Weedston
How a 4-year-old SpongeBob Wiki comment spawned the ‘I call Patrick Subaru’ brainrot meme
Now they’re calling SpongeBob Pagani.
On Mar 11, 2025 by Lindsey Weedston
Explaining the ‘Eye of Rah’ meme and TikTok trend
“I am very glad people enjoy and laugh at the video”
On Jan 7, 2025 by Anna Good
Who is Amir the Uber Eats Guy, and why is he a meme?
“I built different”
On Dec 19, 2024 by Angela Andaloro
‘Sigma Sigma Boy’ goes TikTok viral
🎶Сигма Сигма Бой 🎶🎶Сигма Бой 🎶
On Dec 6, 2024 by Anna Good
A clip of 4-year-old Barron Trump saying ‘I Like My Suitcase’ is now a TikTok meme
I hav to goh to school now?
On Nov 21, 2024 by Rebecca Leib
Explaining ‘That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow’ memes
Not me about to break my knee so I can have knee surgery…
On Nov 6, 2024 by Aimée Lutkin
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