In the first half of 2025, she racked up over 55 million views on TikTok and 4 million likes, mostly from tweens glued to their cellphones. Not bad for an AI-generated cartoon ballerina with a ...

What started as a chaotic internet joke has leapt from TikTok feeds to toy aisles. “Italian brain rot”, a meme trend built around absurd, AI-generated images of mashup creatures with faux-Italian ...

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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 ...

TikTok's latest obsession is a surreal mix of AI chaos and pseudo-Italian flair Celebs like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles get the BrainRot meme treatment Influencers are mimicking the memes, turning ...