The birthday boy was turning 7, and the party had everything you might expect: balloons. A bounce house. And lots and lots of brainrot. How do I know this? Because as a mom of four, it's become my job ...

Roblox’s Steal a Brainrot, based on “Italian Brainrot” memes, has become a breakout hit—the Roblox/Fortnite game recently hit almost 24 million players in a single day. Roblox is the gaming hub of ...

Freelance journalist and broadcaster, writing about music and the arts. You may have seen the term bandied about, you may even have heard one of the mind-numbing (yet infuriatingly catchy) songs, and ...

For those unfamiliar the trend combines crude AI mashups with (very) loose Italian to make ridiculous scenario videos. Among the most popular examples include a crocodile/bomber plane hybrid named ...

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 -- ...

These surrealist internet memes first garnered views and “likes” in early 2025. Nonsensical and mildly grotesque, the characters generated by artificial intelligence (AI) instantly earned themselves a ...

Fortnite is reportedly preparing to introduce Italian Brainrot meme characters as official in-game skins, according to prominent leakers within the community. On February 24, leaker Shiina posted, ...

A walking shark in oversized sneakers, an orange with muscular arms and a twirling “Ballerina Cappuccina” with a mug for a head are among the strange stars of the online phenomenon called Italian ...