You've probably seen one of the memes about Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's wig in the live-action Moana remake. It "deserves its ...

Since the 2022 World Cup, memes and conspiracy theories about FIFA President Gianni Infantino allegedly favoring Lionel Messi ...

When YouTube releases a trends report, it inevitably makes an argument about itself, and it will feel like PR. The company’s 2026 Animation Trends report is no exception, although it touches on trends ...

Maddy Buxton, Culture & Trends manager at YouTube, discusses how creators and digital animation on the platform are global, fan-driven, popular among young adults, and driving innovation and ...

A clip of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking away from his colony toward certain death in the distant mountains has gone viral—where did the footage come from, and what does the meme mean? A viral clip of ...

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Italian Brain Rot exploded in 2025 as a surreal, AI-fueled meme genre featuring over-the-top Italian stereotypes, exaggerated accents, operatic music, and nonsense visuals that felt intentionally ...

Why has Jon Hamm been dancing in ecstasy all over your Instagram and TikTok feeds lately? Well, it's a story that starts with an Apple TV show from earlier this year and ends with Millennial nostalgia ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...

The “Friangle” phenomenon began when a single low-angle sketch of Frieren, the elven mage protagonist of the fantasy anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, streaming on Crunchyroll, hit social media ...

From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot? Which implies, of course, that memes lack ...

On TikTok, some reckon that memes are less funny than they used to be, and have proposed drastic action. Hence, in 2026, TikTok memes are scheduled to change, wiping away the current slate of trends, ...