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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 ...

In the world of social media, anything can be turned into a meme in a matter of minutes…especially if you’re a celebrity. One Instagram story or funny moment on a red carpet can become a widespread ...

2025 gave us the hero with a hero, bloated Vance, and who could forget the Coldplay couple? (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Hyperallergic) As the year comes to an end, I’m really at a loss for where to ...

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 ...

There is a global mental-health crisis among graduate students in academia. Yet, in many countries, including Brazil, where I live, official data on the topic are scarce. In this vacuum, a powerful, ...

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