This strange, almost absurdist form of content has become known as brain rot. Merriam-Webster defines this phenomenon as ...

My co-author, Anna Götzfried, and I recently published a study interviewing Gen Z-ers aged 13 to 26 about how they experience ...

Skrilla ended his set half an hour early. Go figure. How much can a meme rapper who is stealing energy from our youth milk out of his two seconds of fame? Things didn't start badly, though. For some ...

Slop, rap beef, brain rot and, yes, "hawk tuah" — what a year it's been on the internet. The colloquial definition of memes has expanded to include any type of viral internet phenomenon, including ...

The term "brain rot" refers to how low-quality internet content may slow your brain function. It's usually tied to watching specific types of content, usually nonsensical, embarrassing, or weird. But ...

"Ballerina cappucccina" is not the latest trend in fancy lattes. Instead, it's a dainty ballerina with a giant coffee mug for a head, a character from a popular TikTok meme in the category of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skrilla jumps into the crowd during his performance at ACL Fest in Zilker Park on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin ...

The music kicked off with an ear-piercing eagle screech. People began throwing stuff into the air from within the crowd. The DJ shouted, “Can I get a six-seven ...