It’s a well-worn tactic, but also a common excuse used to launder noxious content. It’s not ironic or satirical for ...

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was “very angry” to hear Vladimir Putin’s reports that 91 armed Ukrainian drones allegedly attempted to attack one of the Russian president’s homes Sunday ...

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 ...

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 ...

Normally, it's an award that is given to a bruising running back. And normally, there are three finalists. This week, it was a little different. This week, there isn't anybody more deserving of NFL ...

Sports fans are angry at Disney and ESPN and they are letting them know on social media as the YouTube TV blackout continues. YouTube TV's dispute with Disney has led to a blackout of major sports ...

Angry sports fans are unloading on social media as the YouTube TV blackout continues. The stalemate between YouTube TV and Disney has made it difficult for millions of subscribers to watch their ...

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, ...

TNR’s Greg Sargent takes a critical look at the day’s political news and the stories leading NewRepublic.com, and speaks to leading journalists and newsmakers.

If you haven’t heard by now, the Louvre—the world's busiest museum—was robbed last Sunday. But this wasn’t the stuff of an Ocean’s Eleven film or The Da Vinci Code, conducted in the middle of the ...

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What started as a set of fake renderings claiming to show Rosalina in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has turned into Nintendo’s newest viral phenomenon. Though the images were later confirmed to be ...