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3 internet stories that melted our brains this week

Culture writers Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Angelo Muredda and Jackson Weaver discuss how the conclave has played out on social media, the inexplicable popularity of “Italian brain rot” content, and the latest developments in the Met Gala controversy surrounding Blackpink singer Lisa.

Culture writers Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Angelo Muredda and Jackson Weaver discuss what's broken the internet

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Lisa attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
Lisa attends the 2025 Met Gala celebrating Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Is papal content becoming a regular fixture online? Who is Ballerina Cappuccina? And did someone wear Rosa Parks-themed underwear to the Met Gala this week?

These are just some of the questions we have after being online in a very, let's say, interesting week.

Today on Commotion, culture writer Ellen O'Connell Whittet, film critic Angelo Muredda and CBC reporter Jackson Weaver join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss how the conclave for the new pope has played out on social media, the inexplicable popularity of "Italian brain rot" content among young internet users, and the latest developments in the Met Gala controversy surrounding Blackpink singer Lisa.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Panel produced by Stuart Berman.

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