Topic: Weird & Viral

Weird & Viral brings together the stories that defy easy categorisation: unusual discoveries, internet-fuelled controversies, eccentric cultural moments and the stranger corners of science, technology and entertainment.

It is where a niche fascination can become a global conversation overnight, and where online trends can reveal wider questions about misinformation, platforms, identity and public attention. For readers, it offers a quick way to follow the unexpected stories people are sharing, debating and trying to make sense of.

  • Nemzzz Drops New Heater ‘4AM’

    Manchester rapper Nemzzz has released a new single, ‘4AM’, continuing a run of recent releases during what Clash describes as a strong summer for the artist. The track matters because it builds on the momentum of his viral single ‘GEEKIN’, reinforcing his growing profile in the UK rap scene. ‘GEEKIN’ has gained traction on TikTok,…

  • 5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain

    From the multibrained octopus to the bitty brain organoid, we’re all just inference engines making flawed bets on the future. Here are the five insights your brain will need to survive.

  • JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Spirit character tier list

    Destructoid’s launch tier list for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Spirit ranks recruitable mobile-game characters by their apparent effectiveness in team building. It places S-tier units as the strongest foundations for teams, while A-tier characters are capable alternatives with more noticeable drawbacks. – S-tier: Caesar Zeppeli, Koichi Hirose, Bruno Bucciarati, F.F., Toni Trussardi and Avdol. -…

  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

    Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…

  • TV tonight: Lydia West’s offbeat college campus murder mystery

    Tonight’s television highlights include Lydia West’s campus murder comedy-drama He Had It Coming, alongside concerts, comedy, crime drama and films. – He Had It Coming, 11.15pm, BBC Three: West plays feminist art student Elise, who and an influencer friend become entangled in a campus murder after vandalising a statue. – Beethoven’s Seventh at the Proms,…

  • Air India orders drug tests as Treasury exemption draws fire

    Instagram’s first wordmark refresh in a decade faces online mockery, while Air India expands pilot substance testing and US senators challenge Treasury’s beneficial-ownership reporting rollback

  • 10 Best Sci-Fi Action Movies in Film History

    Collider ranks sci-fi action films it considers the genre’s strongest examples, limiting most franchises and directors to one entry to maximise variety. – 10. Predator (1987): an 1980s military action film that turns into an alien survival thriller. – 9. Inception (2010): a dream-based heist film praised for its spectacle and zero-gravity action sequence.

  • Mystery as body found near site where California nurse vanished ‘unlikely’ to be missing mom, cops say

    Police in California said a body had been found near the area where a nurse and mother disappeared, but investigators do not currently believe it is likely to be hers. The discovery has added uncertainty to the search, while authorities continue efforts to establish the deceased person’s identity. The nurse’s disappearance had prompted concern because…

  • Marco Rubio gets 68 new jobs in epic White House birthday gift inspired by viral meme

    The White House marked Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s 55th birthday by giving him a gold-framed collage built around the viral “Rubio realising” meme. The gift playfully reflects the online joke that Rubio appears to hold an unusually large number of roles in President Donald Trump’s administration. The collage contains 68 panels showing altered versions…

  • Rams star Puka Nacua left bloodied in bizarre accident at Michael Rubin’s star-studded White Party

    Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua was left bloodied after accidentally running into a spotless glass window at Michael Rubin’s celebrity-filled White Party. The incident is a light-hearted but unwelcome addition to an already eventful off-season for the NFL star. Nacua reportedly acknowledged that the window “won” the encounter, with the accident occurring at Rubin’s…