3 internet stories that melted our brains this week
Commotion | CBC Arts | Posted: May 9, 2025 2:35 PM | Last Updated: May 9
Culture writers Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Angelo Muredda and Jackson Weaver discuss what's broken the internet
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.