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Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

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Meme History: The story of Harambe the Gorilla, 2016’s most important meme

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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Mourning Harambe, the last great meme

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Isis Harambe is real—and so is her name

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Nicki Minaj trolls fans with fruit-themed track listings for ‘Pick My Fruit Out’ album

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If you don’t own this Harambe lamp, it’s time to rethink your life

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Young Thug has a song called ‘Harambe’ on the mixtape that he just dropped

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What ‘I haven’t heard that name in years’ says about time and the internet

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Jill Stein effectively tied with Harambe in Texas, actual poll shows

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Hillary Clinton’s ‘Meme Queen 2016’ ad is her most effective yet

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This Harambe hardcore T-shirt perfectly encapsulates the gorilla legend

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions,  and the Village Voice. He&#8217;s the author of two odd books of fiction, &#8216;Ivyland&#8217; and &#8216;True False.&#8217;

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