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Meme History: Surprised Pikachu
No internet craze can take off without some element of mockery, cuteness, self-importance, irony, or nostalgia.
On Apr 21, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Let Him Cook
Not everything needs to be Shakespeare in order to be good writing, and sometimes one-syllable words are the best way to get the masses on board with a new idea.
On Apr 14, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: It’s Gonna Be May
Every April, *NSYNC memes are all the fans ever wanted, all they ever needed, and they want them back.
On Apr 7, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Disaster Girl
A little aggressive but in a kind of cute way, it’s a great way to faux-overreact to any perceived injustice.
On Mar 31, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Is This A Pigeon?
What began life as a moment from a late 20th-century children’s cartoon would a generation later be reborn as one of the internet’s most pervasive memes.
On Mar 24, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: The story behind “Blinking White Guy,” the GIF you’ve seen a million times
Drew Scanlon’s face became one of the most popular memes in the world.
On Mar 17, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Willy Wonka Memes
Willy Wonka is back in the zeitgeist, but let’s not forgot his classic meme origins.
On Mar 10, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Gigachad
It’s reasonable to be a little wary of and fascinated by any human living their life with a godlike level of certainty.
On Mar 3, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life
Shrek has staying power because there’s so much to unpack.
On Feb 25, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: From ‘OK Boomer’ onward, generational memes really hit home
The idea that “parents just don’t understand” is not a new one.
On Feb 18, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: Orange Peel Theory
The trend is sort of like a digital-age “he loves me, he loves me not.”
On Feb 11, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: The evolution of wolf memes on the internet, from ‘courage wolf’ to ‘three wolf moon’
From courage wolf to the “three wolf moon” t-shirt, wolves have a bigger presence in the world of memes than you’d expect.
On Feb 4, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: How a teachable moment in ‘Arthur’ morphed into a meme used under frustrating circumstances
And I say hey — what a wonderful kind of meme.
On Jan 28, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: The story of Harambe the Gorilla, 2016’s most important meme
This story begins on a somber note, but eventually led to a significant moment of internet unity over the love for a primate.
On Jan 21, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Meme History: How a three-paneled meme featuring big brain energy became ‘Galaxy Brain’
It all started with the ‘whomst’ meme.
On Jan 14, 2024 by Kyle Calise
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