“Putin News” popped up – and I couldn’t not click

A quiet morning, a loud trend: Putin News. Part of me loves the speed of it – a million people asking the same question within the same hour. What I saw people linking to Ukraine war live: Putin accused of ‘utter cynicism’ for attacks amid ceasefire talks (The Independent) Ukraine: Dozens killed hours before Kyiv-proposed … Read more

The internet is fixated on “Bunny Shaw” – and I get why

A quiet morning, a loud trend: Bunny Shaw. It’s fascinating how quickly a topic can become common knowledge just by being searched enough. What I saw people linking to Manchester City: Khadija Shaw likely to leave Women's Super League champions this summer (BBC) Khadija Shaw to leave Manchester City with Chelsea favourites to seal deal … Read more

I tried to summarise “Rod Stewart” without the noise

You know when a word keeps following you around online? Today that word was Rod Stewart. Trends compress time: yesterday’s unknown becomes today’s everywhere. What I saw people linking to Sir Rod Stewart tells Celtic and Rangers fans to ‘behave’ after violent Old Firm (Yahoo Sports UK) Rod Stewart Urges Celtic and Rangers Fans to … Read more

A brief, slightly biased explainer of “Chaotic”

I thought I’d skip posting today, but Chaotic had other plans. It’s fascinating how quickly a topic can become common knowledge just by being searched enough. What I saw people linking to Thierno Barry and the offside law: How was goal allowed to stand after Marc Guehi error? (BBC) Everton 3-3 Man City: If Arsenal … Read more