“Tielemans Injury” today: what people seem to be reacting to

I keep a soft eye on trends, and Tielemans Injury jumped out immediately. I like to think of trends as a map of attention: messy, crowded, and occasionally revealing. What I saw people linking to Belgium hit by last-minute Tielemans injury blow before Spain clash (The Independent) Belgium's Tielemans misses out in late change, Spain … Read more

Today’s little rabbit hole: “Manchester Fire”

I clicked one thing, then another, and suddenly Manchester Fire was the centre of my screen. Trends are funny – they’re half news, half group chat energy. You can almost feel the collective ‘Wait, what?’ through the screen. What I saw people linking to Fire crews continue to tackle wildfire in Saddleworth (The Bury Times) … Read more

A brief, slightly biased explainer of “Yastika Bhatia”

There are some days when a trend feels like background noise, and some days when it feels like it’s tapping you on the shoulder. Today, that shoulder-tap was Yastika Bhatia. Trends compress time: yesterday’s unknown becomes today’s everywhere. What I saw people linking to India lead England by 269 runs at stumps on day two … Read more

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

A quiet morning, a loud trend: Cyprus. There’s a strange comfort in watching a shared curiosity ripple across the country. What I saw people linking to US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz (BBC) Iranian soldier killed in overnight US strike on port, Iranian media says (The Times of Israel) Iran war … Read more