Trending Topics
Okay, maybe it wasn’t actually him. Maybe it was whoever operates his Twitter account. But his name is on it, so the blame starts there. First, the backstory. Last week, I noticed a Twitter trending topic that said “Justin Deserves Our Love.” Never one to pass up a chance to make a sociological comment about [...]
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Whenever there’s a national or global tragedy, I’m interested in seeing how the world reacts. But I’m even more fascinated by the ways people don’t react — and why they choose to do so. For every Iran or Haiti that tops Twitter’s trending topics, there are a million #whyyouinchurch or #PantsOnTheGround just waiting in the [...]
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Yesterday, someone started a Twitter game called #uncertainmovies, in which people alter the titles of films to make them sound more vague or less definitive. (Examples: “Some Like It Lukewarm” or “Split Decision at Nuremberg“.) Since I’m both a film buff and a compulsive personality, this is the kind of meme that can simultaneously eat [...]
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