Chronologically Speaking, Are We Going Backward...or Forward?
It's hard to tell we are today in the time-warp continuum, with today's No. 31 most-cited news story a tale of the Russians warning of a new Cold War (which is regressive, is it not?) while President George Bush is fast-forwarding us to WWIII already (today's most-cited news story). A LiveJournaler hearkens to the words of Marshal McLuhan as part of a big-picture assessment, while tmesis blogger falls back on the "it just got worse" reaction.
Please pay attention
So while the blogosphere takes an international view of the state of international affairs, let's turn to the Scotsman.com, which provides fodder for today's most-cited blog post: a pronouncement by the Vatican's official astronomer that the theory of creationism has pagan roots and is another good reason why science and religion don't always mesh well in popular culture. "I can't believe I just read this," writes one fairly astounded blogger. The Flypaper Theory blogger's equally floored.
And news from Down Under
Australian news doesn't hit the mainstream much, which is why the blogosphere's impact is so interesting sometimes. To wit: today's Nos. 1-2 burstiest people are both Australians the rest of the world probably never would have heard about without blogger reminders and memorials. Grant McLennan, co-leader of a band called the Go-Betweens (today's No. 25 top link), died over the weekend and is being memorialized by Aussies who loved him and his music. At No. 2 among bursty people is Australian journalist Richard Carleton, who died while covering the rescue of two miners trapped underground since April 25. Even viewers who weren't particularly endeared to his personality are mourning the loss.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at May 8, 2006 03:19 PM
