In drama language asides are parts of speech that are spoken away from other characters. The character either speaks aside to himself, secretively to other character or to the audience (ad spectatores). The plays of the Elizabethan Age make significantly more use of asides than modern plays. Drama is a term generally used to refer to a literary form involving parts written for actors to perform. ... The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. ...
The term originated in plays, where the actor or actress literally steps 'aside' from the action to deliver a soliloquy or an asinine remark to the audience which is assumed to be unheard by the other characters on stage.
In the European dramatic tradition, the aside has a lengthy pedigree; versions of the device may be found in Greek Old Comedy.
In its tragic uses, the aside tends to highlight a mood of suspense or paranoia.
Also known as remaindered links or linkblog, Asides were originally implemented by Matt Mullenweg (http://www.photomatt.net), developer of WordPress, and it soon spread far and wide and became a very popular method of adding little bits of information to your blog.
Using Asides requires you to make some changes in the WordPress Loop a little, but if you are careful, everything will be all right.
Asides will now be displayed on the sidebar, rather than within the loop, giving it a more 'linkblog' feel.
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