More Media Analysis

Speaking of media analysis, I've been recently reminiscing about all the silos I've been going down. 

I say "going down" even though, originally, a silo, the agricultural construction, pointed up, like a grain elevator, like a Butler grain bin, right? 

But then "silo" was co-opted by the ballistics industry and now our image of them is more that of "shaft into the earth". We now "go down" a silo, or at least that's what I do.

Then "silo" became further co-opted by the business metaphysicians, the ones who diagram on whiteboards how our organization is overly siloed. And don't get me started on academia, right?

Among those silos: the Snow White remake, and all the controversy. I track that because of DefunctLand in large degree, my favorite YouTube channel or right up there. 

Kevin Perjurer makes brilliantly entertaining documentaries about the Disney saga, a saga I've studied since I came across Donald In Mathmagic Land (1959)  as a 2nd grader (early 1960s).

I don't hate Rachel Zegler, a talented actress and good singer, in Hunger Games also (lotsa snakes!). I think it's fair to attack the content as that's what we do with films; they're fair game to diss.

Probably a lot more is going on though, in terms of the expectations EPCOT brought, the World's Fairs also, and the dystopian tunnel we seem to have entered. There's a blame game going on. Why aren't we having the positive future some prophets told us we might enjoy?

Disney always seemed so optimistic, and a lot of kids wished on a star to two, and now wonder if they were just never heard. "Didn't Santa get my letter?" Quivering lip.

Hey, to change topics (and silos): I finally saw Little Miss Sunshine in a home theater environment (not my home). Now there's a "dark" comedy for ya. Thumbs up. Quite compelling.

A couple years ago my silo was girl punk bands like Sleater-Kinney, an I-5 exit I sometimes drive by. Listen to the music, tune in the gossip, make some "knowledge graphs"... lots of dots to connect, right? Portlandia being a more obvious one.