In this age of Social Media, can we really have any “Untold Stories” in the first world? Because anyone can tell their story today. There are so many opportunities available.
What makes the title “Untold Stories” compelling? It seems to point to cover-ups, silenced and suppressed voices and perspectives. There do seem to be many Untold Stories in our current environment. I am thinking of Jeffrey Epstein and how many untold stories there will be. Or will they be told?
Netflix thinks this is a worthwhile area to investigate - it has a series of the same name. Here is a compelling episode title. “Untold: “The Liver King” about Brian Michael Johnson an American health and fitness social media influencer and businessman. The untold part is the revelation of his public persona for selling supplements. The expose is the use of performance-enhancing drugs rather than “devouring raw meat” on social media making him so muscular. Untold Stories might be the original clickbait headlines - it draws us in.
So while it seems the phrase has moved on to being about Exposes, these jokes are from a more innocent time for the phrase:
You don't want to leave a good joke untold.
I'm reading a book about untold stories. It's a real page-turner, but I can't tell you the plot— it's a secret.
A writer was working on a historical book, and his friend asked how it was going. The writer replied, "It's about the 'untold' stories of ancient civilizations." "Oh, so it's a history book?" asked the friend. "No," said the writer, "it's a very un-told story!"
Why did the librarian refuse to tell the story? Because she said the book contained untold secrets!
I can say that when I took photos at the Vineland Car Wreckers, there seemed to be a lot of untold stories - stories without answers and conclusions. What made me think this was seeing all the things that were left behind in the cars - hanging from the rear-view mirror, in the back seat, and so on. Here is a collage from the visit. Doesn’t that also speak to a time when cars came in more than 3 colours.
No comments:
Post a Comment