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Articles on Nostalgia
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Childhood wasn’t more ‘innocent’ or ‘natural’ before digital technologies or the pandemic.
Many Russians hanker for the old USSR, but it has more to do with cultural and economic nostalgia than wanting the old Soviet empire back.
An academic has developed a system to measure how much the golden ratio aligns with the plot elements of our all-time favourite Christmas films.
The sensory importance of touch and nostalgia are some reasons retailers won’t turn the page on paper catalogues.
It may seem odd that we get pleasure from sad songs.
A stage musical adaptation is just the newest addition to the cottage industry which is Round The Twist nostalgia.
Lisa Portolan was 19 when The Secret Life of Us premiered. Stumbling upon the four seasons on Netflix, she anticipated a blissful lockdown TV escape, but instead found nostalgia had a dark side.
Videographers have become an integral part of many Australians’ wedding days – sometimes even screening their video before the day is over.
Where are they now? It’s half a century since Young Talent Times aired on Australian television. It changed its young stars and audiences.
Why did Confederate flags start appearing in the country’s anti-lockdown protests?
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion, but we shouldn’t let it take over our lives.
Based on the nostalgic yearning for an imaginary past, Kiwiana should be quietly retired in the face of massive social and political change.
The Inspector Morse prequel series reveals a less certain younger detective, finding his feet but not yet set in his ways.
Now streaming on Netflix, Dawson’s Creek brings a carnival of lost 90s moments: the job at the local video store; the grunge-lite clothing. It’s welcome relief in a time of Covid.
The return of actors like Karate Kid Ralph Macchio and Bill & Ted’s Alex Winter sees them older and wiser. Fewer role revivals remind us of character growth related to womanhood.
JG Farell’s novel mocks the delusions and vanity of imperial attitudes that persisted even as the empire collapsed.
‘Nostalgic consumption’ has been on the rise throughout lockdown bringing us the comfort and certainty of better times. But can we use it to build a more sustainable future?
How did a punchline about bad middle-aged fashion become a trendy must-have for women of all ages?
The Tradwife movement confounding feminist critics is a reaction to our overburdened times.
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