by Amanda Montell Nostalgia seems harmless enough, and then someone starts earnestly — absurdly — glamorizing the Stone Age. “Damn can you imagine being a human during […]
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Don’t grow all the way up, it’s a trap!
by Robin Abcarian The other night, after a long family dinner, my 13-year-old niece disappeared into our downstairs closet and soon reemerged with a box of toys […]
I’m going to Barbie Land
by Jackie Calmes It’s my full-time job but wallowing in our broken politics can sometimes make for a dark world. Why wouldn’t I look forward to going […]
Is this the death of AM radio?
by Cory Franklin On its way to oblivion is another relic from an increasingly distant era. The Ford Motor Co. plans to discontinue AM radios in most […]
Maps and pay phones: Give me old things for the new year
by David McGrath Unlike many of my boomer brethren, I do not yearn for the good old days. Instead, I embrace change and shed no tears for […]
How 90s Con helped me understand 90s nostalgia
by Rider Strong I was onstage, the pressure mounting. Across from me, Melissa Joan Hart, star of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” glared, willing me to fail. Finally, […]
