Nostalgia
What It's Like to Grow Up Surrounded by Fragments of Your Past
With access to seemingly unlimited social archives, young people still understand nostalgia. It might just be a bit different from their parents' version.
Conservatives' Love of Nostalgia Can Be Used to Promote Liberal Values
New research offers leftists a clever way to appeal to those on the right.
Will the Web Kill Nostalgia?
The Internet may make old products instantly and easily accessible, but it can't return us to the time period in which we enjoyed them.
Nostalgia Fosters Creativity
New research finds nostalgic longing opens us up and produces more imaginative writing.
The Role ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Could Play in the Crisis in Ukraine
The nostalgic dreams this timely film rouses can provide an antidote against the next foreseeable bout of “Ukraine fatigue.”
There’s Nothing Subversive or Anti-Business About ‘The Lego Movie’
More than just a set of plastic bricks, Lego has positioned itself as the perfect toy brand by working to inspire nostalgia, creativity, and wonder. And the hottest film of the year to-date is a celebration of that.
The Enduring Appeal of Memory-Evoking Music
New research suggests that, thanks to the memories it evokes, we particularly love the music of our early adulthood—and our parents’.
The Tyranny of Today: Not Who You Were, Nor Who You'll Be
Making sense of who we were, and who we’re likely to become.