Items tagged nostalgia

• From "Smurfs" to "Sponge Bob"

  The author interviews a local mediaphile in order to better understand how cartoons have changed over the last twenty years, what we should look for in good cartoons, and how cartoons affect viewers.

• The memory palaces of Joseph Cornell

  Exploring the philosophy of an artist whose collage work is suggestive about the nature of time and memory.

• Authentic nostalgia

  A review of Moon Over the Freeway by the Ditty Bops.

• Metamorphic M&M's

  On the mellifluous melancholy musical musings of Ray Lamontagne and The Wood Brothers.

• Dressing up is hard to do

  Reflection on the lost art of getting gussied up.

• Kept objects

  A series of very short essays on meaningful things people have seen fit to keep around.

• Late night thoughts on the incident behind this issue

  An experience in a high school classroom prompts thoughts about the postmodern decline of shared cultural reference.