Word: nostalgia
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...Wave played Nirvana and Marcy’s Playground — hits from the 90s that I should perhaps be embarrassed to admit I love. With the radio cranked up, I was frying catfish in the kitchenette, riding a wave of elementary school nostalgia when, all of the sudden, the sound of an insistent nasally twang snapped...
...Nostalgia has a broad constituency at today’s Harvard...
...these pressures, Beazley said, but when formulating policies, his Cabinet would consider their likely impact on families in terms of time as well as money. Opponents may call it a gimmick. But Labor says its evolving brand promises a fairer, safer, more caring future. Beazley may share Howard's nostalgia, but he'd like to convince Australians it's time to try the Labor version...
...Good Year Directed by Ridley Scott Twentieth Century Fox 3 1/2 stars Wine, romance, nostalgia, and competition… No, the new Russell Crowe vehicle is not a retelling of a college career, but rather the story of a businessman who embarks on a journey to discover himself. Sure, it’s hackneyed, but director Ridley Scott’s “A Good Year” still manages to entertain. The film’s plot line is familiar, and holds very few twists. Included within is the traditional “boy meets girl, girl changes...
...tale romanticizing of the past. Our current McMansion conservatives, although often ignorant of history, would recreate the nation by returning it to some vague, Edenic period when everything was right in the country (usually, this means the 1950s, which is as far back as most remember). This sense of nostalgia is not only myopic but woefully artificial. Instead of appealing to an organic tradition, conservatives increasingly create one in their minds...