Nostalgia

The Most Embarrassing Moment You Never Had in The '80s -- But I Did

Jenny Isenman | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Funny, Bad Boys, Jenny From the Blog, Xanadu, Embarrassing Moments, Skateland, Roller Skate, Eighties, Humiliation, The Suburban Jungle, Roller Derby, 80s, Parody, Couples Skate, Jenny Isenman, Nostalgia, Humor and Satire, 1970?S, 1980?S, Women News

You know how whenever you're feeling a little big for your britches, you'll get an earth-shatteringly embarrassing flashback that puts you right back in your place?

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Psychedelic Cherry Blossom Dreams

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Photography, Video, Cherry Blossom Photos, Sakura, Takeshi Suga, Cherry Blossoms, Lomography, Springtime, Slideexpand, Nostalgia, Arts News

The cherry blossom, or sakura, is a purely ornamental flower -- it produces no fruit. It doesn't have to, though, because even the flower itself knows...

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On Time Passing

Zaki Hasan | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Aaron Sorkin, Aging, The West Wing, Parenting, Getting Older, Aaron Sorkin Graduation Speech, Nostalgia, Video, Culture News

It's funny how a seemingly arbitrary milestone can end up becoming the cue ball that sends a whole mess of thoughts about age, personal growth and professional goals bouncing around your head.

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20-Year Reunion With Delinquent Friends: Re-Watching 'The Bad News Bears'

J.L. Sirisuk | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: The Bad News Bears, Jackie Earle Haley, Beer, Tatum O'Neal, 1970s, Walter Matthau, Baseball Movies, Nostalgia, Comedy News

Re-watching The Bad News Bears, I was reminded of my tomboy roots, my need for adventure and laughter, and the importance of doing things with authenticity and humor.

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The Dream Of The 90s Is Alive In Todd Burris (NSFW)

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Video, Robin Rice Gallery, The 90s, Male Gaze, Nineties Nostalgia, Todd Burris, 1990s Fashion, Slideexpand, Nostalgia, 1990s, Henri Cartier Bresson, Arts News

Todd Burris' fashion-meets-photojournalism photography captures our nostalgia for yesteryear with a sharper eye than our memories could muster. Throug...

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The Toys Of The Past And The Ideas Of The Future

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: 8mm Film, Video, Thollem Mcdonas, One and One Is Life, Wonder Woman, Martha Colburn, Short Film, Pop Culture, Female Artists, Nostalgia, Animation, Arts News

Martha Colburn's 8mm animation invites you into a kaleidoscopic puppet show in which pop culture and historical trauma engage in aestheticized warfare...

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Children Are Only Children for Eighteen Years

Jodi Ciampa | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Childhood Doesn't Last Forever, Growing Up, Growing Up Too Fast, Parenting Wisdom, Parenting, Childhood, Nostalgia, Parenting Advice, Parents News

Children have such a short time to be kids and we, as parents, have even less until they don't need us anymore.

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Spilled Milk: In My Room

William Lucas Walker | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Bedroom, Lgbt, The Hardy Boys, In My Room, Memory, Childhood Bedroom, The Beach Boys, Parents, Gay Dads, Gay Parents, Nostalgia, Parents News

To my children this is and always will be Mimi and Pop's House. To me -- regardless of my current address -- it's home, the place I feel safest. Returning is one of my great pleasures in life.

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On Nostalgia: It Doesn't Come in Cycles, and It Doesn't Mean We're Miserable

Charlotte Wilder | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Mad Men, 1960s, Npr, The New Yorker, The Past, Adam Gopnick, Nostalgia, Linda Holmes, Culture News

There is no telling what era will capture our imaginations at any given time, and there is no reason we have to be unhappy now to want to explore or rework the past.

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6 Pieces of Advice to my Younger Self: an INXS Suicide Blonde

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Notes to a Suicide Blonde, Notes to Former Self, Reflections on Youth, Advice to My Younger Self, Acting, Youth, Memoir, Writing Screenplays, Nostalgia, The Bold and the Beautiful, Women News

Throwing your expensive bachelors degree in journalism out the window to pursue acting despite everyone's doubts will be the best thing that ever happened to you.

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Bringing Up Baby

Doug Bradley | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: House-Husband, Fatherhood, Fathers and Daughters, 1980s, Daughters, Father-Daughter Bonding, Nostalgia, Parents News

Before you could say "Goodnight Moon," I found myself having to constantly answer questions about my employment status.

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PHOTOS: Rust And Roll On Route 66

Hans Proppe | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Route 66, Mother Road, Highway, Motel, Road Trip, Abandoned, Nostalgia, Neon, Slidefreestyle, Transportation, Travel Blogs, Travel News

If you go off the freeways and find the backroads or old routes of the western U.S., there are some interesting things to be seen.

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9 Kate-Related Garbage Pail Kid Cards

Kate Torgovnick | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Toys, Garbage Pail Kids, 1980s, Cards, Trading Cards, Nostalgia, Slidepollajax, 1980s Toys, Garbage Pail Kids Book, Art Spiegelman, Children's Book, Book Review, Books News

Art Spiegelman, the man behind the graphic novel Maus, was a member of the team that made the cards. So he was a natural to write the introduction for a new book, called simply Garbage Pail Kids.

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The Board Game That Inspired Last Night's Mad Men Title

TresSugar | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Dating Game, Mad Men, Mystery Date, Board Games, Mystery Date Board Game, Mad Men Season 5, 60s Board Games, Nostalgia, Women News

We're all well-versed in '90s board games for girls, but did you know there was popular '60s board game that inspired the title of last night's Mad Me...

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Nostalgic Facebook Is So 90s! (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: 90s Facebook Video, 90s Nostalgia, Video, Retro, 90s, Spoof, Geocities, Facebook, Nostalgia, Jo Luijten, Technology News

As reported earlier, web editor Jo Luijten is causing a stir with his whimsical flashback video of what Twitter's user experience might have been like...

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Where Cher Horowitz And Friends Are Now

HelloGiggles | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Cher Horowitz, High School, 90s Film, Clueless, Alicia Silverstone, Nostalgia, What If, Women News

A question that plagues me on a daily basis is this: "Are Cher and Josh still together?!?" I constantly ask myself whether or not one of the best on s...

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The Importance of Play

Megan Rosker | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Education, Parenting, Family, Social Media, Playing, Play, Adults and Play, Chris Gregory, Importance of Play, Nostalgia, Parents News

How important do you feel play is to the development and well-being of our kids?

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The High Cost of Nostalgia

Dina Gachman | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Internships, Job Market, Jobless Rate, 80s Nostalgia, Economy, Health Insurance, Sallie Mae, Nostalgia, Student Loans, Culture News

This brand of nostalgia feels much more real than the fleeting daydream of recess, as if twenty-two year olds truly do want to crawl back into their TVs and live safely tucked inside their favorite 80s sitcoms forever.

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My Top 10 Most Influential Rock 'N' Roll Pioneers

Pat Gallagher | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Brenda Lee, Buddy Holly, The Platters, Connie Francis, Fats Domino, Bobby Darin, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chubby Checker, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Rock and Roll, Nostalgia, Fifty News

Teenagers back in the day who actually wore poodle skirts and experienced the Brylcreem era remember -- first hand -- the musical explosion that came to be known as rock 'n' roll.

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Where Are You Pinky Lee?

Pat Gallagher | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: The Hub, Burns and Allen, I Love Lucy, Huffpost 50, Nostalgia, Howdy Doody, Pinky Lee, TV Land, Fifty News

There are certain things I miss when I reminisce about my childhood, including watching one of my favorite television shows of all time: The Pinky Lee Show.

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4 Pop Culture Themes I Could Do Without

Pauline Millard | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Trends, Owls, Pop Culture, Nostalgia, Culture, Analog, Kurt Anderson, Vanity Fair, Comedy News

In one of the last episodes of The Sopranos, Tony said, "'Remember When' is the lowest form of conversation." With that in mind, perhaps it's also the lowest form of design and culture -- and it's time to move on.

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Missing Snow Days

Amy Hansen | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Spring, Weather, Snow Days, Nostalgia, College, Winter Weather, Memories, Spring Weather, Snow Activities, Winter Activities, College News

While having the sun grace us with her presence earlier than usual is a welcome addition, it does rob college students of one of the hidden treasures of the higher-education experience: snow days.

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WATCH: A Self-Proclaimed 'Bad Ass' Baking Company

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.21.2012

Gillian specializes in modern takes on nostalgic items, reinventing recipes using high-quality ingredients for things you loved growing up: devils dogs, pop tarts, pies and bundt cakes. She has a beautiful story to tell.

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A New York Story: Polo Grounds

Nick Barnicle | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: New York Baseball Giants, New York Baseball Giants Nostalgia Society, Polo Grounds Towers, New York Sports, Pete Hamill, Polo Grounds, My Ny, Nostalgia, New York News

Over sixty years ago right fielder Bobby Thompson crossed home plate and a thousand kids danced with dreams filling their heads that someday they too would swat the high fastball at the Polo Grounds.

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Of Hearts and Friendship After Half a Century

Terrell Harris Dougan | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Valentines, Childhood Nostalgia, Childhood, Terry Taylor, Nostalgia, Childhood Memories, Valentine's Day, Memories, Women News

My desk was next to Terry Taylor's, the prettiest girl in our class. On Valentine's Day, I kept comparing my pitiful haul with Terry Taylor's and wondering where I had failed socially.

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