In their paper “The power of the past: Nostalgia as a meaning-making resource,” Clay Routledge and his colleagues mention how, historically, nostalgia (understood as sentimental longing for the past) ...

Nostalgia sneaks up on you. One moment, you're mindlessly scrolling; the next, a blurry photo, a TV theme song, or a forgotten memory blindsides you. All of a sudden, you're smiling, maybe tearing up, ...

Most of us experience bittersweet emotions when nostalgia strikes. Here’s how to use your longing for the past to improve your present. Though we understand that nostalgia—a sentimental longing for ...

Hearing a song from high school, scrolling through old photos, and smelling a favorite childhood snack. These moments transport us backward, flooding consciousness with warmth and memory. Research by ...

Fifty years ago, the George Lucas film “American Graffiti,” an homage to his high school days of cruising hot rods and ’50s rock music, revved up the age of nostalgia. People had already been pining ...

A panel moderated by Home Accents Today editor-in-chief Allison Zisko during the recent High Point Market explored how elements like cultural memory, sensory details and personal stories are ...

There’s a reason Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is working hard to evoke nostalgia: People who are nostalgic – meaning, people who long for America’s “good old days” – were more likely to ...