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a project dedicated to sharing media and writing on nostalgia, memory, grief, and memory. ☁️ angelinaruiz.substack.com
“Musical nostalgia, in other words, isn’t just a cultural phenomenon: It’s a neuronic command. And no matter how sophisticated our tastes might otherwise grow to be, our brains may stay jammed on those songs we obsessed over during the high drama of adolescence.“
Why Are We So Nostalgic for Music We Loved as Teenagers?
As I plod through my 20s, I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon: The music I loved as a teenager means more to me than ever—but with each passing year, the...
slate.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Musical nostalgia, in other words, isn’t just a cultural phenomenon: It’s a neuronic command. And no matter how sophisticated our tastes might otherwise grow to be, our brains may stay jammed on those songs we obsessed over during the high drama of adolescence.“
posted by misslauragale on pinterest (artist unknown)
April 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
posted by misslauragale on pinterest (artist unknown)
american photographer caleb cole (b. 1981) from his series “Odd One Out,” 2010-ongoing.
April 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
american photographer caleb cole (b. 1981) from his series “Odd One Out,” 2010-ongoing.
american photographer larry sultan (1946-2009) from his series “Pictures from Home,” 1999.
March 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
american photographer larry sultan (1946-2009) from his series “Pictures from Home,” 1999.
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boardwalk convention hall, asbury park, new jersey, 1978
March 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
boardwalk convention hall, asbury park, new jersey, 1978
posted by esyakomb on pinterest (artist unknown)
March 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
posted by esyakomb on pinterest (artist unknown)
a lesser talked about grief—losing your childhood home.
Why do I grieve my childhood home so much now we’ve sold it? And what can I do about it?
Many are surprised by the depth of sad yearning they feel after selling the childhood home. The grief can be especially profound if it coincides with a parent dying.
theconversation.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
a lesser talked about grief—losing your childhood home.
german-vietnamese painter nam chau. from her body of work “My Mother’s Camp” (2010-2016)
March 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
german-vietnamese painter nam chau. from her body of work “My Mother’s Camp” (2010-2016)
portuguese artist helena almeida (1934-2018) from her series “Pintura habitada,” 1976-1977.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
portuguese artist helena almeida (1934-2018) from her series “Pintura habitada,” 1976-1977.
japanese artist on kawara (1932-2014) from his series “I Got Up”
March 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
japanese artist on kawara (1932-2014) from his series “I Got Up”
the human existence—learning to find joy in times of grief. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Grief and joy go hand in hand. How one woman learned to embrace both
After her father's death, Laurel Braitman chased success as a way to suppress her grief. But she eventually learned that running from pain prevented her from experiencing joy.
www.npr.org
March 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
the human existence—learning to find joy in times of grief. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
dominican-american multi-disciplinary artist, joiri minaya (b. 1990) from the series "#dominicanwomengooglesearch"
March 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
dominican-american multi-disciplinary artist, joiri minaya (b. 1990) from the series "#dominicanwomengooglesearch"
our fav nostalgic video store is coming back for four days in the uk 📼 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Blockbuster is returning to the UK over a decade later - but not for long
The nostalgic video rental store will return for just four days, so you’ll have to be quick
www.independent.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
our fav nostalgic video store is coming back for four days in the uk 📼 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil, 1876
January 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Camille Monet (1847–1879) in the Garden at Argenteuil, 1876
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Terry Winters, Colophon, 1988
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1120956
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1120956
January 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Terry Winters, Colophon, 1988
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1120956
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1120956
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David Lynch 1946-2025 RIP
January 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
David Lynch 1946-2025 RIP
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Painting in the mountains
Jack Delano
1940
Library of Congress
Jack Delano
1940
Library of Congress
January 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Painting in the mountains
Jack Delano
1940
Library of Congress
Jack Delano
1940
Library of Congress
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If you’re memory and archive pilled then you need to follow @archive-in-culture.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If you’re memory and archive pilled then you need to follow @archive-in-culture.bsky.social
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The Public Domain Review has launched a new archive of over 10,000 copyright-free images, from stunning illustrations to rare photographs, ready for remixing and reuse.
Find Awe and Inspiration in Thousands of Public Domain Artworks
The Public Domain Review’s new online archive compiles beloved and little-known illustrations, photographs, and many more images to remix and reuse.
hyperallergic.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Public Domain Review has launched a new archive of over 10,000 copyright-free images, from stunning illustrations to rare photographs, ready for remixing and reuse.
nostalgic for old tech? this past december, @smithsonianmag.bsky.social reported that nokia has donated thousands of documents, videos, process models and design concepts to Finland’s Aalto University, which will open the Nokia Design Archive on Jan 15 🤳🏼
If You're Nostalgic for Nokia, See the Devices That Defined ’90s Cellphone Design in a New Online Archive
The iconic brand's mobile phones were pop culture mainstays. Soon, a new online archive will bring together thousands of documents, early models and design concepts
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
nostalgic for old tech? this past december, @smithsonianmag.bsky.social reported that nokia has donated thousands of documents, videos, process models and design concepts to Finland’s Aalto University, which will open the Nokia Design Archive on Jan 15 🤳🏼
one of my all time favorite photographers ❤️ frazier works in a way which she combines elements of her family home as both an archive and an alter to her ancestors. her practice also helps to rewrite the way Black folks and their stories are depicted in the media.
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Momme from the series “The Notion of Family,” 2008.
📸© 2023 LaToya Ruby Frazier.
📸© 2023 LaToya Ruby Frazier.
January 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
one of my all time favorite photographers ❤️ frazier works in a way which she combines elements of her family home as both an archive and an alter to her ancestors. her practice also helps to rewrite the way Black folks and their stories are depicted in the media.
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Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel : Evidence. The book was the culmination of a two-year search through the archives of 77 government agencies, educational institutions and corporations. loeildelaphotographie.com/en/d-a-p-lar... #photography
December 5, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel : Evidence. The book was the culmination of a two-year search through the archives of 77 government agencies, educational institutions and corporations. loeildelaphotographie.com/en/d-a-p-lar... #photography
in a text for mold magazine, artist rajyashri goody discusses her relationship with food + how it influenced her art practice, driving her to create an ongoing archive that displays the Dalit experience.
On Constructing a Food Archive - MOLD :: Designing the Future of Food
The artist Rajyashri Goody maintains a deeply poetic and subversive catalog of both Dalit resistance and caste-based violence through her artistic practice, playing with non-existent archives, cookboo...
thisismold.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
in a text for mold magazine, artist rajyashri goody discusses her relationship with food + how it influenced her art practice, driving her to create an ongoing archive that displays the Dalit experience.
nicole r. fleetwood explores memory and grief through photo studios in prison in her essay "marking time" for aperture
How Do Portraits Keep Families of Incarcerated Individuals Together?
Drawing from her family's experience, Nicole R. Fleetwood considers prison photographs as objects of love and belonging.
aperture.org
January 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
nicole r. fleetwood explores memory and grief through photo studios in prison in her essay "marking time" for aperture