A deep dive into how 1980s neon and geometric aesthetics - from Miami Vice to the Memphis Group - have been reworked by contemporary streetwear designers. Includes original interviews with three designers translating that decade’s excess into modern wardrobes.
Amazon today is a tech behemoth. But there was a time when it felt experimental, scrappy and oddly human. This piece celebrates the forgotten, quaint, and sometimes brilliant features Amazon launched-and quietly retired-during its formative years.
How a tiny, pixelated snake on a brick-like phone taught a generation about focus, constraints, incremental progress, and temptation-lessons that matter more than ever in the age of infinite distraction.
Lotus 1-2-3 wasn't just a spreadsheet. It was a compact, keyboard-driven instrument that taught a generation how to think with numbers. This article explores why people still miss it-simplicity, efficiency, muscle memory, cultural identity-and what that longing tells us about modern software.
People still argue that the Commodore 64 'has soul.' They don't mean its clock speed. This essay slices nostalgia open to compare raw performance, real-world responsiveness, and the design lessons a 1982 microcomputer still teaches a cloud-first world.
Why are a growing number of twenty- and thirty-somethings carrying battered rangefinders and waxing poetic about grain? This piece traces the nostalgia economy, the aesthetic politics of slowness, and the measurable comeback of 35mm film - using search-trend data, social media hashtag metrics, and industry reporting to show that analog photography is less a fad and more a social signal.
From grainy moonwalks to the crackle of a Super Bowl ad, CRT televisions didn’t just show culture - they helped make it. A nostalgic tour through the shows, commercials, and shared rituals that shaped generations.
A warm, slightly sardonic tour of Casio collecting: personal stories, must-have vintage models, valuation quirks, care tips and the communities that keep these humble digital icons alive.