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The Changing Nature of Nostalgia in the Pandemic: When the Past is Barely Past

The past: it will never come again = sadness.

The past: some wonderful memories = joy.

The past: wasn’t as good as we remember and our memories may be inaccurate = healthy dose of reality.

People all have …

(Mis)remembrance of Things Past: My Life (Not) in Coney Island

There I was, munching on a Nathan’s hot dog (relish, sauerkraut, brown mustard) and feeling the warm sun on my back, and I thought, “Why do I feel nostalgic about Coney Island, a place I had never visited until I …