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Topic: Nostalgia

A collage of various Confederate and Soviet "memorabilia," including a bust of Vladimir Lenin, a statue of Robert E. Lee, and various postage stamps. (Illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Toxic nostalgia: MAGA's Russia syndrome

Dzmitry Halko
Singer Justin Bieber is home for the Holidays and performs in concert for a special acoustic Christmas show at Massey Hall on December 21, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. (George Pimentel/WireImage/Getty Images)

Nostalgia for Justin Bieber's Mistletoe

Nardos Haile
A box of 'Big Suckers' lollipops from the Spangler Candy Company. (Found Image Holdings/Getty Images)

Inside Spangler: America's candy company

Marah Eakin
Ella Purnell, Michael Emerson and Dale Dickey in "Fallout" (JoJo Whilden/Prime Video)

The food of "Fallout"

Ashlie D. Stevens
A collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the launch of Dream Toys 2012 at St Mary's Church on October 31, 2012 in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

The tactile appeal of "Ninja Turtles"

Kelly McClure
Lemon meringue pie (Bibi Hutchings)

A perfect Mother's Day dessert

Bibi Hutchings
That '70s Show cast (FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)

'70s Show actors missing from '90s Show

Joy Saha
Topher Grace as Eric Forman, Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti on "That ‘90s Show" (Patrick Wymore/Netflix)

That nostalgic '90s Show is all alright

Melanie McFarland
Pastina pasta (Getty Images/VvoeVale)

Pastina is more than just pasta

Michael La Corte
Chef Maggie Hennessy and her mother cooking (Photo courtesy of Maggie Hennessy)

Don't f**k with the canned cranberries

Maggie Hennessy
Ethan Hawke sits with Winona Ryder in a scene from the film 'Reality Bites', 1994. (Universal/Getty Images)

Why Gen X grew up to skew Republican

Melanie McFarland
McDonald's Happy Meal box (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

McDonald's to release adult Happy Meals

Joy Saha
From "Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home" by Eric Kim (Jenny Huang / Clarkson Potter)

Eric Kim on finding home in Korean food

Ashlie D. Stevens
Lazy Summer Pasta (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Enjoy this pasta with "Stranger Things"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Mr.nutnuchit Phutsawagung / EyeEm / Getty Images)

What does unicorn flavor taste like?

Ella Quittner - Food52
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Notes on “E.T.,” now we're in our 40s

Erin Keane
Finn Wolfhard as Mike WHeeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in "Stranger Things" (Courtesy of Netflix)

The frustrations of "Stranger Things"

Davida G. Breier
Kentucky Derby (04/28/1973) (Getty Images/Bettmann)

An anthem of corrupt Southern nostalgia

Emily Bingham
Charles Entenmann (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Bay Shore High School Alumni Association)

The glorious nostalgia of Entenmann's

Ashlie D. Stevens
The Real World & The Real World Homecoming: New York (Photo illustration by Salon/MTV/Paramount+)

A healing return to the "Real World"

Melanie McFarland
Funfetti Cake cooling on a wire rack (Getty Images)

Funfetti is back when we need it most

Ashlie D. Stevens
Friends couch and fountain (Steven Baffo / 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

Is there “Friends” anniversary overkill?

Hanh Nguyen
Blue Milk and Green Milk at Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. (David Roark/Disney Parks)

I tried the blue milk at Star Wars Land

Erin Keane
(AP/Nati Harnik)

Can nostalgia actually sell more pizza?

Ashlie D. Stevens
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