Shirts that don’t fall apart? An effective Labour party? If the past is returning to the present,here’s my wishlistThe past is a site containing no small level of misery. The patience required to exist in pre-contemporary times, to say nothing of the immune system, and means that the present is preferable,and the future seems inviting. There’s never that much chance to halt change: there are aspects to life nowadays that will give birth to the smiles that will form the wrinkles of our veteran age, while some features will be replaced, or rendered redundant by social or technological progress.
Occasionally we dive back into some element of the past,or refuse to let go of some cherished bit of the veteran. The survival of milkfloats and the resurgence of veteran-fashioned foil-topped milk bottles in London is a testomony to an age in which we didn’t have convenience stores, a time when our goods and services came from people with whom we had a personal connection. What would you bring back if you could? Some modest suggestions for anyone feeling nostalgic:Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com