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Black and white illustration of a room corner, done in a pointillist style. There are two doorways: one leads to an airplane, the other to a forest and riverbank. A suitcase waits by the door.

You Can’t Run Away from Homesickness

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

What it means to miss home in our globalized, climate-changed world

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Vintage and damaged photo of a girl and her father playing outdoors. The father is wearing a yellow shirt and shorts and carrying his daughter, a child with pigtails. They are standing in front of a bungalow with an open door.

Why Nostalgia Is Our New Normal

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 - by David Berry

For hundreds of years, doctors thought nostalgia was a disease. Now, it’s a name for our modern condition

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