Tag: Gary Cross

November 29, 2019

Black Friday: What Drives Our Consumer Habits Today?

It’s Black Friday—the annual shopping event in which consumers nation-wide brave the crowds to take advantage of exclusive sales designed to kick off the holiday shopping season. Often referred to as the busiest shopping day of the year, it is...

October 22, 2015

What's Wrong with Nostalgia — Gary Cross

Gary Cross, author of “Consumed Nostalgia,” argues that the way we remember now separates us rather than bringing us together.

September 11, 2015

Memory in a World of Fast Capitalism — Gary Cross

“We all live in and are shaped by a world of fast capitalism, and therefore of consumed nostalgia, but we need not be consumed by it.” — Gary Cross

September 10, 2015

Gary Cross on the 5 Characteristics of Consumed Nostalgia

Gary Cross, author of “Consumed Nostalgia,” on what makes the phenomenon so distinct and so contradictory.

August 18, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Consumed Nostalgia, Beyond Individualism, Way Too Cool, and More New Books

Our weekly listing of new titles.