Growing up in the 2000s and 2010s meant exploring the internet with curiosity and few restrictions, often stumbling upon random websites by chance. There were no TikTok game recommendations, and Instagram was in its infancy. My after-school ritual in grade school consisted of sitting on my family’s computer playing hours and hours of online computer games, all while soaking my feet in my Orbeez Soothing Spa. Looking back now, this was  the life, an at-home foot spa, accompanied by an...

While indulging in the past can feel good at the moment, it raises the question: Are we building a future worth being nostalgic for someday?

( Slight Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, and The Bear )  On May 6, 2004, millions of New Yorkers gathered in Times Square to experience the season finale of arguably the most famous sitcom of all time: Friends. After the episode aired, folks presumably chatted about their thoughts with their friends and family on the subway ride home, and furthermore with their coworkers in the break room the next day. Then we all moved on.  Television has a way of integrating...