What Junk Will Be An Antique?

Thoughts on nostalgia and the non-existence of "retro," "vintage," and antiques

Have you ever wondered why somebody dubbed so retro-looking a style “midcentury modern”? More on that error below.

This is one of my favorite things:

Is it old fashioned? Or cutting edge? It’s hard to even imagine a time when big knobs and dials and faux-woodgrain were hot and new. Yet, of course, at one time they were.

Stuff that reads to us today as old …