And Another Reason

And here's another reason to keep a blog: I get to make a little archive of neat stuff found or read online. Case in point, today's post over at Things Magazine:

"What emerges from all this is more evidence of the steep valley that lies between history and nostalgia, wherein a penchant for the latter tends to shape one's attitude and interpretation of the former.

The Internet exacerbates this condition, building up our perception of the past through the endless reproduction and celebration of...